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  1. ryansebiz

    M2 Pro 512GB MBP SSD Slower Than M1 Pro 512GB MBP

    Apple used four 128GB NAND chips used in the M1 Pro 512GB MBP, but only used two 256GB NAND chips in the M2 Pro 512GB MBP. The M1 Pro 512GB MBP had a 3,950 MB/s write speed and a 4,900 read speed. The M2 Pro 512GB MBP had a 3,154 MB/s write speed and a 2,973 read speed (3,950 vs. 3,154 write...
  2. B S Magnet

    Naming creep? “Mac Studio M1 Ultra” & “MacBook Pro 16 M1 Pro” are the new “Performa 6400/200 Video Editing Edition” & “PowerBook 1400cs/166”. Discuss.

    When Jobs was re-hired by the company in 1997, Apple’s products — Mac and Newton both — had splayed across a mess of different naming conventions meant to describe the product’s specific features within the title itself. This often left the casual shopper at the mercy of someone who could break...