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    SSD info? Anyone?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pampas, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. pampas

    pampas Notebook Consultant

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    Me:what is the SSD in the MBP ?what model and what company makes it?
    Apple:Good afternoon.
    Apple:Using technology similar to the iPod nano, this drive has no moving parts, can access data more quickly and offers improvements in durability and resistance to data loss if dropped.
    Apple:We don't give details on the manufacturing of it.
    Me:well, what are the specs of the drive ?
    Me:read/write speed, access time
    Apple:We don't have measurements for that.
    Apple:It's not a normal drive with moving parts.
    Me:I very well know what a SSD is, but I still need some info on it in order to drop extra 500$ for it
    Me:can you provide any information at all ? anything else besides SSD 128GB ?
    Apple:It's kind of like rating baseball with touchdowns.
    Apple:It's a well made solid state flash drive that has 128GB of storage space.
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    Me: not very happy

    :)

    I know there is another thread lost 4 pages in the back, but I only got rumors (from that thread) about the SSD in the new MBP, maybe somebody found out what the exact specs of the drive: model, read/write speed ?
    Thank you
     
    pampas, Oct 24, 2008
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  2. roor

    roor Notebook Deity

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    lol @ them not knowing anything.

    maybe try talking to someone else.
     
    roor, Oct 24, 2008
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  3. Bartlett

    Bartlett The Prophet

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    I would just buy a separate SSD, you could probably pick up a 256GB when it drops in a few months for the $500.
     
    Bartlett, Oct 24, 2008
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  4. Phil

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    I believe it's Samsung MLC. (read that somewhere)

    Better buy a Intel X-25M 80GB or Samsung SLC SATAII 64Gb. Those will cost you > $500.

    If that's too much consider 320GB/7200rpm harddrive for about $100.
     
    Phil, Oct 24, 2008
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  5. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Where can you even get the Intel drives?
     
    talin, Oct 24, 2008
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  6. dseo80

    dseo80 Notebook Consultant

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    Samsung MLC is well worth it. and for 500$ to upgrade (less if you have they have coupons like dell which let you reduce the price) Id recommend it over the Intel drive.

    Another option is to wait for 256GB Samsung MLC, the specs seem to be on par with Intel's XM-25
    and it gives you a whole lot more storage for media.
     
    dseo80, Oct 24, 2008
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  7. pampas

    pampas Notebook Consultant

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    pampas, Oct 24, 2008
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  8. fuzzielitlpanda

    fuzzielitlpanda Notebook Consultant

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    ocz core series is best bang for the buck right now. i have one in my new alum mb and everything works perfectly. no freezes or hangs whatsoever and applications install very quickly.
     
    fuzzielitlpanda, Oct 25, 2008
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  9. Phil

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    Do you have V1 or V2?
     
    Phil, Oct 25, 2008
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  10. BBGus

    BBGus Notebook Evangelist

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    Personally, I would prefer to choose my own SSD for 3 reasons:

    1) You buy one which you choose and know the specs
    2) Possibly save money versus apple provided one
    3) By going this route, the old standard hard drive you pull out can be converted into a portable external storage device for media needs

    BBGus
     
    BBGus, Oct 25, 2008
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