Rev. A MBA with Runcore SSD upgrade

[Scottsdale]

11/04/10: MyDigitalDiscount asks if I'd take a Renice K3VLAR 128GB SSD instead of a RunCore
11/05/10: Renice K3VLAR 128GB SSD received
11/06/10: Installed the Renice SSD

I can't tell any difference between performance of the new Renice and the old Runcore (boot time is perhaps a second longer, Xbench shows it to be about 1% faster) so I'm happy. MDD also refunded the difference for what I paid for the Runcore and the current cost of the Renice drive.

The kit itself is a better kit than the Runcore. The screwdriver was the correct size. The USB enclosure was the same as the Runcore, but it had its logic board attached inside so it worked better without wiggling the USB cable. Amazingly, still zero instructions.

I'm happy. My old rev A MacBook Air is humming along again. It was really terrible using it with the original 80GB HDD after having lived with the Runcore 128GB SSD. I'm totally happy with it using the Renice 128GB SSD.

I bought a Renice and wrote a review about it here at MR. It is a much better drive than the runcore. Check the thread below if you're interested.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1039381/

 

[nando4]

I bought a Renice and wrote a review about it here at MR. It is a much better drive than the runcore. Check the thread below if you're interested.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1039381/

+1. I've used both the ProIV and the K3VLAR, writing reviews for both:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...e-k3vlar-zif-ssd-user-review.html#post6799294
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...re-proiv-zif-ssd-user-review.html#post5524494

Summary: the Renice is the better retail package, is slightly faster, slightly cheaper and the better SSD. If not for the single reason that it uses the faster and more compatible Marvell sata-to-pata bridge. Internally has the conformal coating to give better environmental protection.