As MacRumors reports, multiple tests of the M2 MacBook Pro revealed that the SSD in the base model is significantly slower than the base model M1 MacBook Pro it replaces. How much slower?

Of course, the SSD in the entry-level M2 MacBook Pro is still quite fast, but cutting the speed by 50% compared to the previous model seems unfair to consumers, especially in a “Pro” machine.

M2 13-Inch MacBook Pro With 256GB SSD Appears Slower Than Equivalent M1 in Real-World Speed Tests ...

SSD speed testing shows that the standard MacBook Pro M2 is slower than the M1 model, possibly due to Apple using new parts.

New M2 MacBook Pro’s SSD is slower than its M1-powered sibling, early test of the new Apple device suggests.

The $1,299 model features the same 256GB of SSD storage as its M1 predecessor, but speeds are much slower.

A hot potato: The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro powered by Apple's all-new M2 SoC has arrived in stores, bringing with it the upgraded performance Cupertino talked about during the unveiling earlier ...

Apple’s new M2 MacBook Pro appears to have slower SSD write and read speeds than its predecessor. YouTubers have discovered that the base model only has a single NAND chip, which could be ...

This review is for a 12600K (I'm looking at a 12400) but only looks at DDR5-4400 vs. some DDR4. Higher speed DDR5 should obviously be better (at more cost for the memory and the motherboard).

It appears that only the base model 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 chip has a slower SSD. As noted in the MacRumors forums, Aaron Zollo ran the Disk Speed Test app on the 512GB model and the SSD's ...

Kingston's newest consumer-facing internal NVMe M.2 SSD promises maximum throughput of 7,000MBps read and write, which would make it the fastest-rated PCI Express 4.0 drive we’ve seen to date.

This results in SSD read and write performance that’s dramatically lower than the previous generation. The base model M1 and M2 MacBook Air provide just 256GB of storage.