The M1 hard drive is almost full. Is it better to expand the capacity or connect an external solid-state drive?
by Poster
Apr 16, 2025
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As mentioned in the title, because Apple's hard disk is too expensive, I chose the configuration of 16 +256. Now the hard disk is completely insufficient, but I am reluctant to replace a new computer. After all, the performance is completely sufficient. Here, I would like to ask you if it is appropriate to find a repair point to expand the capacity for daily use. Or is it appropriate to use an external SSD?
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Anonymous1674 Apr 16, 2025Taobao store only costs 920 to expand its capacity by 1T. You don't need to put files in it to buy nas
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Poster Apr 16, 2025@ Anonymous1674 Thanks for your reply. I'll check it out on Taobao. I shouldn't need nas.
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Anonymous9688 Apr 16, 2025Capacity expansion is so expensive that I can't bear to use it. I don't have high-speed reading and writing needs, so I'm going to connect the hard disk box.
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Anonymous1675 Apr 16, 2025The 10g typec hard disk box actually feels enough. Put the downloaded items in it. It's not too late to expand the capacity after the warranty period expires. The expansion price is a bit high now.
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Anonymous1676 Apr 16, 2025I read in the forum before that the capacity expansion is all low-temperature soldering or medium-temperature soldering
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Anonymous1677 Apr 16, 2025Just connect an external mechanical hard disk to expand the capacity by 14T, and all documents, media files and games can be moved there.
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Anonymous8656 Apr 16, 2025There is no need to expand the capacity. Now the external hard drive of type nvme is actually no different from the local machine
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Poster Apr 16, 2025Can @ Anonymous8656 install software in an external hard drive? I don't have many documents, but a software such as WeChat Enterprise WeChat takes up a lot of hard disk
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Poster Apr 16, 2025@ Anonymous1676 I'll find out
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Poster Apr 16, 2025@ Anonymous1675 my warranty period expired early, and now I will run out of hard drive soon, which is on the string...
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Anonymous1678 Apr 16, 2025I also encountered a similar problem a while ago. Within 1,000, I got a 2T solid-state + box combination. It works fine so far. It is fast and does not need to disassemble and expand the capacity.
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Anonymous1679 Apr 16, 2025Spending 900 to expand the capacity of m1 is a bit of a loss to be honest. Hang the urine bag, at least you sell it better when you sell it second hand
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Anonymous1680 Apr 16, 2025I spent 1,100 to expand the capacity of a 2T in September last year, which is also an air m1. I used it for half a year without any problems. The reading and writing speed is excellent. If I sell it second-hand, the price will drop by 100-200. After all, it was disassembled. I just finished selling it and replaced it with an m4 ~
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Anonymous1675 Apr 16, 2025@ Poster software is troublesome to install on an external hard disk, but it is good as a download disk. I want to expand the capacity. Recently, there are many people in the expansion and the price has increased a lot.
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Anonymous835 Apr 16, 2025Building a 10G hard disk box has already killed all daily scenes... It is not a problem to play games that eat hard disks, and there is nothing else to say
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Anonymous782 Apr 17, 2025m1 is a bit old, it is not cost-effective to expand the capacity, it is better to hang a urine bag
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Anonymous1681 Apr 19, 2025Let's go to nas, and eventually there will be nas. It's a matter of time. Addressing Storage Anxiety