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Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half the price

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420 points speckx | 9 comments | 11 Jul 25 14:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.859s | source | bottom
1. yread ◴[11 Jul 25 15:41 UTC] No.44533431[source]▶
700$ for 4TB! Getting robbed in broad daylight and writing a happy blogpost about it
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2. kevincox ◴[11 Jul 25 15:44 UTC] No.44533482[source]▶
Getting robbed less is better than getting robbed more.
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3. master_crab ◴[11 Jul 25 15:49 UTC] No.44533560[source]▶
True. But I don't know if I’d be gleeful if the robber left me the credit cards and took the cash.

Looks like you also have to do the upgrade yourself (so it’s not all just cash money being forked over).

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4. apparent ◴[11 Jul 25 16:07 UTC] No.44533827{3}[source]▶
Also surely voids AppleCare, if you have it.
5. tuananh ◴[11 Jul 25 16:20 UTC] No.44534003[source]▶
> I was provided the $699 M4 Pro 4TB SSD upgrade by M4-SSD. It's quite expensive (especially compared to normal 4TB NVMe SSDs, which range from $200-400)...
6. pjmlp ◴[11 Jul 25 16:54 UTC] No.44534418[source]▶
Yes, that kind of culture is why while I appreciate many of Apple's technologies, I rather let customers or employers provide hardware if they feel so inclined for me to use Apple.

Privately it is all about Linux/Windows/Android.

Very good insights,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cult_of_Mac

7. fckgw ◴[11 Jul 25 19:14 UTC] No.44535894{4}[source]▶
Oh brother
8. teaearlgraycold ◴[11 Jul 25 21:45 UTC] No.44537067[source]▶
Custom low volume hardware is going to be more expensive.
9. encom ◴[12 Jul 25 00:43 UTC] No.44538277[source]▶
Behold the power of the Reality Distortion Field. Apple marketing is insane.