My comment was meant tongue in cheek, criticising Apple‘s ridiculous 256GB standard capacity.
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Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Has Significantly Slower SSD Speeds
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Will be interesting to see if Apple quietly introduces a version of this same machine with 2X 128GB chips in a few months. For those that care, it could be like finding iPhones with Qualcomm modems over Intel.
Seems extremely unlikely the 256GB Air will get 2x 128GB NANDs while the Macbook Slow - sorry, Pro - gets a single 256GB.
So yes, the 256GB Air will almost certainly be the same.
I wonder how many people use a MacBook Pro with only 256gb? I can see the Air users with lower storage, but now anything under 1tb is unusable for me. I have 4tb on mine since I do photo and video editing.
Spot-on. So much outrage. Seems most everyone here was in the market for a 256GB base MBP.
I wonder if they'll be stepping up and vote with their wallets, to assuage their outrage?
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First rule of internet debate - when you don’t agree with someone else’s critique, claim that they are outraged.
You might want to hold off on buying party favors until after the Q2 report drops 😂
This is the downside to "we don't talk about specs" approach that apple takes- it counts on you trusting them that whatever you get being a good deal. Granted, as some posters have mentioned this might not make a difference to the particular consumer of this machine, and it might have been a decision made after the engineers had finished with it (the engineers were probably done at supplying the ports, and the message that there is a performance trade off for one vs. two chips might have have gotten lost down the line at the supplier discussion).
But its still something Apple should address. Even a $50 price cut with an explanation would make sense, and I would go as far as to suggest they should refund that difference. Heck they did it with the original iPhone, and I suspect there are far fewer customers of this particular machine of this configuration. Would go a long way towards maintaining trust.
But its still something Apple should address. Even a $50 price cut with an explanation would make sense, and I would go as far as to suggest they should refund that difference. Heck they did it with the original iPhone, and I suspect there are far fewer customers of this particular machine of this configuration. Would go a long way towards maintaining trust.
I remember when the 2013 Mac Pro came with 1,400 ssd speed. I said “holly molly” I don’t think they could ever be faster than this and what would be the point even.
You'd be surprised how many people outside the echo chamber of the MR forums go to a store and buy the cheapest configuration available. For better or for worse not everyone makes purchase decisions based on MR articles and MaxTech videos.
For the modem thing, Apple limits the Qualcomm's modem to match intel's speed (if I wasn't mistaken). The only benefit was better reception in low signal areas.
Since it's clearly a cost saving move, I doubt Apple would do anything about it. Nothing is more important for Tim than those record breaking quarterly reports.
The problem is, nobody would dare to seriously confront Apple about it. All the tech journos are too afraid that they won't get future invites or free review units.
I don't think Apple is out to mislead anyone. This is a spec. bump with an improved CPU. In general computing scenarios, the claims are true this is an improvement over the M1. If I was shopping today, I would get this over the M1 all day long (but I would probably just get the Air if I was looking for a base machine).
Overall performance is better is better than the 13" M1 MBP. To most users, the difference will be barely noticeable from M1 to M2, both machines are very fast and responsive computers.
Remember, the real market for these laptops isn't people who have an M1. It's to those who are on Intel Macs or Windows PCs. If you have an M1 and it's too slow - you need something other than an M2.
Good point, if it was true, but for 99% of user tasks it is faster.
Look at every general performance benchmark and it is higher with M2. Sure, there are some specific benchmarks where the old machine's SSD configuration might be better suited, and if that's the case for you then absolutely go for the discounted machine. For everyone else M2 is the better experience and higher performance package.
It is not the first time, I remember this happening with I believe the iPhone 6? With some storage capacities running slower, I believe that time it was the higher end ones.
Does your phone have a rectangle multitouch screen? because that is a way older design than 6 years.
Not just Apple, almost all companies create products that make other products look like a better deal. Its marketing 101.
The M1 MBP has better speeds than this one. Well, due to the technical limitations.
Apple would like respond along the lines of "supply chain issues and trying to be efficient with what is being procured and average user won't feel a difference"
We don't know clearly that is a "cost saving move." At this point we are all only speculating. It could simply be the difference between being able to ship a product now are having to wait 3 months. If Apple were purely focused on profits they would have just kept the M1 laptops in the lineup longer and squeezed every cent out of them before introducing the M2 while building up channel inventory of available configurations. Instead, they have effectively "Osborned" the MadBook Air for a least a couple of months which probably isn't going to reflect well in this quarter's earnings.
No, they didn't Osborne the MBA. They introduced a new MBA product in the stack with a higher price.
Osborne would be "We're introducing an M2 MBA at $999 later this year."
Wow this is bad. The difference is huge. Wtf Apple? From 2900 to 1400 and a price increase!
People are really defending apple and the slower SSD 
this will be very noticeable to everyone.
this will be very noticeable to everyone.
People are really defending apple and the slower SSD
Around here there are many folks who will defend quite literally anything Apple does