McnstB to Apple@hardware.watchEnglish · 1 year agoApple has a memory problem and we're all paying for itwww.macworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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minus-square00DEADBEEFBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIn normal usage you’d never notice the speed difference. The 256GB chip is still fast. When swapping, latency of the underlying storage device is what really makes the difference and latency is pretty much the same for these chips.
minus-squareMcnstOPBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat matters is IOPS, and IOPS is half. Literally even the YouTube reviewers noticed M2 256GB was slower! Even those who claim 8GB is enough!
In normal usage you’d never notice the speed difference. The 256GB chip is still fast. When swapping, latency of the underlying storage device is what really makes the difference and latency is pretty much the same for these chips.
What matters is IOPS, and IOPS is half.
Literally even the YouTube reviewers noticed M2 256GB was slower! Even those who claim 8GB is enough!