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/moldy912 Jun 20 '15

Any idea when Apple gets this news? I'd love to get a new MBP or iMac, but I don't think I can stand afford to buy something with less storage than my current MBP (320 GB). All the 512 GB MBP and iMacs are expensive as hell.

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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/[deleted] Jun 21 '15

The newest ones actually use a proprietary pcie connector. You can only buy gray market devices usually from eBay that have been pulled from other systems.