After the departure of the Mac Mini, iMac M4 and other Apple productswe have noticed that many of them start with a 256GB SSD base storagewhich, today, for many users, may not be enough. That is why Apple lets us expand them from the factory, paying more, of course.
The problem comes when we see that, for only 256 extra GB we have to pay almost a euro per GB, which is outrageous, taking into account that many of these SSD drives, from a good brand, are worth about 30 euros today. .
Is it worth paying for more storage?
It is true that the majority of users who need a large space on their disks are gamers, however, current Macs can also be oriented towards this, and will not only be used by regular gamers, but also by designers, video editors, etc., so that 256 GB, except for an office and navigation user, or who teleworks in a sector that is online, without requiring tools, the rest will not have enough.
Now, what options do we have? Is paying what Apple asks us best? An external SSD? iCloud? The truth is that there are many ways, let’s see them one by one.
- Pay the Apple Extra: If we really need 512 GB, paying what the company asks of us is the most comfortable, since we will have it integrated into the internal disk of the Mac and we will not worry about everything, however, this is if you have extra money, since it is not the best option in relation to quality price.
- Use an external SSD: It is the most common, since if you are a video editor, graphic designer, etc., having your external SSD of up to 1 TB, for “little money”, allows you not only to expand your Mac very comfortably, but also to transport that data between your different computers, or even use it on a new one that you have later.
- iCloud: For a common user, it is the simplest, for just 1 euro per month you will have an extra 50 GB that you can use in a super synchronized way with your Mac, saving there those photos and videos that you do not want to lose, but that you do not use daily enough to have on the desk taking up space. You will pay 12 euros per year, so you will have to stay for almost 20 years for the extra payment for the SSD to represent savings. In addition, you will be guaranteed to have it in the cloud, which is more secure and you can access it from all your Apple devices.
The truth is that any of the options is a great choice, but everything will depend on your needs. In my case, both Mac and iPhone have the base storage, and I use the last two methods very frequently, not only for savings, but for security, as we already said, because if I lose my phone or my phone breaks computer, I still have the data available, also accessible from other computers.
And you, what method do you use? Do you think Apple should reconsider prices? Surely for less money we would all choose a Mac with greater capacity, but the cost is somewhat disproportionate.
