Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Has Significantly Slower SSD
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Following the launch of Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip, it has been discovered that the $1,299 base model with 256GB of
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Base Model MacBook Pro With M2 Has Slower SSD Than M1 Version
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