SATA3 in the new Air?

[atMac]

Does anyone think that the new Air will have SATA3? If so what are the odds that Apple will include an SATA3 Flash drive?

 

[Hellhammer]

SATA 6Gb/s is quite likely since the chipset features two SATA 6Gb/s ports but I doubt the SSD will be 6Gb/s. The SSDs in other 2011 Macs are 3Gb/s, even though the interface is SATA 6Gb/s.

 

[atMac]

Is it safe to assume it will have 1333MHz memory also?

 

[Hellhammer]

Is it safe to assume it will have 1333MHz memory also?

I would say yes. It won't make a difference though.

 

[Apple Expert]

SATA3, yes. But it will still be a SATA2 ssd.

 

[jdechko]

Well, at the very least it opens up the door for a 3rd party 6.0Gbps SSD. So I guess there is some benefit.

 

[JR1993]

are air SSD;s replaceable, or are they souldered to the board?

 

[Hellhammer]

are air SSD;s replaceable, or are they souldered to the board?

They are replaceable.

 

[JR1993]

They are replaceable.

Thanks, but theyre not normal SSDs are they????

 

[Hellhammer]

Thanks, but theyre not normal SSDs are they????

Nope. They are mSATA SSDs (also known as blade SSDs). Basically, they use the physical connector of Mini PCIe but the signal is SATA. There are some other brands selling mSATA SSDs for MBAs, e.g. OWC. mSATA SSDs are certainly becoming more popular all the time though.