

One of the ways, that Oakley also points out, is by using the USB ports on the Studio Display. It seems that there are a few ways you can get the actual USB 3.1 Gen 2 read and write speeds on your M1 Mac. Superior Data- storing Versatility Easily expand SD and TF slots to your PC, supports up to 256G SD card When want to read your TF SD card, it only takes a few seconds to complete the reading speed. If you're worried about your Mac not delivering the speed it promised, worry not. It appears that there are now many user reports of Apple Silicon-based M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air machines failing. This adapter is NOT suitable for wearing a protective case. He also adds that "Apple should have informed users and qualified its claim for the compatibility of these ports." How to get better USB-C speeds on Apple M1 Mac He adds that if this was an error in the firmware of the Fabric core(s), it would have been fixed about a year ago but it seems that the M1 chip itself doesn't support fast USB-C speeds. The Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 is among the few recent computers to support Thunderbolt 4 technology with competitors such as the Dell XPS 13 9310. However, the speeds dropped to 10-20Mb/s when a USB 3.1 Gen 2 storage was connected to a USB-C port.Īll in all, the report suggests that the "shortcoming" has been present in all M1 Macs for nearly 18 months. The speeds got better when a USB 3.1 Gen 2 storage was used with the USB-C port and Thunderbolt ports of the Mac.


However, the maximum transfer speed an M1 Mac could provide was 406Mb/s when connected to a Thunderbolt port.
