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M2 13-Inch MacBook Pro With 256GB SSD Appears Slower Than Equivalent M1 in Real-World Speed Tests
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if u would followed media and macrumors u would have read that a few months ago a Factory Producing Nand Chips for SSDs etc had a huge contermination. Why the Macbook M2 has Only half the Speed is the result of not enough Chips being available to have the freedom to freely put a lot of them in every computer. Maybe do some research before blasting at a company why they doing such
yes because the 512 GB Uses 2x 256GB so it can store on faster speed. Recent MacBooks used to have for 512GB A pair of them so it had double band-with. however with the shortage of NANDS its not possible to do it like that
i don't have their exact blurb at hand, but i'd be surprised if it wasn't more like their usual wishy washy, say nothing at all
"up to x times fast than..." often followed by some "... compared to *insert something completely undefined*"
so they didn't promote anything at all and their lawyers are happy, since even 10 times slower falls into "up to x times faster"
I bought the 256 gb model.
10 years on, I can’t say not having expandable storage has ever been an issue for my iPhone or iPad.
NOOOO! You're SSDeing it wrong!
I love how Apple manages to shove s*** down its fanboys throats as if it were a hardcore fetish p*rn.
I love how Apple manages to shove s*** down its fanboys throats as if it were a hardcore fetish p*rn.
Apple’s supply chain is a disaster. This is just using up the old bodies because they need something to do with their existing supply since they can’t get new stuff. I can’t believe anyone bought this lol.
Nailed it.
This thing shouldn't exist period. Either buy a MBA or step up to the 14/16" MBP
I believe that the rest of the industry has moved away from 128GB to higher capacities. But Apple (and Microsoft) still wants to continue to fleece its loyal userbase by not moving in tandem. Thats the reason I guess why 128 GB RAM modules are hard to come by. Apple should have set the standard and offered everyone minimum of 512GB (2 x 256GB NAND modules). There will not be another RAMGATE because Apple has no choice but to stop buying 128GB RAM modules. So its too bad if you want to buy the base model....just expect lower transfer speeds. Oh and please expect the same issues with the shiny new Macbook Air base model.
it is a bummer, still fast but slower 256GB speed is quite sad but I understand that today with chip crisis the move to use only one NAND in base model. Many users who will order MacBook Pro 13" M2 will buy 512GB versione imho.
Of course the issue will be talked here for months even if it is not game changer to who wants a MBP 13" instead of other models.
Of course the issue will be talked here for months even if it is not game changer to who wants a MBP 13" instead of other models.
Yup, iJustine's Tim Cook "interview" ( https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...pple-watch-and-more-in-new-interview.2310999/ ) was absolutely pathetic - an absolutely new low for iJustine. MacRumors shouldn't have frontopaged that video at all. Fortunately, MacRumors (also / nowadays?) cites the "other side" like Luke Miani, Max Tech and of course the New York biker-self-service guy (forgot the name).
Actually you are lying if you insist that Apple is lying. You might want to check apple.com and calm down. Otherwise I guess you just have some hidden agenda.
Maxtech.. another Clickbait iDIOT in the youtuber community who gets 90% of his views by video titles like ‘’ M9 IS COMING AND HERE IS HOW WE KNOW ! ‘’.. no thanks.
Expect the same reduced performance for the 256GB model due to Apple using just one chip. This issue doesn’t exist on 512GB model or higher since both NAND slots are utilized. So if you have to upgrade, get at least 512GB storage model.
Who is buying this thing anyway?! It’s a serious mystery as to why it even exists. You have to NEED a machine now or something. Either wait for the air or get a Pro on sale that’s 10x better anyway.
False. The slowdowns don’t exist on models with 512GB SSD or higher because both NAND slots are occupied. This is purely due to Apple only using one single chip for the 256GB model, thus half of the storage performance compared to models with 512GB or higher or early M1 models.
Yeah! Apple will probably resolve it through a software update that halves the performance of the M1 MBP too. They are very good at throttling performance through software updates, when it suits them.
On their "rumor" videos, yes, they mostly talked about nothing.
But their tests videos are quite informative. And in this one, they did show the tests. It's not just they made stuff up. They actually did the test, and as such it's not a clickbait.
Better than that RR guy who went straight defending Apple.
Don't give them ideas.
Something like this did happen, eg when iPhones have Qualcomm modem and intel modem. Apple intentionally slowed down the Qualcomm modem performance so it matched intel's. But they did this right off the gate, out of the box.