Someone explain real life differences using a laptop with 1500mb/s or 3000mb/s write speed.
You can’t? Because there isn’t any.
You can’t? Because there isn’t any.
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Why does Apple cuts costs on a $1200 laptop???
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How about a legitimate reliable source other than the most clickbait YouTube channel about Apple. After watching a few of those videos I think I’ve watched enough 🗑 to last a lifetime 😂
Does anyone know if I can replace that 128GB SSD with a faster 5400 rpm HDD? Would be interested in a base MacBook Air M2, but don't want that ultra slow SSD. 😢
Meh, just use eMMC... (like the Surface Go). Half-duplex r/w of fun! 😂
If you need it explaining to you then it does not affect you.
Exactly.
Not the first time Apple did something like that; when in 2014 Mac mini was updated, they threw out the previous i7 processor option - so if you relied on multicore, it was actually much more sensible to buy older models then updated ones. They also cheaped-out on some internals in iPods many years ago in an update, etc... cost cutting is not a new thing at Apple. Maybe caused by chip shortage this time, maybe not.
Since most people really needing faster disk will opt for bigger storage options anyway, this won't really affect anyone that much. Would still be nice, if Apple was more transparent (they could have avoided iphone throttling fiasco that way too).
Why ask me? How would I know? I do not have some special insider info. I can speculate and say that every component in the M2 Air has probably gone up in price due to inflation.
Apple has a target for its margins…a hard target. So the answer is greed. Have to pay for the billion dollar office nobody works in somehow.
I agree that there shouldn't be a speed difference, but this may also be a supply issue. I personally cannot imagine getting a new Mac with only 256GB of storage. Even if you don't have a lot of data, after a while, the OS and Apps will eat into most of that. Larger SSDs are always faster, in this case, dramatically faster and worth the bump to the next capacity. To each their own of course, but for me, 512GB would be the bare minimum. I typically stick with 2TB when available if I am using the Mac for my data, photos and music. And sometimes you want a thin and light for just that.
when you make a new model thats 20% more expensive than the previous one,you should make the effort to get at least the same components that u put in the previous iteration,even if the chip shortage means you gonna have to pay more for it . imo it's the bare minimum .1500 euros for a 8/256 whose ssd is cheap af is unacceptable
I have an early-2016 MacBook -- m3 1.1GHz 12" 256GB SSD -- and it's served me well with no issues until recently, and I've done a lot of InDesign work on it. That's why I went with the 8/256 base model. I understand why this might be an issue with people who do high-intensity work, but those people would not (or should not) even consider a base model.
Seems to be new ‘thing’ to save pennies with components in entry level Apple tech. Last years processors in this years iPhone 14, gimped SSD’s in Macs…
What next? No cables at all with this years iPhone 14 series?
What next? No cables at all with this years iPhone 14 series?
Other SSD sizes seem to be affected by Apple’s profit enhancement decisions.
Tom’s Guide: “On the Blackmagic Disk Speed test, the new Air’s 1TB SSD on our model averaged 2,800 MBps for reads and 2,210 for writes. That’s slower than the same size 1TB SSD on the MacBook Pro M2 at 2,794 MBps/2,953 MBps, respectively, for reads and writes.”
MacBook Air M2 (2022) review
The MacBook Air M2 delivers an unbeatable combo of performance, design and battery life for the price.
People who are content with 256gb should probably just be using an iPad.
Inflation was 9.1% last month in the U.S. and people think that computer prices should stay the same or go down.
How, specifically, is the content in the video not “legitimate”? They reach the same conclusion as others who have tested it. For example:
Base Model MacBook Air With M2 Chip Has Slower SSD Speeds in Benchmarks
The first embargoed reviews of the new MacBook Air with the M2 chip have now been published. One notable detail confirmed by The Verge is that the...
www.macrumors.com
Quote from The Verge article:
“Apple confirmed to me that just like the base model of the 13-inch MacBook Pro M2, the base Air’s 256GB of storage is stored on a single NAND chip instead of two like on the M1 models or new M2 models with 512GB or more storage. That can make the storage perform half as fast as even the older base M1 Air’s and will slow things down whenever you try to copy large files around or multitask enough to max out the 8GB of RAM and force it to use swap memory. It’s a disappointing regression and really means the only models I feel comfortable recommending start at $1,500.”
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That is smoking fast even the 256 IMHO, Compare that to the "What still feels speedy to me" on a MacBook Pro Retina Mid-2012. Lol. I get a whopping 450MB/s on my SSD...
All things considered,
I am willing to say my post was a bit outrageous, I can use a 256GB also in the terms that many of you have disclosed, Though I have a 15TB Thunderbolt storage enclosure for anything that needs to be archived.
It's just much nicer having extra room to lug around at least a bit of music, and photos, etc.
Logic acide
Well done, you’ve really put me down on a personal level. That’s such a clever reply.
Still can’t accept it as a legit answer tho.
Exactly, hence my original post. Costs have been going up for months. People need to come out from under their rocks and get a clue.