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The SSD In The New MacBook Air Is 217% Faster Than Before

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  • dniestre
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    • Mar 2012
    • 838

    The SSD In The New MacBook Air Is 217% Faster Than Before

    The SSD In The New MacBook Air Is 217% Faster Than Before


    The MacBook Air has never been a slouch in terms of performance, but with the 2012 model, SSD performance is scoring a whopping 217% higher than ever before.

    In tests run by OSXDaily, read speeds reached a maximum of 461MB/s, and write speeds hit 364MB/s, a dramatic increase over the 2011 model, which scored just a modest 145MB/s read speed and a 152MB/s write speed.


    CPU speeds are also reportedly roughly 15-20% faster, but the major difference is of course the SSD. It’s interesting to note that the SSD in the new MacBook Air appears to be manufactured by Toshiba, while the 2011 models had Samsung drives. While this could likely be a factor in the increased performance, some new MacBook Airs are also shipping with Samsung drives, so the difference in brand is probably negligible.

    Either way, its safe to say that the new MacBook Air is now one of the fastest laptops available, right up there with the new, Retina display MacBook Pro.
  • jezs
    Member
    • Jan 2012
    • 34

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    Re: The SSD In The New MacBook Air Is 217% Faster Than Before

    You can buy after-marked SSD chips now which is great... I believe the memory is still soldered in though - applies to both retina MBP and MB air

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    • ath2800
      Junior Member
      • May 2011
      • 24

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      Re: The SSD In The New MacBook Air Is 217% Faster Than Before

      The new Macbook Air uses the latest Intel i7 i5. The bug is in the graphics card. is an Intel HD Graphics 4000. Earlier models had the ATI that give better compatibility.
      Regards

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