The M2 Pro starts with 512 GB. You can't buy a 256 GB M2 Pro Mac mini. Or was this meant as a joke?So glad I went with the M2 Pro w/ 512gb instead of the cheaper 256![]()
The M2 Pro starts with 512 GB. You can't buy a 256 GB M2 Pro Mac mini. Or was this meant as a joke?So glad I went with the M2 Pro w/ 512gb instead of the cheaper 256![]()
That's only double the base speed not 4X as the 1 TB. You should get 6000mb read/writes on the M2 Mini if you have 1 TB or more.So glad I went with the M2 Pro w/ 512gb instead of the cheaper 256![]()
Exactly he did it TWICE, but people keep spitting out the $$$, so why would he stop??Tim Cook’s mediocrity strikes again.
He didn’t learn his lesson from the many bad reviews last year criticizing the 2022 M2 MacBook Air’s 256GB SSD for being a lot slower than the 2020 M1 MacBook Air’s 256GB SSD.
Tim Cook is an MBA suit who cares more about profits than products. Therefore, as long as Apple is making a lot of money, he doesn’t care that subpar parts are used in products.
100% agree. We need a product person like like Jony Ive to be in charge. His designs were too far ahead of his time due to the heat limitations of x86 but with Apple Silicon that isn't an issue any longer. We need someone who doesn't look to Wall Street for direction. I have a feeling Cook was chosen to not rock the boat so Apple could implement Jobs' roadmap without any disruptions. He's served his purpose and now he needs to go.
This is what happens when you put the supply chain guy in charge
My 2018 Mini SSD speed tests:I wonder if it is slower than my 2018 mac mini ssd..
I wonder if it is slower than my 2018 mac mini ssd..
I meant the base M2 Mini w/ 256GB (vs the M2 Pro Mini w/ 512GB)The M2 Pro starts with 512 GB. You can't buy a 256 GB M2 Pro Mac mini. Or was this meant as a joke?
Another case of profits speaking louder to Timmy. In the words of Lil Dicky "$ave Dat Money! (Mr Crook!)"Apple stay cheap
"I am sure it doesn't affect performance. I am sure no one will notice the difference..." (said Tim Cook in the conf call with China)My 2018 Mini SSD speed tests:
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So that's faster than all the M2 base models!!!![]()
You should make sure to get payed by Apple before you give such advice!Customers who are looking for the fastest SSD speeds should ensure they configure their M2 Mac mini with at least 512GB of storage to avoid this issue.
Too good to be true. Figured something was off that's why the price stayed low.
Apple really is just a terrible company now. I mean I like their phones and tablets, but the examples of how they rip off the end users could go on and on and on. Just with this latest example, it reminds me of the base m2 macbook, which underperformed its m1 counterpart. Or even how this latest gen mac mini uses older hdmi standard, so you STILL can't get anything more than 60hz over hdmi. I mean this is supposedly latest gen, cutting edge? Apple is a joke now.It’s so weird to have specs go in reverse. One would think Apple would not do that.
It is. Almost half in fact.I wonder if it is slower than my 2018 mac mini ssd..
So long as Cook keeps posting "record profits" he'll see himself as a success and to shareholders too. He doesn't care that the iPad lineup is convoluted and hard to explain to someone which one they should get. He doesn't care that their services are only remotely competitive because of device lock-in, not on the merits of a great service itself. He doesn't seem fussed that we have a double decker camera bump, stagnant hardware language shipping with buggy software year in, year out.I guess the goal is to be cutting costs thus profit remains all time high.
I don’t think it’s realistic to expect Apple to continue purchasing 128 NANDs just so the entry level model has the same write speed as the larger capacity models. The less variety of storage chips, the better as far as keeping a lean inventory is concerned.
While the new Mac mini with the M2 chip has a lower $599 starting price, the base model with 256GB of storage has slower SSD read and write speeds compared to the previous-generation model with the M1 chip and 256GB of storage.
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A teardown of the new Mac mini shared by YouTube channel Brandon Geekabit reveals that the 256GB model is equipped with only a single 256GB storage chip, while the same configuration with the M1 chip has two 128GB chips. This difference explains why the new model has a slower SSD, as multiple NAND chips allow for faster speeds.
We have confirmed with the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test benchmarking app that SSD read and write speeds for the new 256GB Mac mini are each around 1,500 MB/s, which is anywhere from 30% to 50% slower than read and write speeds for the equivalent previous-generation model, although benchmark results and real-world performance can vary.
Customers who are looking for the fastest SSD speeds should ensure they configure their M2 Mac mini with at least 512GB of storage to avoid this issue. A slower SSD can impact file transfer speeds, and overall performance can also take a slight hit since Macs temporarily use SSD space as virtual memory when physical RAM is fully used.
As for the higher-end Mac mini with the M2 Pro chip, the base model with 512GB of storage appears to have at least one less NAND chip, according to a teardown shared by MacStadium's Brian Stucki. However, the Mac mini was never offered with an M1 Pro chip, so there is no direct comparison for this model in terms of SSD speeds.
13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with the M2 chip and 256GB of storage also have slower SSD speeds due to a single NAND chip, and evidently Apple has not decided to change course with the new Mac mini.
In a statement shared with The Verge last year, Apple claimed that M2-based Macs have "even faster" performance for real-world activities, but it's unclear if the statement was referring to SSD performance or overall system performance:We have reached out to an Apple spokesperson for additional comment on the matter and will update this story if we hear back.
Update: As noted by 9to5Mac, the new MacBook Pro also has slower SSD speeds when configured with 512GB of storage due to a reduction in NAND chips.
Article Link: New 256GB Mac Mini and 512GB MacBook Pro Have Slower SSD Speeds Than Previous Models