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@ 2019/06/14So you can’t upgrade on the cheap
Fruity cargo cult Apple is famous for its expensive SSD upgrades which make expensive machines ridiculously more expensive, but now it appears that the outfit has taken an extra step to force customers to pay its upgrade bill.
Like most PCs, the new Mac Pro is a modular computer, which means that the great unwashed should be able to upgrade all the components reasonably cheaply. However, what Apple has done to get around this “issue” is tweak the connector used for the built-in storage suggests so that replacements have to be bought from Apple.
When the Mac Pro came out Jobs’ Mob announced that there were lots of SSD upgrade options up to Four terabytes,
Now it turns out that the storage for the Mac Pro is made up of two separate sections: The SSD modules, and SATA expansion. The flash storage modules will be offered in four different setups: One 256GB module, two 512GB modules for 1TB of total capacity, two 1TB modules for 2TB of capacity, and two 2TB modules for 4TB of capacity. Storage is encrypted by the T2 Security Chip, similar to other Mac models.
Apple also supplies an image of two modules, illustrating that they are placed into the back portion of the Mac Pro, in the same compartment as the memory. But ultimately Apple stops short of saying what connector or technology is being used.
AppleInsider said that this because the image reveals is that it isn't any standard SSD that is in use with other devices.
Fruity cargo cult Apple is famous for its expensive SSD upgrades which make expensive machines ridiculously more expensive, but now it appears that the outfit has taken an extra step to force customers to pay its upgrade bill.
Like most PCs, the new Mac Pro is a modular computer, which means that the great unwashed should be able to upgrade all the components reasonably cheaply. However, what Apple has done to get around this “issue” is tweak the connector used for the built-in storage suggests so that replacements have to be bought from Apple.
When the Mac Pro came out Jobs’ Mob announced that there were lots of SSD upgrade options up to Four terabytes,
Now it turns out that the storage for the Mac Pro is made up of two separate sections: The SSD modules, and SATA expansion. The flash storage modules will be offered in four different setups: One 256GB module, two 512GB modules for 1TB of total capacity, two 1TB modules for 2TB of capacity, and two 2TB modules for 4TB of capacity. Storage is encrypted by the T2 Security Chip, similar to other Mac models.
Apple also supplies an image of two modules, illustrating that they are placed into the back portion of the Mac Pro, in the same compartment as the memory. But ultimately Apple stops short of saying what connector or technology is being used.
AppleInsider said that this because the image reveals is that it isn't any standard SSD that is in use with other devices.
