rMB didn't get the new PCIe x4 SSD?

[ccsasuke]

In the ARS review, which benchmarked the CPU, GPU as well as SSD, it shows the rMB didn't get the new fancy (or per Apple, double-speed) PCIe x4 SSDs as in the 2015 rMBP and 13" MBA.
This means it has the same old SSD in all those 2013/2014 models that only uses 2 PCIe lanes.

It is yet to be confirmed and I know in practice there is probably no big difference but I was so desparately looking forward to the SM951 SSDs that give the astonishing 1.5GB/s for both R/W...
Shame on this if that's true...

 

[danielwerner]

Seems like it's true, engadget's review spoke of 738 mb/s speeds.

But that shouldn't be too big of a deal. Remember, 738 mb/s is FAST, and this isn't a pro laptop.

 

[ccsasuke]

Seems like it's true, engadget's review spoke of 738 mb/s speeds.

But that shouldn't be too big of a deal. Remember, 738 mb/s is FAST, and this isn't a pro laptop.

Yeah it's by no means slow, but just not as fast as I expected, especially given that the cheaper MBA got twice faster..

 

[theSeb]

This is the kind of difference that is meaningless to 98% of users. It is not something that you would notice in typical everyday use.