Has anyone used these yet? Never heard of this brand, but $170 for 1TB sounds like a good deal. Thoughts?
The website looks super dodgy. I think it might be a scam. I wouldn’t risk it unless others confirm they’ve received their orders successfully.
@Jo
The domain info is hidden, and the site looks like a rushed landing page. It’s better to avoid it completely.
Wouldn’t a new drive need to ‘pair’ with the Mac Mini?
Charlie said:
Wouldn’t a new drive need to ‘pair’ with the Mac Mini?
Yeah, but you can do it yourself with some effort.
Charlie said:
Wouldn’t a new drive need to ‘pair’ with the Mac Mini?
Yeah, but you can do it yourself with some effort.
How exactly? Genuinely curious.
@Charlie
You’d need another Mac and run something called Configurator, if I remember correctly.
Perry said:
@Charlie
You’d need another Mac and run something called Configurator, if I remember correctly.
Got it, thanks.
For $170, you can get a 2TB SK Hynix Gen 4 SSD plus an external enclosure and still have cash left over.
Jory said:
For $170, you can get a 2TB SK Hynix Gen 4 SSD plus an external enclosure and still have cash left over.
Can that be used as an internal SSD? Or are there limitations?
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This seems overpriced to me.
Drew said:
This seems overpriced to me.
Don’t forget that Apple charges $400 to upgrade their base model to 1TB.
This is cool, but Apple might push an update to block third-party SSDs, like they did with the iPhone 6 and TouchID. And people will still defend them, claiming it’s about security.
Zeek said:
This is cool, but Apple might push an update to block third-party SSDs, like they did with the iPhone 6 and TouchID. And people will still defend them, claiming it’s about security.
I’m not sure they can do that. The storage controller is part of the M chipset, so these SSDs are just flash chips. It looks like these third parties are using the same flash modules Apple uses anyway.
@Vey
Apple always finds a way. For example, older MacBooks with non-Apple SSDs had issues with EFI updates. It’s not new for them to make life harder for those using third-party hardware.
Zeek said:
This is cool, but Apple might push an update to block third-party SSDs, like they did with the iPhone 6 and TouchID. And people will still defend them, claiming it’s about security.
Your comparison to the iPhone 6 is way off. That was about TouchID security, not storage. If you’re going to criticise Apple, at least use valid examples. Otherwise, it just sounds like a rant.
@Blake
I’ve had people try to argue that requiring another Mac to reimage these SSDs is somehow better for users. It’s not—it’s just a side effect of Apple using iPhone chips in Macs now.
Hollis said:
@Blake
I’ve had people try to argue that requiring another Mac to reimage these SSDs is somehow better for users. It’s not—it’s just a side effect of Apple using iPhone chips in Macs now.
Exactly. It’s just Apple trying to keep everything locked down, not some magical benefit for us.