M2 MacBook Air Performance Impact With SSD Slower On Base Model

M2 MacBook Air reviews exist. While it was praised by journalists and influencers, there is one concern about this new product. Just like the M2 MacBook Pro, Apple offers a slower SSD drive on the base model configuration, which you should be aware of.

as such 9to5Mac Previously reported, the M2 MacBook Pro offers a slower SSD drive on the base model. While the M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air have two 128GB NAND chips each in a 256GB version, the M2 MacBook Pro — and now the M2 MacBook Air — has a single 256GB NAND chip. In the former case, M1 Macs can achieve higher speeds in parallel, while the latter fails to reach the same SSD speeds because it only has one SSD.

as such 9to5MacFilipe Espósito of Filipe Espósito noted that “Having a slower SSD drive increases the time it takes to load applications and transfer files. Of course, the SSD in the entry-level M2 MacBook Pro is still very fast, but the 50% speed reduction compared to the previous model seems unfair to consumers “.

Here are the results of one of the benchmark tests conducted by Max Tech’s YouTube channel:

• M1 MacBook Pro: 2900MB/s (reading speed), 2215MB/s (writing speed)
• M2 MacBook Pro: 1446MB/s (reading speed), 1463MB/s (writing speed)

to me the edgeApple spokeswoman Michelle Del Rio provided the following statement on the matter:

Thanks to the increased performance of the M2, the new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro are incredibly fast, even compared to Mac laptops equipped with the powerful M1 chip. These new systems use a new high-density NAND that provides 256GB of storage using a single chip. While the 256GB SSD standards may show a difference compared to the previous generation, these M2-based systems perform faster for real-world activities.

With that in mind, the recommendation would be to get the $1,500 version with 512GB of storage. In the long run, upgrading the device from 8GB of RAM to 16GB is also worth doing.

What are your thoughts on Apple changing the way it handles storage with the M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro? Are you okay with that? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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