Intel Announces 310 SSD Series - Adopts m-SATA Form Factor Used in MBA

[Hellhammer]

http://www.techpowerup.com/137314/New-Intel-Solid-State-Drive-310-Series-Offers-Full-SSD-Performance-in-1-8th-the-Size.html

Only 40GB and 80GB though but it's great to see that m-SATA is being adopted by such big company. Maybe m-SATA is the future? No need to waste space with casings and stuff when a stick like that does the job too. Those should fit in MBA but there is no place for the screws.

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/10-12-29/157b.jpg
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/10-12-29/157d.jpg

Apple's SSD

http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/D1ZOQhUjgbSgkfFE.huge

[KPOM]

This is good to hear. That should mean that there will be a nice replacement SSD market for the MacBook Air. It should also mean that these drives will become commonplace.

[Thiol]

Is anyone besides Newegg selling these yet?

[Thiol]

Actually, I'm checking the Intel specs, and they say the dimensions are (newsroom.intel.com/servlet/.../Intel_SSD_310_Series_Product_Brief.pdf):

"Full-sized m-SATA form factor (50.80 mm x 29.85 mm)
Less than 4.85 mm thick"

But the toshiba SSDs that fit in the Macbook Air are (http://www.toshiba.com/taec/news/press_releases/2010/memy_10_604.jsp):

64 and 128 GB:
"Width: 24.0 mm
Height: 2.2 mm
Length: 108.9 mm"

256 GB:
"Width: 24.0 mm
Height: 3.7mm
Length: 108.9 mm"

So, unless they are measuring dimensions differently, I have a bad feeling the Intel won't fit in the Macbook Air. Do anyone know more than this?

[weckart]

These appear to be the same size as the wifi cards found in most laptops and small format computers. Interesting, if Intel can keep the price down.

[MacModMachine]

wont fit, not even nearly the right size.