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		dark__paladin on Aug 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL "Storage isn't cheap" "check the [Apple product] upgrade prices" Under this logic, RAM is still $100 / 8GB, a factor of ~4x greater than non-Apple prices. A similar coefficient is true for their SSD storage pricing. Source: Mac Pro configuration page https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-pro/tower

eviks on Aug 25, 2024 [–]

Yes, under this logic you can't ignore the reality of a large % of users when making sweeping claims about the reality of all users.

Also don't forget the fact that many devices can't be storage-upgraded, so this pushes the actual cost of extra storage even higher

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