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		dagw on Nov 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 2018 Mac Mini Review A 1TB SSD is maybe $200 retail? For the cheap ones. The faster/better quality ones from Samsung and Intel, which are more comparable to what Apple is using, are $400-500

dethac on Nov 6, 2018 | [–]

The 970 EVO performs noticeably better in almost all benchmark categories (latency, sequential read/write, 4K read/write) than Apple SSDs. The 970 EVO uses MLC.

The 970 EVO is $230.

Come again?

FireBeyond on Nov 6, 2018 | [–]

970 Evo 1TB (3500MB/sec): $228

970 Pro (effectively same speed, but 3bit MLC versus 2bit): $380

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