Apple Internal Storage
Oct 3, 2022 08:30:57 #
I've often wondered about this. Maybe one of you has an answer. People who use a Mac tend to store data on external drives because Apple doesn't make computers with large capacity internal drives. Why don't they?
For $1,699, you get an iMac 24 with 512GB. For $2,200, you get 2TB. Digital storage is cheap and small, so Apple could easily offer much greater storage as standard.
Unfortunately, Dell seems to be following Apple's lead. Their base XPS comes with 512GB for $960. In the past, I've bought a Dell with little storage and added my own larger C and then added a D drive. If you buy a Dell now, you must make sure you can add more drives. The one I'm using now will not accept an optical drive.
For $1,699, you get an iMac 24 with 512GB. For $2,200, you get 2TB. Digital storage is cheap and small, so Apple could easily offer much greater storage as standard.
Unfortunately, Dell seems to be following Apple's lead. Their base XPS comes with 512GB for $960. In the past, I've bought a Dell with little storage and added my own larger C and then added a D drive. If you buy a Dell now, you must make sure you can add more drives. The one I'm using now will not accept an optical drive.
Oct 3, 2022 08:52:32 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've often wondered about this. Maybe one of you ... (show quote)
I have no answer, but my synagogue just bought a new iMac for my use and I share your frustration!
Oct 3, 2022 09:02:23 #
I've always been a proponent of storing data on a separate drive. I've used a Mac for the 5-6 years, programs on the internal drive data stored externally.
--Bob
--Bob
jerryc41 wrote:
I've often wondered about this. Maybe one of you ... (show quote)
Oct 3, 2022 09:05:02 #
They do it so that you have to pay $500 for 1.5TB of SSD space or you have to buy a new computer when your SSD is full. Apple did it first and people think it sucks but they keep making the money so other companies followed.
Oct 3, 2022 09:23:15 #
rmalarz wrote:
I've always been a proponent of storing data on a separate drive. I've used a Mac for the 5-6 years, programs on the internal drive data stored externally.
--Bob
--Bob
But external storage increases the size and weight of your computing package. I was able to install a large SSD in my 2012 MBP. It's too bad we can't make any changes to the new ones.
Oct 3, 2022 13:20:32 #
Might sound like a conspiracy theory, but it seems like a marketing decision to insure you upgrade regularly, although I’d guess there is a savings in manufacturing cost also. There are a lot of things to like about a Mac, but upgradeability isn’t one of them, and with the new M1 machines, it just became impossible to upgrade the internals.
Oct 3, 2022 15:12:58 #
TriX wrote:
Might sound like a conspiracy theory, but it seems like a marketing decision to insure you upgrade regularly....
I'm afraid you're right.
Oct 3, 2022 16:11:17 #
Last year, I bought a Dell AIO, with a "C" and "D" drives. The "C" is meant to be the primary drive containing W11 and applications. The "D" is meant to be primarily storage drive with 1TB capacity. Had I to do things all over, I'd opt for a "C" of 1TB, and a "D" of 2TB.
I do have several external 2TB spinners as auxiliaries.
I do have several external 2TB spinners as auxiliaries.
Oct 3, 2022 19:31:01 #
therwol
Loc: USA
pendennis wrote:
Last year, I bought a Dell AIO, with a "C" and "D" drives. The "C" is meant to be the primary drive containing W11 and applications. The "D" is meant to be primarily storage drive with 1TB capacity. Had I to do things all over, I'd opt for a "C" of 1TB, and a "D" of 2TB.
I do have several external 2TB spinners as auxiliaries.
I do have several external 2TB spinners as auxiliaries.
I bought a Dell AIO approximately 3 years ago. It came with a 256 GIG NVMe C drive and a 1 TB spinning D drive. I replaced both. 2 TB NVMe C and 4 TB Samsung SSD D drive. It only took cloning the originals with appropriate USB adaptors.
Oct 4, 2022 03:13:05 #
Maybe a difference in Dell is that you can configure the storage - and everything else - in the computer of your choice. Sure, it costs, but you can. I'm not an Apple user, so not sure on their side.
Oct 4, 2022 05:33:21 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've often wondered about this. Maybe one of you ... (show quote)
I did the same thing when I used a Windows PC I used external drive for storage,
Oct 4, 2022 05:33:51 #
rmalarz wrote:
I've always been a proponent of storing data on a separate drive. I've used a Mac for the 5-6 years, programs on the internal drive data stored externally.
--Bob
--Bob
Oct 4, 2022 06:37:14 #
rmalarz wrote:
I've always been a proponent of storing data on a separate drive. I've used a Mac for the 5-6 years, programs on the internal drive data stored externally.
--Bob
--Bob
I manage my storage as you described, my M1 MBP has 1 T of internal SSD, I use that for programs and new photos.
When I come in from a photo shoot, the new images go to my Pictures Folder for processing, there I cull out the duplicates and rejected images and process the rest. I then move the remaining images to a 5T external drive and back it up using Time Machine. This work flow has worked for me for years. External storage drives are cheap, 5T for about $100.
Oct 4, 2022 06:49:54 #
jerryc41 wrote:
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This is what is known as planned obsolescence. Actually, it is forced obsolescence. Sure car and truck tires can last forever but no body will buy new. The money you have is not yours.
Oct 4, 2022 06:50:42 #
I store all my images and data files on an external hard drive simply for security. Over the years with my iMacs, it has paid off.
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