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2014 MacBook Airs Demonstrating Slower Flash Storage Speeds Than 2013 Models
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Somewhat disappointing. Then again I've got a 2013-256 that feels slower than my 2007 15 mbp. Maybe some of the extended battery life is due to the different spec ssd's. Two extra hours on the 13" is a huge increase.
256GB and above SSDs are twice as fast as 128GB SSDs (due to the way it works), so there is no problem with 11inch model's result. However the results for 13inch is kind of weird. Suggest re-test with same size SSDs
At least, for late 2013 13inch rmbp, 256GB model is twice as fast as 128GB model.
Even though the 2014 model is slower, actually it does not matter since you won't use your air for thunderbolt external drives, and thus you will not feel the difference.
Samdung driver?
Every time i hear that name associated with apple in anyway it gives me the creeps !
Every time i hear that name associated with apple in anyway it gives me the creeps !
Classic! This update was a joke. All I really want from Apple at this point is a new Mac mini. I mean, who even wants a low resolution TN display in the year 2014? Even Samsung is moving on from those resolutions in the Chromebook 2.
Hey, that's where that $100 decrease came from!
Really hope this doesn't mean other new Apple products will be slow, as well.
Really hope this doesn't mean other new Apple products will be slow, as well.
I think there is some information missing from the test like which drives were in which computer configurations. Also Like many people are saying this is nothing new we see this all the time with the SSD's that are in Apple's product. Its because one supplier can not supply all the NAND memory needed for Apple's SSD Needs. I would be happy with either SSD they are shipping as long as its reliable.
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I would also like to see a head to head comparison of 2 exact same MBA with the same type of SSD and amount of storage just different years (2013/2014). I think the difference would be a lot less if this happened. Hopefully someone can post this on the forums.
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I would also like to see a head to head comparison of 2 exact same MBA with the same type of SSD and amount of storage just different years (2013/2014). I think the difference would be a lot less if this happened. Hopefully someone can post this on the forums.
I'm with you on that.
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I use USB3.0 external SSD storage, I might notice the difference (just).
Uh..... the 2013 model uses PCI-e as well. It was the first one to use it, and they're great. But on that note, the refurb 2013 airs from Apple are a truly amazing deal.
How was it a joke? They didn't have a new generation processor to put in it so they slightly updated it with a haswell one and dropped the price 100 dollars. If they didn't do this update they wouldn't have done any. This update didn't delay the retina model or anything. The retina MBA will come when the next processors come out.
Apple sure is innovative these days.
One update to something after more than 4 months and it's a cheap flop backwards. Ah well, let's pretend it's great and cheer the downward slide.
One update to something after more than 4 months and it's a cheap flop backwards. Ah well, let's pretend it's great and cheer the downward slide.
The 2014 has a lot less free space... not sure if that has any impact.
Is the OS also installed on the same volume?
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