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mailslot on May 22, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro

I was going to say that the SSD is slower on the XPS, and it is, but it’s close.

The storage in the MBP is wicked fast even in the base configuration.

Zephyreks on May 23, 2019 [–]

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Samsung PM981s (and really Samsung SSDs in general) tend to trounce the competition, but IIRC the XPS 13 uses some mediocre SK Hynix SKU.

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