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Re:Apple introduces M4 chip by phkahler on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @11:04AM (#40286471)
>> It's fairly absurd that they're still selling a 256gb "Pro" machine in the first place.

My guess is they want you to use their cloud storage and pay monthly for it.

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Re:Apple introduces M4 chip by CharlieDigital on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @11:39AM (#40287071)
That doesn't make any sense.

I'm not storing my Docker containers and `node_modules` in the cloud.

Pro isn't just images and videos.

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Re:Apple introduces M4 chip by davedx on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @11:57AM (#40287353)
This is a tablet not a laptop
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Re:Apple introduces M4 chip by skydhash on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:33PM (#40287935)
Or use an external storage. I’d be wary of using my iPad as primary storage anyway. It’s only work in progress and currently watching/reading media.
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Re:Apple introduces M4 chip by samatman on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @02:30PM (#40289660)
If that were the goal (I don't think it is), they'd be better off shipping enough storage to push people into the 2TB tier, which is $11 vs. $3 a month for 200GB.

I said this in a sibling comment already, but I think it's just price anchoring so that people find the $1500 they're actually going to pay a bit easier to swallow.

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