So the new M2/16GB/512GB Mini that I ordered (and is arriving tomorrow) will be slower than my 2014 Mini? Hm.
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New 256GB Mac Mini and 512GB MacBook Pro Have Slower SSD Speeds Than Previous Models
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The computing industry has built an expectation that new offers of an existing product are an upgrade. When they fail to do as such people feel ripped off. I hope the negative PR generated by this move by Apple is worth the minimal savings gained. Trust is easy to throw away - hard to attain.
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I would still test it out and see how it performs. At the end of the day, it is still running the new M2 chip. I wonder if you are going to take advantage of this? hmm 😣
This is what happens when you put the supply chain guy in charge
Bucket of chum just got dumped into the water.
And we think you’re gonna love it
Not anymore. Rene has defected to the other side, Apple PR have a capture or kill order out on him
For that you can get a Mac Studio M1 Ultra 20/48 SoC with 64GB/4TB, such a deal. Aren't you selecting software also with the above M2 Pro Mac mini config?
That's just rude. Would probably cost them less than $15 more to benefit their customers...
I today purchased at my local Apple Store a new Mac Mini M2 Pro (10 core CPU, 16 core GPU) $1,299 model. It has 512GB SSD, and I was surprised to find the SSD disk read and write speed at about 3,000 MB/s each. This compares with M2 Pro and M2 Max Macbook Pros I watched reviews on with about 6,000 MB/s. I wish Apple would have disclosed this, as my only option now is to order a BTO (Build To Order) custom Mac Mini to rectify this problem (and wait for them to send it to me from the factory in China.)
This appears to mean that all of the Mac Mini M2, and Mac Mini M2 Pro models, that are in stock at stores, will have either the 1,500 MB/s limit on 256GB SSD models, and around 3,000 MB/s limit on 512GB SSD models.
Influencers who received 1TB or larger SSD Mac Mini M2 Pro review models are reporting the normal 6,000+ MB/s SSD disk speed.
This appears to mean that all of the Mac Mini M2, and Mac Mini M2 Pro models, that are in stock at stores, will have either the 1,500 MB/s limit on 256GB SSD models, and around 3,000 MB/s limit on 512GB SSD models.
Influencers who received 1TB or larger SSD Mac Mini M2 Pro review models are reporting the normal 6,000+ MB/s SSD disk speed.
No worries mate. Simply return it to Apple for a full refund to assuage your disappointment.
Easy!
Will you do it?
Perhaps Apple are trying to build room for the increase in price the 3nm M3 will inevitably bring. M2 base is $599, M3 returns to $699 price.
The whole idea of Apple Silicon was to improve speed and efficiency. Maybe we need to return back to user-upgradable SATA storage. Plenty of internal space in the M1/M2 Mini 🤔
Slower 256GB SSD on MacBook Air is still very fast for all but power users. I am betting most Mac mini and MacBook Air buyers would prefer even slower SSDs if it meant lower pricing for higher capacity.
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You need to spend +$400 for the 1TB option to get a pair of NAND chips now.
You need to spend +$400 for the 1TB option to get a pair of NAND chips now.
Twice? Where can I get one of those speedy typical HDD's
But the new one has double the Ms. Or I heard next year's model will have 3 Ms. Moar Ms = better!
Absolutely.
Worrying about this is a nothing burger imo.
This simply doesn't matter at all in a real world usecase, AND they lowered the price.
If they hadn't lowered the price I feel like it would have been a bigger issue, but do you guys really think a 100$ more expensive baseprice is worth it to get a slightly higher number in some benchmark software?
Moving large files will be slower, but you have the 250gb model. All of those big file transfters are gonna be on external media anyways
In summery: Yeah but, It's 100$ cheaper. Who cares.
It's called inflation, haha. Although, it does suck that 512 GB is also a single NAND.
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Crooks like everyone else
Next......
It's probably time for Rene to give it up, he ain't gonna make 'fetch' happen with Apple. Even Krystal Lora, who doesn't even focus on Apple and has literally the same number of subscribers, got multiple embargo devices.
M2 model still is much better, and even half speed SSD is quite fast. Until few years ago it was sci-go to think about a 2GB/s disk speed. Even a 1GB/s is more than enough for many use cases.
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