The recently announced Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2022) appeared on retail shelves last week, which means that it not only fell into the hands of impatient customers, but also into the hands of more reviewers. This last part is important because obviously testing the base model has revealed what may be a major drawback for some.
The creators of YouTube Max Tech and Created Tech tested the latest Apple MacBook Pro 13 and found that the storage speeds of the new base model M2 are slower than the older M1 MacBook Pro 13. Now this would not be big deal if it was a small difference, but according to Max Tech the difference is quite big. Running the test repeatedly using Blackmagic’s Disk Speed Test application, he was able to find that the write speed of the M1 MacBook Pro was 2215, while the M2 MacBook Pro scored 1463. At a read speed, the former scored 2900, while the latter scored 1446 .
Apple’s latest is not the best when SSDs are included.
Max Tech took a step forward by opening both laptops and checking for physical hardware differences. They noticed an immediate difference in the number of SSDs. The older M1 MacBook Pro 13 has two soldered SSDs, while the newer M2 MacBook Pro 13 has only one SSD. Max Tech explains that having two chips running in tandem is much more efficient than just one SSD chip to take the load. This is probably not what many would expect, but it is something you should keep in mind when buying a newer model.
These tests were performed on the base model and reports show that higher models have better and faster SSD results. What will be interesting is to see how well the upcoming MacBook Air 13 (2022) will perform when it is released. Be sure to check out our full review of the MacBook Pro 13 (2022).
Apple MacBook Pro 13 with M2 processor
Source: Max Tech and Created Tech (YouTube) Through: MacRumors
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