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Originally Posted by kscherer
Apple is also constantly leap-frogging the pack in terms of storage speeds. While there are faster PCIe drives available in high-end desktops, Apple is using the fastest available storage in laptops, and have signaled their intent to switch to NVMe in desktops, as well. They have already done this in the Mac Pro, and iMacs are certain to follow with the next major update sometime this year. I hope. Maybe.  |
I'm guessing it's because the iMac is still available in 3.5-inch configurations, so they have to maintain SATA anyway and want to keep the logic board complexity small. Same reason the Mac mini no longer has a quad-core option — it would require changes to the logic board that would only apply to high-end configs.
"Sad!"