Hello, forum
I was just wondering how many lanes the new PCIe Flash Memory in the 2013 rMBP uses.
The reason behind this inquisition is based on a theory that Apple can shift to a dual PCIe Flash Memory setup in future laptops. The present processors in the rMBPs (13 and 15 inch models) support up to 16 lanes. That's been the steady setup since the first Nehalem MBPs. I'm assuming that the Flash Memory uses 8 lanes (or maybe 4). So theoretically, it's possible that Apple will develop rMBPs with two PCIe Flash Memory cards.
I know there are many reasons against the theory. First and foremost, why Apple would do that. They already provide 1TB cards, which is more than enough. They could give another card for expansion and RAID, but that would be against what Apple has done up so far, what with the proprietary pentalobe screws on the rMBPs. So I'm just putting this theory out there.
Regards
Raptor
I was just wondering how many lanes the new PCIe Flash Memory in the 2013 rMBP uses.
The reason behind this inquisition is based on a theory that Apple can shift to a dual PCIe Flash Memory setup in future laptops. The present processors in the rMBPs (13 and 15 inch models) support up to 16 lanes. That's been the steady setup since the first Nehalem MBPs. I'm assuming that the Flash Memory uses 8 lanes (or maybe 4). So theoretically, it's possible that Apple will develop rMBPs with two PCIe Flash Memory cards.
I know there are many reasons against the theory. First and foremost, why Apple would do that. They already provide 1TB cards, which is more than enough. They could give another card for expansion and RAID, but that would be against what Apple has done up so far, what with the proprietary pentalobe screws on the rMBPs. So I'm just putting this theory out there.
Regards
Raptor
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