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M3 MacBook Air teardown posted, Apple resolves controversial SSD issue from M2 model

“They’ll fix it in the next version” may be a cliche, but it seems to have applied to the SSD issue found in the M2 MacBook Air. On Wednesday, repair outfit iFixit posted a video teardown of the base model of Apple’s newly-released 13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip and 256GB of storage. The […]

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iFixit publishes 15-inch MacBook Air teardown, highlights upgraded speaker system, larger battery

Apple put some interesting stuff in its new 15-inch MacBook Air notebook. According to the cool cats at iFixit, who completed their usual reardown of the new hardware and posted video of the process, the 15-inch MacBook Air has a similar internal design as the 13-inch model, with the only notable difference being two extra […]

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Apple repeats NAND SSD slowdown issue with 256GB drive aboard the $1,299 15-inch MacBook Air

Apple may have made the same snafu with its base model SSD with its new 15-inch MacBook Air that it made with the 13-inch version of the notebook. The SSD, which features a single 256GB NAND chip, offers slower SSD read and write speeds when compared to the other models with more storage available. The […]

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Apple adds refurbished M2 Mac mini units to online store inventory

If you’re hankering for an M2 Mac mini at a good price, you’re going to like this. Apple on Wednesday added refurbished M2 Mac mini models to its online store in the United States, offering the latest 2023 version of the desktop machine at a discounted price for the first time. The refurbished M2 Mac […]

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Benchmark tests indicate 2023 MacBook Pro features slower SSD read and write speeds compared to the M2 MacBook Air

As nifty as the 2023 MacBook Pro might be, its SSD speeds may be lacking. A quick set of benchmark tests has shown that the SSD speeds on the 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro yields slower read and write speeds than the M2-based MacBook Air. The reason for this comes as Apple trades off using fewer […]