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SSD in Studio
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Mac Mini M1 - speeds up to 3.4GB/s*
*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using pre-production Mac mini systems with Apple M1 chip and 16GB of RAM and 2TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.23, 1024KB request size, 150GB test file and IO depth=32. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Apple Mac Studio - Up to 8TB SSD with up to 7.4GB/s read speeds*
*Testing conducted by Apple in February 2022 using pre‑production Mac Studio systems with Apple M1 Max, 10‑core CPU, 64GB of RAM and 8TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.27, 1024KB request size, 150GB test file and IO depth=8. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Studio.
Again I'm not sure what speed (Read & Write) we'll get for 512GB, 1TB, 2TB & 4TB. We'll find out sometime next week via Youtube or online review.
*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using pre-production Mac mini systems with Apple M1 chip and 16GB of RAM and 2TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.23, 1024KB request size, 150GB test file and IO depth=32. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
Apple Mac Studio - Up to 8TB SSD with up to 7.4GB/s read speeds*
*Testing conducted by Apple in February 2022 using pre‑production Mac Studio systems with Apple M1 Max, 10‑core CPU, 64GB of RAM and 8TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.27, 1024KB request size, 150GB test file and IO depth=8. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Studio.
Again I'm not sure what speed (Read & Write) we'll get for 512GB, 1TB, 2TB & 4TB. We'll find out sometime next week via Youtube or online review.
Gotcha, thanks for the info bud. I got the M1 Max with 32 cores and 512 storage
From what we know, the SSD is soldered. Apple says not user upgradable. We will know for certain, once reviewers get them in their hands.
There appear to be socketed - so serviceable, but not necessarily upgradable.
potential user upgradeable storage on Mac Studio
Surprised no one noticed it...speculation but they sure look like the same PCIX on the Mac pro and the trashcan mac pro.
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Socketed would indeed be a nice surprise. Transfer speeds sound like regular PCIE 4.0 fare.
Aren't the ones in the Mac Pro kinda custom? I recall these have to be signed in some way for them to be accepted by the machine.
Aren't the ones in the Mac Pro kinda custom? I recall these have to be signed in some way for them to be accepted by the machine.
If it's anything like the 14/16-MacBook Pros, the Read/Write will be identical. Both laptops can reach 7.4GBs with 4TB and 8TB. 5.5GBs for 1 TB/2TB.
Has there been any info' on this published? I assume you have to get both slots filled to get the full "7.4GB/s" speed, but is that 2TB, 4TB or only the 8TB (which is what they did their testing on)?
The upgradability on the Mac Studio is disappointing. I hope Apple pulls the same move with the Mac Pro and allow SSD upgrade down the road. From the videos I've seen, it appears to be software locked with MacOS not recognizing the second SSD.
Unfortunately, he was not very well informed when he made that video and provides a great deal of misinformation. see this article for a bit more insight:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...ble-ssds-and-why-you-cant-just-swap-them-out/
It's new, evolving and at least he's trying and not just parakeeting. Still holds that it's not consumer friendly.
you mean it's not friendly to the small portion of consumers that want to open up their PCs and replace parts. We're in a technology bubble on this website. The vast majority of Apple's customers will buy their products and never want to open the case or change anything. and in 7 to 10 years time when they've outgrown the spec they bought, they'll buy the newer, bigger version then.
Its not enthusiast friendly, would be a more appropriate term
It's more than just software-locked, if Luke Miani's video yesterday is correct, they're not even full SSDs, they're just storage modules, with the controller part soldered into the board. According to iFixIt they managed to replace the 512 'SSD' from one Studio with the 512 from another Studio and managed to get it working. But there doesn't at this stage seem to be a way to increase storage capacity. So as far as it currently goes, you can exchange a faulty storage-module with another of exactly the same capacity, but you can never upgrade it, because the motherboard is effectively hardcoded to mate with only its original size of storage module.
But this is an evolving situation and may change.
I am fairly certain that the Mac Pro 2019 can accept increased storage when restoring firmware via Apple Configurator 2. But of course with that model Apple themselves sell SSD kits and thus they are kind of responsible to leave that open for the end user. Not saying we should expect the same behaviour on the Mac Studio, but if it isn't possible on the Studio now then either Apple really "blocks" this, or there are other means required to do so.
The truth touched a nerve, did it? 🤣
It's not apple hater friendly. Let's be real, most of these people only come out from under their bridge to bash anything Apple. The faux outrage about a computer they were never going to buy regardless how much you can upgrade it is just funny to see.
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