The old MacBook Pro, per its iFixit teardown, used four 128GB NAND chips in a 512GB SSD, while 9to5Mac's M2 Pro MacBook Pro appears to use a pair of 256GB NAND chips. Fewer chips likely mean lower ...

Following the launch of Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip, it has been discovered that the $1,299 base model with 256GB of storage has significantly slower SSD read/write speeds ...

the base level of the latest 14″ MacBook Pro seems to feature fewer NAND chips – at a higher capacity – than the last generation. This results in SSD read and write performance that’s ...

UK-based technology channel Zone of Tech broke the news about a significantly slower SSD in the new MacBook Pro 14-inch than was integrated into the previous 2021 MacBook Pro 14-inch. BREAKING ...

The use of the M2 chip is the new 13-inch MacBook Pro's biggest change compared to the M1 version Apple launched in 2020, but it's apparently not the only one. YouTubers on the Max Tech and ...

[Update: the same seems to be true of the M2 models, read: Apple’s SSD slowdown rears its ugly head again in the Mac mini, MacBook Pro] Created Tech and Max Tech tested the $1,299 13-inch ...

Then, on the MacBook Pro with an M2 chip, the results came in at 1,446 MB/s read and 1,463 MB/s write. It is unknown what could be causing this drop in SSD performance. YouTuber Created Tech ...

The M1 MacBook Pro uses two 128GB NAND chips, and multiple chips can enable faster SSD speeds in parallel. Other 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro models with larger SSD storage don’t appear to suffer from ...

Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops have leaned into performance in a big way, with the M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets offering more power than any previous Apple laptop. But there’s another area ...

That’s not necessarily a good thing. The base level 14-inch M2 MacBook Pro reportedly has a slower SSD than its predecessor, according to tests done by 9to5Mac. In BlackMagic’s Disk Speed Test ...

The base 14-inch MacBook Pro features a 512GB SSD that runs at lower speeds than its predecessor. The laptop is still incredibly fast. Most people will not notice the drop in read and write speeds ...