Combining features from earlier SSD and USB stick models, the diskAshur M2 offers strong security in a rugged chassis, at a price.

It is unclear why the M2-equipped MacBook Pro (256GB SSD) has only one NAND flash storage chip, but MacRumors points out that cost and supply constraints may be factors.

From what I understand that means going for an M2 NVME ("M key"?) SSD, with reported speeds that are about 10x higher than the others.

Max Tech ran the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, a common benchmark for testing storage speed on macOS devices. Alarmingly, the M2 MacBook Pro’s SSD was revealed to be slower than the M1 version in ...

We found that the Mac mini (2023) with the M2 chip and 256GB of storage has fewer NAND chips for the SSD than its predecessor with the M1 chip and 256GB of storage, which results in slower read ...

Even a SATA SSD will get the job done, though we recommend something like an M2 SSD, as the chances are that you also have a spare slot on your motherboard for one.

Sustained disk read speeds run by Max Tech using the BlackMagic Disk Speed Test showed a drop from about 2,900MB/s in the M1 MacBook Pro to 1,446MB/s in the M2 MacBook Pro.

The base 14-inch M2 MacBook Pro has a slower SSD than its predecessor, with 39% slower reads and 20% slower writes.

For both HDD and SSD, there are many trusted storage brands, including Samsung, Seagate, Crucial, WD and Kingston.

The rugged, portable DiskAshur M2 keeps your files secure behind military-grade encryption without requiring any fussy companion software.