XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: vallor@cultnix.org   
      
   On Mon, 1 Sep 2025 13:23:18 -0400, -hh    
   wrote in <1094kq6$3snn8$3@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 9/1/25 08:34, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >> ...   
   >>   
   >> To be fair, Apple's devices can be obtained for a fair price in their   
   >> default configurations. Sure, the storage might be smaller than expected   
   >> and they might have less RAM than computers at the same price, but the   
   >> screen quality and battery life need to be considered. However,   
   >> upgrading that default configuration is prohibitively expensive.   
   >   
   > "Expensive" ... if one only focuses on "TB of Storage" and ignores the   
   > net performance levels obtained.   
   >   
   > A classical example is assuming that all SSDs perform the same, so since   
   > one can get a 1TB SATA SSD for $25 at WalMart, that therefore any other   
   > SSD configuration must be a 'rip off'///   
   >   
   >   
   > No matter how much higher its bandwidth is:   
   >   
   > SATA-3 SSD: ~550MB/sec   
   > NVMe PCIe Gen 3 SSD:  ~3,500MB/sec   
   > 2022 Mac Studio M1 Max: ~5000(R) to 6,500(W) MB/sec   
   >   
   > -hh   
      
   Have you priced out 10Gbit/s Ethernet NICs for Macs?   
      
   Maybe I'm missing something, but most are over $100.   
      
   Can get one for PC for consumer prices, some less than $50:   
      
   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWU8BEB   
      
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