Has anyone recently bought a 13" 256GB SSD?

[vmflapem]

I feel like so many newly ordered 256GB ssd are SanDisk.
If you have recently purchased your 256GB MBP, can you post what you got?

//Edit: Sorry, by 256GB ssd I mean 256GB MacBook Pro Retina

 

[TheEnthusiast]

Is this the new "problem" that everyone is going to start complaining about?

 

[maflynn]

I feel like so many newly ordered 256GB ssd are SanDisk

How do you tell this? Not that I have a 13" rMBP but I'm curious. What problems are you trying to discern by SSD maker

 

[yjchua95]

How do you tell this? Not that I have a 13" rMBP but I'm curious. What problems are you trying to discern by SSD maker

The OP is saying that the SanDisk SD0256F is slower than the Samsung SM0256F. Unfortunately, he's right.

My 13" MBA has a SD0256F and gets around 550 MB/s write, while my 21.5" iMac has a SM0256F and has around 650MB/s of write.

Meanwhile, read speeds are over 700MB/s in both SD0256F and SM0256F.

In real world usage, the difference isn't noticeable unless one writes large amounts of data daily.

We pay the same amount of money for a 256GB SSD, but it's like a lottery on whether we get the crappier SD0256F or the jackpot SM0256F.

 

[Yell0w]

The OP is saying that the SanDisk SD0256F is slower than the Samsung SM0256F. Unfortunately, he's right.

My 13" MBA has a SD0256F and gets around 550 MB/s write, while my 21.5" iMac has a SM0256F and has around 650MB/s of write.

Meanwhile, read speeds are over 700MB/s in both SD0256F and SM0256F.

In real world usage, the difference isn't noticeable unless one writes large amounts of data daily.

We pay the same amount of money for a 256GB SSD, but it's like a lottery on whether we get the crappier SD0256F or the jackpot SM0256F.

How can we tell which SSD type did we get? System profile?

 

[Weaselboy]

How can we tell which SSD type did we get? System profile?

Yes... you can see it in the storage section.

 

[ea9]

Just picked mine up, actually 2 of them. First was french keyboard by accident second was english, both Samsungs.

 

[jiE]

Mine has Samsung.

 

[KUguardgrl13]

Mine is Samsung.

 

[jondunford]

APPLE SSD SM0256F Media

what does that mean?

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that is mine by the way, sorry I thought I clicked edit and my internet is zoo slow to load the page up again.

 

[Weaselboy]

APPLE SSD SM0256F Media

what does that mean?

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that is mine by the way, sorry I thought I clicked edit and my internet is zoo slow to load the page up again.

SM*** = Samsung
SD*** = Sandisk

 

[christarp]

Just bought my mid range rMBP with 256GB SSD like 2 weeks ago

Maybe I just got super lucky, but I ended up with the samsung display and storage.

Here's my speed results.

http://i.imgur.com/EaLNIv7.png

 

[snoopy1710]

bought mine (13", 2.4/8/256) in december. samsung.

Snoopy

 

[vmflapem]

Just bought my mid range rMBP with 256GB SSD like 2 weeks ago

Maybe I just got super lucky, but I ended up with the samsung display and storage.

Here's my speed results.

http://i.imgur.com/EaLNIv7.png

How do you check which display you got?

 

[AppleGoat]

Mine are Samsungs:

 

[Neocortex27]

I got my computer in October, and mine is Samsung as well.

 

[donato]

Bought a week ago (in Mexico, Spanish keyboard)- Samsung drive.

 

[Anya B]

About 3 weeks ago and mine is a Samsung but I think my screen is LG (A020). Not worried though because my screen is fabulous.