Of course, the SSD in the entry-level M2 MacBook Pro is still quite fast, but cutting the speed by 50% compared to the previous model seems unfair to consumers, especially in a “Pro” machine.

Apple is using only a single SSD chip in its base model 13" MacBook Pro, whereas the previous model used two. The resulting performance is shockingly bad.

New M2 MacBook Pro’s SSD is slower than its M1-powered sibling, early test of the new Apple device suggests.

This review is for a 12600K (I'm looking at a 12400) but only looks at DDR5-4400 vs. some DDR4. Higher speed DDR5 should obviously be better (at more cost for the memory and the motherboard).

As MacRumors reports, multiple tests of the M2 MacBook Pro revealed that the SSD in the base model is significantly slower than the base model M1 MacBook Pro it replaces. How much slower?

M2 13-Inch MacBook Pro With 256GB SSD Appears Slower Than Equivalent M1 in Real-World Speed Tests ...

Apple’s new M2 MacBook Pro appears to have slower SSD write and read speeds than its predecessor. YouTubers have discovered that the base model only has a single NAND chip, which could be ...

Of course, the SSD in the entry-level M2 MacBook Pro is still quite fast, but cutting the speed by 50% compared to the previous model seems unfair to consumers.” ...

SSD speed testing shows that the standard MacBook Pro M2 is slower than the M1 model, possibly due to Apple using new parts.

It appears that only the base model 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 chip has a slower SSD. As noted in the MacRumors forums, Aaron Zollo ran the Disk Speed Test app on the 512GB model and the SSD's ...