alt Hacker News> It is shameful for apple to hard solder their disks. There is no benefit to the user
Actually, it is. The speed and latency difference does matter, that is how even an 8GB RAM MacBook feels snappier than many a 32GB Windows machine - it can use the disk as swap.
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newsoftheday • today at 2:43 PM
I had to work on a Mac M3 for a year, it sucked, it did not feel snappier than any Windows or Linux machine (including this one) that I've ever used and that is going back to the 1980's.
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This explanation for the soldered in SSD on some models has never fully made sense, because Apple make computers with removable fast SSDs right now: the M4 Mac Mini, and their range topping Mac Studios.
I absolutely agree Apple typically ship a fast SSD in their computers. I am not convinced they had to solder them to achieve the performance.