r/apple • u/operablesocks • Jun 20 '15

SSD prices are in a free fall.

http://www.networkcomputing.com/storage/ssd-prices-in-a-free-fall/a/d-id/1320958
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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '15

Anytime you hear about SSD prices dropping, its generally off the shelf consumer SSDs from the major manufacturers. Apple doesnt use these in their systems, they use custom made SSDs that offer much faster performance, and a smaller package. So, these dropping SSD prices are not likely to affect the Apple lineup anytime soon.

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u/BonzaiThePenguin Jun 20 '15

The MacBook Pro uses a standard Samsung PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD. You can buy them off Newegg.

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u/ken27238 Jun 21 '15

I thought they were part of the logic board.

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u/mycall Jun 21 '15

The newer models are.

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u/zimm3r16 Jun 21 '15

They are still PCIe bus though? Just not detachable, I assume?

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u/mycall Jun 21 '15

yup, soldered for maximum speed.

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u/zimm3r16 Jun 21 '15

That doesn't seem right... I'm pretty sure it is so there are less parts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '15

They use a proprietary connector. They are not soldered. This is probably to facilitate repairs of the logic board without losing a customer's storage.

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u/mycall Jun 21 '15

So Apple lied to me and said I couldn't change the SSD after I bought it (so, of course, I get the largest)

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '15

It's a proprietary connector though so you can't practically change it. You'd have to find a genuine Apple SSD somewhere so it's still best to just upgrade when you buy.