Apple's New Mac Mini and MacBook Pro SSD Speeds Are Slower Than Predecessor Models

Apple recently unveiled its brand-new MacBook Pro and Mac Mini, both powered by the M2. It now appears that these new gadgets' SSD speeds are much slower than those of their forerunners. According to a report, the new Mac Mini with an M2 chip has a cheaper $599 price tag. However, it appears that its entry-level model, which only has 256 GB of internal storage, performs more slowly on the SSD than the Mini with an M1 processor. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Image credit- AppleInsider[/caption] It turns out that the 256 GB SSD of the brand-new Mini performs at slower read and write rates than the previous model. According to a recent disassembly by the Brandon Geekabit YouTube channel, the new Mac Mini's SSD performance falls short of that of its predecessor. https://www.gadgetany.com/news/review-gopro-hero-11-mini-is-a-small-action-camera-with-big-potential/ On more recent smartphones, slower performance is unusual. While some next-generation products maintain the benefits of their predecessors, most add improvements and other enhancements. But this time, it appears that Apple's most recent product is receiving a kind of downgrading. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1312"] Image credit- AppleInsider[/caption] According to the reports, the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test revealed that the new M2 Mac Mini's 256 GB variant's SSD read and write performance is just 1,500 MB per second. It is important to keep in mind, nevertheless, that benchmark results may not reflect actual performance. Therefore, it is uncertain whether the new Mac Mini's SSD performance is at least 30% slower for users. It would probably still differ. In addition, the 14-inch MacBook Pro with 512 internal storage that is powered by the M2 Pro is said to be slower. According to reports, the 2023 MacBook Pro's 512 GB model has a worse SSD performance than the 2021 model, which uses the M1 Pro processor. Only about 2900 MB per second write speed and 2703 MB per second read speed are provided by the M2 Pro offers. The M1 Pro-powered device, on the other hand, can write at 3450 MB per second and read at a maximum of 4,000 MB per second.