Both solutions support 6Gbps SATA and both are capable of reaching Apple's advertised 500MB/s sequential access claims. ![]() The Toshiba drives use a rebranded SandForce SF-2200 controller. The Samsung drives use the same PM830 controller found in the 2012 MacBook Pro as well as the MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The Toshiba Branded SandForce SF-2200 controller in the 2012 MacBook Air - iFixitĪs always there are two SSD controller vendors populating the drives in the new MacBook Air: Toshiba and Samsung. The new SSD connector looks to be identical to the one used by the Retina Display equipped MacBook Pro, although rest of the SSD PCB is different. ![]() I'd always heard reports of issues with the old connector from a manufacturing standpoint, so the change makes sense. This generation Apple opted for a new connector, so you can't swap drives between 20 models. ![]() The More Complicated (yet predictable) SSD LotteryĪpple continues to use a custom form factor and interface for the SSDs in the MacBook Air.
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