Let’s face it Apple’s prices for upgrading the storage options on its Mac line-up is ridiculous.
Consider the new 15-inch MacBook Air. The least expensive option costs US$1,299, but comes with a meager 256GB of SSD storage. Upgrading to 512GB costs an extra $200, upgrading to 1TB costs an extra $400, and upgrading to 2TB costs an extra $800!
Or consider the 24-inch iMac. The situation is pretty much the same. The least expensive option costs US$1,299, but comes with a meager 256GB of SSD storage. Upgrading to 512GB costs an extra $200, and upgrading to 1TB costs an extra $400 (there’s no 2TB option).
As ArsTechnica notes, “… top-tier PC SSDs will run you just $160, and others can be had for even less. We’re many years past the point when Apple’s SSDs could outperform standard NVMe SSDs for PCs. And the storage controller is built into the M2, so Apple is essentially just charging you for the NAND chips.”
If you want the extra storage on an Apple device, you pay for it. If not, buy a computer from another computer company. What’s the point of complaining about it? It is what it is. If you buy high-end automobiles that use the exact parts from less expensive brands, you pay more for them. That’s how it is.