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Also, the 256 uses 2x128 drives while the 512 uses a single drive, so you even get slightly slower storage with the upgrade. The base model is a great deal.
by ewzimm 2y ago
Also, the 256 uses 2x128 drives while the 512 uses a single drive, so you even get slightly slower storage with the upgrade. The base model is a great deal.
- mkl 2y agoDo you have a source on that? It's not what I've read elsewhere, but I'm having trouble finding anything specific.
- ewzimm 2y agoI had to look it up, and I had gotten that slightly wrong. The 256 did switch to 2x128 NAND while the previous model used 1x256, but the 512 is also multiple. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/08/m4-mac-mini-modular-storage/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/08/m4-mac-mini-modular-sto...
- einr 2y agoThis is true for the Mac Studio but not for the M4 Mac Mini -- they all have a single storage slot and the only difference between the 256 and 512 models is the model of the NAND chips.
- ewzimm 2y agoYou're right thanks. The change was to 2x128 NAND for the 256 drive from the previous generation, not 2xSSD.