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M2 MacBook Airs receive favorable reviews, but some models show slower SSD speeds after benchmark testing

The first reviews of Apple’s M2 MacBook Air have surfaced, and while the reviews are generally glowing, a number of them cited that the $1,199 base model equipped with 256GB of storage has a single NAND chip, has demonstrated slower SSD speeds in benchmark testing, but real-world performance may vary. Last month, it was discovered […]

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Benchmark testing, disassembly notes slower SSD read/write performance on base model 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro

This probably wasn’t what you were expecting with a new M2-based 13-inch MacBook Pro. The $1,299 base model of the 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring 256GB of storage has significantly slower SSD read/write speeds compared to an equivalent previous-generation model. According to YouTube channels Max Tech and Created Tech, which ran tests on the new units […]

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Contaminated materials ruin 6.5 million terabytes of flash storage supply, could lead to price hike

This probably isn’t the kind of thing you want happening among your suppliers. According to Bloomberg, Western Digital and Kioxia Corp. reduced production at two plants in Japan after contaminated materials were discovered, thereby ruining approximately 6.5 million terabytes of storage. The incident could lead to further price inflation and delays in consumer electronics. Western […]

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Rumor: Apple said to be among corporations bidding to acquire Toshiba’s NAND unit

Apple may just be in a bidding war for Toshiba’s NAND memory unit. A report from the Korean Herald states that Apple, Amazon, Google and others are in a war for Toshiba’s NAND memory division, which accounts for 20 percent of the NAND market. There are reported to be 10 bidders in total, although specific […]

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Rumor: iPhone 7, 7 Plus could see storage capacities increase to 256 GB

Apple’s next-gen iPhone may see an increased storage capacity up to 256 gigabytes. The rumor comes from research firm TrendForce, which reported on Wednesday that Apple has “settled on most of the specs for the next iPhone.” Most of the details they shared have already been reported, including 3 gigabytes of RAM exclusive to the […]