Apple using old Toshiba SSDs on some MacBook Airs

[barefeats]

Could you do some real world tests? Booting, copying, launching large applications?

As you probably know sequential speeds are not that relevant for daily usage.

Glad to. The large sequential data was just an appetizer. ;-)

However, I need to find someone with a 2011 MBA with Toshiba flash storage. Both of our 2011 MBAs have Samsung. Volunteers?

 

[barefeats]

FLASH STORAGE SHOOTOUT:
2011 MacBook Air with Toshiba, Samsung, and Aura
http://barefeats.com/mba11_03.html

 

[KPOM]

FLASH STORAGE SHOOTOUT:
2011 MacBook Air with Toshiba, Samsung, and Aura
http://barefeats.com/mba11_03.html

Thanks. Hopefully this helps put some of these trumped up concerns to rest. I've seen Engadget and others harp on about how "Apple is using slower SSDs on some MacBook Airs" and the inevitable Apple bashing. The bottom line is the Samsung is better on some tasks, the Toshiba on others. Both aren't nearly as fast as the Sandforce drive, but all are still pretty good.