> It is shameful for apple to hard solder their disks. There is no benefit to the user

Actually, it is. The speed and latency difference does matter, that is how even an 8GB RAM MacBook feels snappier than many a 32GB Windows machine - it can use the disk as swap.

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giobox 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This explanation for the soldered in SSD on some models has never fully made sense, because Apple make computers with removable fast SSDs right now: the M4 Mac Mini, and their range topping Mac Studios.

I absolutely agree Apple typically ship a fast SSD in their computers. I am not convinced they had to solder them to achieve the performance.

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newsoftheday 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I had to work on a Mac M3 for a year, it sucked, it did not feel snappier than any Windows or Linux machine (including this one) that I've ever used and that is going back to the 1980's.

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stingraycharles 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I suggest you judge based on benchmarks rather than vibes.

If you believe the latest M3 does not perform better than machines you’ve used in the 80s, I have no idea how to even start a reasonable discussion about this.

	▲	newsoftheday 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> If you believe the latest M3 does not perform better than machines you’ve used in the 80s That wasn't what I was trying to say, I apologize, I should have been clearer. What I intended to say was that I've been using various, many computers since the 1980's so I have a wide and deep sampling of experiences with them and to that end...the M3 did NOT feel to me like it performed better. Regardless the benchmarks, I know how the machine should feel and I know M3 did not feel any better than any other machine I've used (and that is a lot of laptops).