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Brand of SSD used in latest unibodies?
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don't buy any samsung/corsair and toshiba ssd's, real snails without firmware update possibility .. 
intel/kingston, ocz vertex/summit/, supertalent ultrame, g.skill falcon are the right choice.
intel/kingston, ocz vertex/summit/, supertalent ultrame, g.skill falcon are the right choice.
I don't have a lot of confidence in Apple shipped SSDs. Mine is a crappy Samsung 128 and it is as slow as molasses coming outta snails ass.
The toshibas are apparently crap too
When you say slow, slow compared to what? High end drives like the Intel and Vertex, or compared to regular hdds?
Dajman are you going to install BootCamp & Win7 ? If so would you mind posting a screenshot of CrystalDiskInfo running on the machine ? It shows the LBA mode and the SATA Transfer mode - I'm curious to know what it will say about the Apple SSD and the SATA bus.
Thanks !
I don't have a lot of confidence in Apple shipped SSDs. Mine is a crappy Samsung 128 and it is as slow as molasses coming outta snails ass.
The toshibas are apparently crap too
What kind of computer is this? Rev A MBA or like a newer Unibody MacBook with SSD? And yeah, compared to what?
Can anyone confirm yet what SSD is being used in the latest unibodies..
Specifically the 256GB...
Specifically the 256GB...
I just got my new unibody MPB with 256 SSD last week, here's the info from System Profiler. I would guess the TS stands for Toshiba? Someone who knows more than I do would have to comment.
Capacity: 233.76 GB
Model: APPLE SSD TS256A
Model: APPLE SSD TS256A
Indeed.
It's cheaper to buy your own and install. Good chance it will be better than the one Apple gives you too.
Indeed.
.. and you can use it as a backup hdd.
(the apple one)
I don't have a lot of confidence in Apple shipped SSDs. Mine is a crappy Samsung 128 and it is as slow as molasses coming outta snails ass.
The toshibas are apparently crap too
Apple is still using the old and crappy version of corsairs. The new ones use samsung controllers and are fast.
I do recommend just getting the SSD yourself from Newegg. You get better choices from there and cheaper as well.
Why is Apple sticking with the slow SSDs???
I mean, from how they describe them on Apple.com ("...they increase durability...") I think they know that these are not fast drives.
You would think that this company would want the best for their laptops.
I mean, from how they describe them on Apple.com ("...they increase durability...") I think they know that these are not fast drives.
You would think that this company would want the best for their laptops.
You'd think so from the pricetag, but the only thing that's "the best" is the unibody enclosure itself. OK, the fans, the trackpad and the battery are high end stuff. The screens are pretty high end (save for the toy-grade resolution on the 13" and 15" models. But the rest -- AGERE firewire chipset, Broadcom BT/WiFi, the AWFUL RealTek sound chip, the unremarkable 9600M, the selection of hard drives... all that stuff is second rate junk. Shareholders first, customers last.