[orbitingpluto]

That is some serious price gouging on SSD upgrades, +$720 for 1 TB.

Best Buy price matched several 1 TB SSDs (WD Blue, SATA, 2.5") for $150 (Canadian) apiece recently. And the price difference between different consumer SSD types is minimal.

[TwoNineA]

I think you are comparing SATA to NVME SSDs, which is unfair. Not saying Apple isn't pricing them way too high.

[lhl]

For those interested in the ahem, apples to apples comparison, a 1TB Samsung Evo 970 (M.2 2280 NVMe) is currently $280 on Amazon, so the Apple upgrade is is 2.6X, or $440 more expensive.

[mark-r]

That's been the Apple way for a very long time. Nobody should be surprised by it today.

[sixothree]

It's getting old. I'm done.

[hiker512]

That is actually not too far of from what Dell is doing with their SSD prices when you configure a system. Or memory for that matter. So I'm not really sure what all that comparison fuss is all about. I never see a "I just built a cheaper system with same specs" comment for a Dell system.

Also: I do not own a Mac

[orbitingpluto]

A Dell Precision won't have an SSD permanently soldered into place.