The future model of MacBook Air SSD capacity will nearly double

In the near future the emergence of updated MacBook Air and Apple models will use them best SSD-drive with Toggle DDR 2.0 interface. He is based on NAND flash memory, created using a process technology 19 nm. This technology should be replaced in the MacBook Air SSD Blade X-gale production Toshiba and analogue from Samsung. The new SSD-drives meet the requirements of the specification ONFI 3.0 and are capable of speeds up to 400 MB / s.

It is worth noting that the subject drive is designed not in the form of an expansion card, as implemented in the MacBook Air 2010. Chip flash memory are soldered to the motherboard, and RAM as the current models. Regarding the comparison-speed performance, the currently used SSD provides data read to at 261.1 Mb / s, recording - up to 209 MB / s.

Theoretically, the new drive takes up even less space in the Air, but the problem is that Apple will have to completely change the design of the motherboard, as in the current version of its free space there just not. Directly above RAM is SSD expansion card.

Innovation also will not only significantly improve performance, but also increase the battery life of the next-generation MacBook Air (finer process technology means reduced energy consumption chips). However, such an arrangement would deprive the users' ability to independently carry out SSD-drive replacement. Although, Apple is not particularly welcomed that in the current generation of Air, applying the screws in the device with a unique "floral" cap.

In addition to the new drive is the smallest and lightest Apple laptop in the version 2011 uses the latest Intel processors based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. Expected technology and support Thunderbolt. The release of "air" notebook should go with exit in the sale of a new operating system - Mac OS X Lion. [via Apple Insider]