what is the 1tb ssd speed of the normal m2 mac mini?

[hajime]

Yes. The mini board has at most 2 NAND chips, and the 512GB config starts using two.
Where the M2 Pro mini board starts with 2 of 256GB NAND chips at 512GB, 4 of them at 1TB.

Thanks. So even I upgrade both the M2 and M2 Pro Mini to 1TB SSD, the SSD in the Mini M2 Pro is still faster.

 

[DeltaMac]

Sure, there would not be any advantage when getting the "pro"(paying more $, yeah), if it was not faster than the base mini

 

[hajime]

Sure, there would not be any advantage when getting the "pro"(paying more $, yeah), if it was not faster than the base mini

I asked Apple Tech Support detailed specifications of the SSD of different sizes and models, they could not answer and told me to just buy the most expensive one! They recommended the 8TB version!

 

[for this]

Just to double check. So if I upgrade the SSD of M2 Mini and M2 Pro Mini to 1TB, the SSD in the M2 Mini is still half the speed as the M2 Pro Mini?

I talked to Apple Tech Support. They had no idea!

When it comes to matters that affect the image of a corporation, you can't rely on its "official" tech support persons for information. They just can't talk straight with you. The conversion is recorded and can be reviewed by the corporation.

If they admitted about the base M2 mini drive's speed, it would be "official" that drives in M1 Macs are faster than the newer, faster, improved, etc., M2 Macs.

 

[hajime]

OK. They even passed me around to different people and none could provide the speed information.

So to avoid such slower SSD issue and to make sure that the M2 Mini will perform faster than the M1, just get a M2 Pro Mini with 1TB SSD?

 

[grandoflex]

OK. They even passed me around to different people and none could provide the speed information.

So to avoid such slower SSD issue and to make sure that the M2 Mini will perform faster than the M1, just get a M2 Pro Mini with 1TB SSD?

Yes. The Pro has a 1TB drive that runs at twice the speed of a 1TB in the standard M2 Mini. As to whether you’ll notice the difference in real-world usage is a matter of much debate... But if you’re thinking about going for the Pro over the standard then it’s another small reason to go for the higher-end model.

 

[hajime]

Yes. The Pro has a 1TB drive that runs at twice the speed of a 1TB in the standard M2 Mini. As to whether you’ll notice the difference in real-world usage is a matter of much debate... But if you’re thinking about going for the Pro over the standard then it’s another small reason to go for the higher-end model.

I have been using 1TB Macs for many years so I don’t mind buying a new Mac with 1TB SSD. Hope next next year Apple is not going to make 1TB SSD slow on purpose and some users end up going for 2TB SSD because of their ditry trick.

Is the CPU upgrade (10 cores to 12 cores) a waste of money? Probably no noticeable different also.

 

[grandoflex]

I have been using 1TB Macs for many years so I don’t mind buying a new Mac with 1TB SSD. Hope next next year Apple is not going to make 1TB SSD slow on purpose and some users end up going for 2TB SSD because of their ditry trick.

Is the CPU upgrade (10 cores to 12 cores) a waste of money? Probably no noticeable different also.

I can't really answer as I have the 10-core version, which is lightning fast for my moderate needs. My understanding is that the £300/$300 upgrade to the 12-core version is more worthwhile for those who are going to also benefit from the extra 3 GPU cores – it's not a waste of money is you're doing stuff that will utilise that extra power. But for me I came to the conclusion that upgrading the processor too then brought me into Studio territory and the 24 GPU cores in that machine might be a better alternative for graphics-heavy users. But that was overkill for me.

 

[Mawais]

The speed of a 1TB SSD in a normal M2 Mac Mini can vary depending on the specific model and year. However, generally speaking, the read and write speeds of a standard 1TB SSD in an M2 Mac Mini can range from 1500-3500 MB/s for read speeds and 1000-3000 MB/s for write speeds.

It's worth noting that the actual speed you experience may also depend on other factors such as the type of data you are transferring, the number of programs running, and the overall health of the SSD.

 

[hajime]

I can't really answer as I have the 10-core version, which is lightning fast for my moderate needs. My understanding is that the £300/$300 upgrade to the 12-core version is more worthwhile for those who are going to also benefit from the extra 3 GPU cores – it's not a waste of money is you're doing stuff that will utilise that extra power. But for me I came to the conclusion that upgrading the processor too then brought me into Studio territory and the 24 GPU cores in that machine might be a better alternative for graphics-heavy users. But that was overkill for me.

Yes, the Mini M2 Pro 12-core I origionally configured is about $80 more expensive than the Studio. I don’t want to buy the Stidio as in a lot of tests except for GPU related, M2 Pro performs better. I think it might be 12-core version though. My applications are more CPU intensive.

In the past some members said that Apple’s trade-in value for upgraded components is very poor.