Quite a few customers will opt for the cheapest MacBook Pro with an M2 chip. Like the previous model, it has a 256 GB SSD. Now the hammer: It is not about a comparably good flash memory. Apple uses a cheap and inferior model here. This has been found out by numerous YouTube channels such as Max Tech and Created Tech (source: MacRumors).
Apple installs inferior memory in the MacBook Pro with an M2 chip
They were amazed when they determined the data throughput with the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test. The SSD with 256 GB SSD in the new M2 model managed read and write rates of around 1,450 MB per second. The predecessor with the M1 chip is much faster, achieves read rates of 2,900 MB per second and write rates of over 2,200 MB per second. Ergo: The memory chip in the base model of the M2 Book is up to 50 percent slower. A strong piece. Apple demands more money and then has the nerve to install slower memory. Let’s just say it like it is: rip off. You should probably look around for remaining stock of the cheaper M1 model (see price comparison at Idealo).
Apple was silent when presenting the new MacBook Pro:
But why is the 256 GB memory in the new model so slow? The MacBook was disassembled for this. The shocking result: The 256GB model has only a single NAND flash memory chip. The predecessor, on the other hand, can access two NAND chips, each with 128 GB. This is probably the basis of the difference in speed, because multiple NAND chips usually allow higher speeds due to this parallelism.
The problem does not occur with models with 512 GB and more, so Apple is not skimping here. However, customers have to pay a surcharge of at least 230 euros for this. As a result, if you don’t want to catch the slow memory, you have to pay extra.
How Apple wanted to avoid the problem
Particularly perfidious: During the first tests, nobody noticed the problem. How can this be? Quite simply, Apple simply distributed configurations with 1 TB of storage to many journalists. The manufacturer held back the basic model for reviews without further ado. We can now imagine the reason for this. It will be exciting to see whether the basic model of the new MacBook Air will also have to make do with such a limitation. Apple plans to launch the laptop sometime in July.
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