SSD Controller insides new Macbook Air?

[ksec]

I haven't found a single notes about what controller it will be using. I have they have ditched the old and slow Samsung controller for something much better.

 

[capeconsultant]

That is a really really good question. Amen to dumping anything by Samsung.

 

[tweakboy]

Were not allowed to talk about MACs on this forum lol JK JK JK

Honestly MAC puts the cheapest components in their rigs, both desktop and mobile

I mean they sell a mobile 8 core xeon while the video card is a 2900XT ,, talk about bottleneck.... THey probably put a hitachti or a IBM coughs,, JK JKJK, hd as well. Also cheap brand RAM ,, and what not. thx

 

[capeconsultant]

Unfortunately, ten bucks says it IS a Samsung 🙂

 

[ksec]

Well, you owe me a tenner 😀

it is a Toshiba T6UG1XBG Solid State Drive controller. I have no idea of this controller, could be a re branded one. But Why would apple use something like this where no one has heard of, and probably unproven.

I wonder if it is a plug in based SATA connection that the "SSD" is using or an 1x PCI-E Express slot.

 

[capeconsultant]

Oops. I meant to say I thought it would be an unheard of controller. Most likely so conservative so as to be as slow as an old Samsung 🙂

 

[Dark Shroud]

But Why would apple use something like this where no one has heard of, and probably unproven.

Because Apple uses cheap parts for the internals in their products. That's why just about every board Apple uses is made at Foxconn.

 

[IntelCeleron]

According to Anand it's the same one used in the Kingston SSDNow V+.

http://twitter.com/anandshimpi/status/28056630306

 

[ksec]

Tart, this is slow as heck.....

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2968/...30gb-ssdnow-v-series-battle-of-the-125-ssds/3