SSD Drive: Is it MLC or SLC?

[go4d1]

This question is for the NEW SSD in the new Mac PRO

The SSD drive in the Mac Air is SLC which is much cheaper than an MLC drive which has a longer live and is more reliable.

I'm disappointed that the specs for the SSD Drive do not indicate the type. Does anyone know

 

[johnnymg]

The SSD drive in the Mac Air is SLC which is much cheaper than an MLC drive which has a longer live and is more reliable.

I'm disappointed that the specs for the SSD Drive do not indicate the type. Does anyone know

MODS: Please move this to the AIR forum.

Edit: Your original post made NO mention of the MP.

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

This question is for the NEW SSD in the new Mac PRO

The SSD drive in the Mac Air is SLC which is much cheaper than an MLC drive which has a longer live and is more reliable.

I'm disappointed that the specs for the SSD Drive do not indicate the type. Does anyone know

It will be MLC. SLC drives cost far far more and are not available in big sizes such as 512GB. If it were SLC then Apple would almost certainly big it up in their advertising and the price would probably be about three times as much.

MODS: Please move this to the AIR forum.

Why? He's asking about the Mac Pro's hard drive, not the MacBook Air's drive.

 

[shokunin]

It's the other way around, the 512gb drive will be MLC not SLC as SLC drives are more expensive than MLC.

SLC is used for enterprise class drives are wear leveling and speed are far greater than the more consumer oriented MLC.