It is easily possible to double the cost of a new M4 Mac mini by buying Apple storage — but if you know what you're doing, you can buy external drives, and save hundreds of dollars by working off ...

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Glyph's rugged, handsome Atom EX20 external 3.2x2 USB SSD proved very fast -- but only after I switched to a higher-quality cable.

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