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Re:Apple Mac Studio by newaccount74 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:56PM (#30607691)
That's a somewhat recent addition, and it does help somewhat with the Photo library problem. It sucks if you don't have a fast internet connection, though. It also sucks if there's ever a problem with the photo library, because then you don't have a backup anymore.

Maybe 240GB are enough for light usage if you store photos in the cloud. I can only say that in my experience 1TB is the bare minimum if I don't want to spend half my time copying files around.

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Re:Apple Mac Studio by r00fus on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:50AM (#30611616)
Optimize Storage has been there since like macOS 10.13 (2017). You're commenting about M1 machines released 2020.
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Re:Apple Mac Studio by newaccount74 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @04:17AM (#30612487)
Yeah, as I said, a somewhat recent addition. The problem with skimpy storage on base model Macs has been an issue for decades, and it has gotten worse since you can no longer upgrade with aftermarket parts.

"Optimize Storage" is a bandaid that helps make your Mac with too little storage usable. But it's not a great solution. You'll be looking at spinners a lot. It's just not a nice experience when every video you want to look at takes a few minutes to load.

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Re:Apple Mac Studio by ghostly_s on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @12:56PM (#30617801)
These machines have several 40Gbps peripheral ports in the back.
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