The value is in the form factor, thermals, lower power draw, support, and novelty.
Those may not be valuable to you, but they will be enough to sell out this production run.
The paper specs are very close to DIY builds, but smaller, quieter, and cooler.
The performance specs are not equivalent, you’re paying a performance tax for the aforementioned qualities.
Epdt:
The SSD upgrade is overpriced, by any measure, and only be justified if you desperately want one and are willing to pay a few hundred more bucks to increase your odds of getting one now.
Well, unless you have no extra storage, and speculate that SSD prices will continue to increase by the time you need >512.
The value is in the form factor, thermals, lower power draw, support, and novelty.
Those may not be valuable to you, but they will be enough to sell out this production run.
The paper specs are very close to DIY builds, but smaller, quieter, and cooler.
The performance specs are not equivalent, you’re paying a performance tax for the aforementioned qualities.
Epdt: The SSD upgrade is overpriced, by any measure, and only be justified if you desperately want one and are willing to pay a few hundred more bucks to increase your odds of getting one now.
Well, unless you have no extra storage, and speculate that SSD prices will continue to increase by the time you need >512.