Next air hard drive

[Cabbit]

There this is the next hard drive in the air.
http://www.techpowerup.com/61978/Co...nces_1.8-Inch_Micro-SATA_SSD_for_Laptops.html

Computex 2008, Super Talent has announced a new line of 1.8-inch Micro-SATA solid state drives. At merely 5mm thick, these Micro-SATA SSDs are slimmer than most 1.8-inch hard drives, and hold up to 120GB of data. “In terms of performance, power consumption, and shock and vibration resistance the MasterDrive KX is substantially better than hard drives. The MasterDrive KX is an excellent upgrade for laptop users looking for greater reliability or to accelerate bootup and load times”, Super Talent Marketing Director, Joe James explained. Built with MLC NAND Flash, the MasterDrive KX SSDs are offered in 30GB, 60GB and 120GB capacities. Specs also mention about 0.1ms access time and 120MB/sec and 40MB/sec max sequential read and write speeds. Prices of these drives are as follows: $299 for the FUM30GK18H 30GB model, $449 for the FUM60GK18H 60GB model and $679 for the 120GB FUM20GK18H model.

 

[AstroHouse]

Zounds!!! If they fit the Air, I'm there!

 

[EspressoLove]

No guys, you stuck.
Apple chose ZIF not SATA, so you out of luck.

They saved you few bucks you know ... so that motherboard would accommodate [smaller] iPod's hdd without hassle of supporting two interfaces.

So I guess you should be grateful ?!

 

[ducatidoc]

there was a post a while ago about some fella who cracked open his air and found the SATA pins on the motherboard, implying that an MBA could be retrofitted for SATA. i also seem to remember the post (first described on engadget?) talked about an unknown mystery connector on the motherboard -- a female port of sorts with no known function. im no electrical engineer, but am hoping someone more knowledgeable than myself may try this mod sometime down the road.

 

[ducatidoc]

found it:

http://www.maushammer.com/systems/mba/USB.html