expired Posted by htp182 | Staff • Oct 23, 2023
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expired Posted by htp182 | Staff • Oct 23, 2023
Apple MacBook Air (4 Colors): 13.6", M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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As far as I could ever tell that didn't really affect my day to day usage at all but I opted to return it for a 16GB version so that it is more capable longer into the future because otherwise I absolutely love this machine and don't see needing to upgrade for a long time.
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512gb config has 2x256gb chips so its fine
512gb config has 2x256gb chips so its fine
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In the real world (or, at least, the simulated real world of building Xcode jobs), one can see (https://github.com/devMEremenko/XcodeBenchmark) that it makes essentially zero difference. (Note the same model M2, one with 256 and one with 512. Throw in more memory on the 512 for more fun...)
Again, in the real world, doing actual things that hit the disk.
Not just reading massive sequential files that almost nobody needs to do...
The article you posted couldn't find differences either, when actually using it, and could only guess and gesture....:
That said, will these particular differences impact you? People the Air is marketed to will likely not see a life-changing contrast between the 256GB and 512GB models when it comes to everyday performance. I ran two 4K YouTube videos over 25 open Chrome tabs for 30 minutes on both machines without either needing to dip into swap memory. Boot time was also pretty identical — I turned the two devices on side by side a number of times. And I didn't see much of a difference when it came to opening any of the apps I normally use, including Chrome, Safari, Messages, Photos, Activity Monitor, Slack, Music, etc.
I suggest we move past this endless repetition of pointless data.