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SSD speed vs size
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The review article in the last page already did. 3000 or so. Can't go higher until going to M4 Pro, since the M4 model only has 2 NAND pads.
Sandisk SSD https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+14+Pro+Max+Chip+ID/153224'
SanDisk SDMVGKLK2 128G 128 GB NAND flash memory... same Sandisk NAND used in iPhones.... but at least its sandisk..
SanDisk SDMVGKLK2 128G 128 GB NAND flash memory... same Sandisk NAND used in iPhones.... but at least its sandisk..
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Hard to say.
With the M2 Pro mini as a reference, the board has 8 NAND pads, but only I think when you spec to 2TB total that all 8 pads are occupied by 256GB, and 1TB has 4x256GB, then 512GB I cannot remember if it was 2x256 or 4x128GB.
Definite, you cannot physically exceed the 2 NAND pads on that daughter board of the M4 mini.
I'm torn between getting the 1TB or 2TB SSD (on the M4 Pro model), do we know yet if the 2TB version will be any slower than the 1TB? Most of the comparisons here seem to be between the 512GB & 1TB model.
Base M4 mac mini with 256GB
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The tear downs are out and the 256 seems to come 2x128, so they will be at 3,000.
I'm not aware that a higher capacity has ever been slower than a lower capacity on what's otherwise the same computer. I usually buy 1TB and 2TB Macs, and they've always had among the highest disk benchmarks that I've seen reported. I'd just get what you need.
Same here! I have ordered a TB4 external housing for PciE 4 M2 SSD. It should reach 3k - 3.5k in read and write
You'll have to bench it properly, but the external may have higher latency. Plus the external may run hot.
? It seems both are in the 3000ish MB/s range, which is fine.
Actually that's much better than other reports. 4.5 GB/s is very decent.
From Reddit 256 gb hmm there seems to be some big differences between everyone’s models.