Because it’s slower than the predecessor.
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Base Model MacBook Air With M2 Chip Has Slower SSD Speeds in Benchmarks
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lol
Are you being serious?
Well .. usually you don't expect the newer model...the "upgrade" to in fact be slower and be a "downgrade" in something as key as the SSD speed.
Most any consumer would find that to be "bad"
Exactly. I really don't understand why customers are acting like they are required to buy something here. Just don't buy the product if it doesn't meet your needs. You're not required to buy it.
And I repeat, this difference in speeds really doesn't matter for the average user. It only matters if you depend on the speed for work and can get more done quicker to make more money. And if that's the case, you probably need more than 256GB anyway so problem resolved. You also probably need more than an Air but that's besides the point.
It's not bad if the dual NAND is used for the SSD.
But yes, the SSD upgrade is almost all profit for Apple. And there you have your answer as to why 256GB SSD is still the baseline config 😀.
Not necessarily. A device is sold as a package. One component can be worse than its predecessor but the overall package is usually better overall with the improvements in other areas.
Exactly. Lots of noise from people who won't even be buying this model in the first place.
Explain what equation you’re using to get the numbers on the 256GB config by looking at these numbers.
You’re honestly suggesting consumers will go to M2 Air product page and read this foot note and deduct “1.4x faster on 16GB RAM + 2TB config? Oh, okay. Then the 8GB RAM 256GB SSD config must therefore have a 0.5x as fast SSD as the same 256GB M1 config had. That’s basic math!”
Lol.
The mind gymnastics I’m witnessing here have me feeling like I’m at the Olympics!
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Bravo, apologists -Gold for all of you! Lol! 👏🤣
I don't think you know how referencing and benchmarks work for marketing.
That's not the point though, your buying something newer than its predecessor that's slower and that's not acceptable. It should be on par or faster, not slower. Maybe they should put in a spinning rust drive because they may not notice the difference.
While Apple is at it maybe they should put the A10 chip in the iPhone 14 with a new name because unless benched most won't notice will they
Exactly right
The lengths people will go to in defense of Apple are just .... mesmerizing
They truly can do no wrong in some peoples eyes
Totally agree. This assumes that the base M2 MBA has a single NAND SSD. We'll find out very soon.
“You don’t have to buy it” is not an argument and not the point being made here. Apple skimped on components and people noticed. And that’s an issue. Whether this affects people or not is irrelevant. That isn’t the issue at all. Apple is getting away with slipping cheaper components into their devices. It isn’t marginal. It is 50% slower. If it was 10% slower, maybe it could be written off as a variation in manufacturing. This was deliberate. And you shouldn’t be okay with it. Because this is Apple not putting their customers first. There was no reason for this.
Except that's not how Apple markets every device they sell.
Yes. It’s very bad to care about other people.
Where did they market SSD speeds for the M2 MBA?
They didn’t market 50% slower SSD speeds because that probably wouldn’t have looked good during a presentation. Or on their website. Or anywhere really.
those same people have the choice to buy or not buy it, nobody is making you or them
They clearly marketed the M2 MBA to be superior to the M1 MBA. They don't have to mention every single aspect to convey that message. Trying to claim that it wasn't specifically mentioned is not really a good defense.
Maybe it's just you who incorrectly inferred that the SSD performance is better when Apple made 0 reference to it.