M5 Pro MacBook Pro 1TB SSD vs M5 MacBook Air 512GB Disk Speed Test @adamtalkstech

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

M5 Pro MacBook Pro 1TB SSD vs M5 MacBook Air 512GB Disk Speed Test

$This Mac mini upgrade costs more than the whole computer Theres an upgrade on the new Mac mini that costs more than the machine itself. The base M6 mini is $900 with 256GB. Take it to 2TB and thats a $1,000 upgrade, so youre paying more for the drive than for the computer the drive lives in. Apple has always charged a premium on storage, but this is the first time the upgrade quietly became the more expensive half of the purchase. My advice: put the money in RAM instead, because RAM is soldered to the chip and you can never add it later. Storage you can add over Thunderbolt for a fraction of the Apple tax. And honestly, 256GB base in 2026 is criminal. RAM or storage, where does your upgrade money go? #MacMini #M6 #MacTips$

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M5 Pro MacBook Pro 1TB SSD vs M5 MacBook Air 512GB Disk Speed Test