After Apple launched the M2 chip Mac mini model in early 2023, it also caused many people to wonder what are the disadvantages of the Mac mini M2? Through the actual measurement of the foreign YouTube channel Brandon Geekabit, it is found that the M2 Mac mini 256GB model is also equipped with the SSD read speed lower than the previous generation M1 model, resulting in a significant slowdown in the SSD read and write speed. The main reason is related to the number of SSD chips. great relationship.
After the Mac mini M2 went on sale abroad, some users also compared the Mac mini M2 and Mac mini M1, which are also equipped with 256GB SSD, and found that the SSD read speed of the M2 Mac mini is regarding 1,500 MB/s. The previous generation of M1 chips has a 50% slower reading speed and a 30% slower writing speed. The situation is the same as that of many M2 series products. As a result, the speed of the SSD hard drive of the new generation model does not increase but drops significantly.
The reason why the SSD reading speed of the new Mac mini M2 will change is mainly because Apple wants to reduce the cost of parts. According to the dismantling of MacStadium’s Brian Stucki, it is found that the M2 model is equipped with only one 256GB NAND flash memory, while the M1 model is equipped with two. The 128GB NAND flash chips make up 256GB. When the number of NAND flash memory increases, the reading speed can be improved. Just like the more roads, the more vehicles can be accommodated. Changing to a single one will limit the traffic flow, which will cause the M2 SSD to read The retrieval speed cannot catch up with the M1 model.
The read speed of the SSD will seriously affect the access to the external hard drive. Even using Photoshop, Lightroom, Final Cut Pro and multi-tasking editing operations, or opening multiple applications will obviously feel that the Mac mini equipped with 256GB M2 is more responsive than the previous generation M1 Even slower, along with RAM memory being fully occupied, the Mac also temporarily uses SSD space as virtual storage space.
If you care regarding the reading speed of the Mac mini, or you need to process audio and video or edit pictures, it is recommended to choose the M2 Mac mini to choose a model with 512GB SSD storage space to avoid the limited reading performance.
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