Performance of 256 vs 512 SSD?

[pshufd]

You are also getting one less GPU core on the 256 vs. the 512GB model. I’m guessing the 7 GPU core M1 chips were found through binning (M1s that failed some check had a GPU core disabled). Maybe they failed under thermal load but did not fail when a GPU core was disabled, thus reducing thermal levels.

I bought a 2000 Avalon XL. The XLE model had a cabin HEPA filter but it was $8,000 more. I figured I could live without the HEPA filter for that much. Four years later, a mechanic asked me if I wanted to put a filter in it. It was just an open space where you put the filter in. I said, sure.

They could just sell the same part with something disabled for those that wanted to pay less. It's not unheard of in the computer world, especially in the minicomputer days.

 

[kjd2234]

Incorrect, larger SSDs will perform drastically better. Apple states only the 2 TB storage in the M1 models will get 3.3 GB/sec read speeds

Where does Apple say this? TY

 

[CheesePuff]

Where does Apple say this? TY

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[kjd2234]

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro laptop with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. Built for Apple Intelligence. Up to 24 hours of battery life. Liquid Retina XDR display.

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Thanks. Does that say somewhere that the smaller drives are slower? Or is that based on real world tests? TIA

 

[CheesePuff]

Thanks. Does that say somewhere that the smaller drives are slower? Or is that based on real world tests? TIA

Real world tests

 

[God of Biscuits]

It'll be a choice between realy fast and really really fast.

I don't know what you do with your Mac, but 256GB isnt much storage. It was the first limit I hit with my (2012) MBA. Remeber it cant be upgraded later. At least wit my MBA I was able to put in a 256GB SD Card.

512GB is probably worth it not so much for speed, but for space/future proofing. But you will now your usage better than me!

You can still use SD cards with a dongle or dock. And 256GB is plenty for most people, even if they're editing home videos or short/TikTok videos. Once a video is done, if you want to keep the entire project it can be offloaded to spinning storage. You can get 10TB of HDD for about $150.

 

[IowaLynn]

Larger SSDs will usually have more channels, allowing more I/O.

For me keeping my iCloud photos locally meant 150GB. And I want to get out of Google Drive. With 256 I saw 50GB free, and weird way Apple reports calculates and managers storage. I'm also in habit at aiming for 40% or more kept free.

 

[pshufd]

You can still use SD cards with a dongle or dock. And 256GB is plenty for most people, even if they're editing home videos or short/TikTok videos. Once a video is done, if you want to keep the entire project it can be offloaded to spinning storage. You can get 10TB of HDD for about $150.

I've gone to using a NAS at home and I don't really need a lot of storage on laptops and mobile devices anymore. We're still mostly at home and will be at home for a while so this works well for now. My main trading programs are on the cloud but good CPU power helps a lot. So the 16 GB/256 MB would be best for me. I'd just have to wait a long time for it.

 

[CheesePuff]

As a side note using Photos in iCloud, my library is 46 GB but on my Mac‘s and iPad the library uses less than 2 GB