MacBook Air 2012: SSD faster than 217% over the previous generation

Has anyone said or thought that the new MacBook Air in 2012 , marketed since last June 11, are virtually identical to its predecessor? If with regard to aesthetics, nothing has changed in the last year, for ultrabook of Cupertino, we can not say the same thing for the hardware characteristics.

 

A new MagSafe connector 2, the introduction of USB 3.0 ports, upgrade to the new Intel CPU Ivy Bridge, installation of a FaceTime HD camera, the expansion up to 8GB of ram, and using multiple SSD capacious and fast changes are certainly to be reckoned with in the replacement of your laptop.

We have already seen, in the classical charts Geekbench  2012 as the new MacBook Air has achieved an improved performance by about 20% over the previous generation, at least in a purely computational point of view. But how will the SSD mounted in this new model? This question has tried to answer osxdaily  that, through specific tests using the Disk Speed ​​Test utility available for free in Mac App Store , has revealed some very interesting results.

 

In addition to the two images presented in this article, you show the freeze frame of the maximum speed reached by the two generations of SSD, we present below the results of the last three generations of MacBook Air:

• MacBook Air SSD 2012 : write 364MB/sec, 461MB/sec read
• MacBook Air SSD 2011 : write 152MB/sec, 145MB/sec read
• MacBook Air SSD 2010 : write 157MB/sec, 188MB/sec read 

Therefore, amounting to 217% with respect to the SSD MacBook Air that will surely make you feel even daily use of OS X Lion Mountain Lion before and after. Interestingly, the SSD mounted in the new MBA 2012, the Toshiba TS128E, while in the two previous models it comes to Samsung components.

In view of these results, you will change your "old" MacBook Air with the new model? Or the performance of previous generation are still more than satisfactory? by

iFixit hardware dismantling the new MacBook Air 13-inch 2012

Punctual as always, this time perhaps even slightly earlier, here are the boys of the famous site iFixit get their hands on the new 13-inch MacBook Air introduced at last keynote held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. New MacBook Air, which in appearance looks the same in all respects to the previous generation, contains within it a completely renovated and upgraded hardware.

 

Not only new cpu, more ram, ssd and more component, but also a 'superior expandability thanks to the new USB 3.0 ports, to the Thunderbolt and the new FaceTime front camera can capture video at 720p. We see the main features / innovation of this product directly from iFixit revealed, while the complete disassembly, we refer to their website .

 

Regarding the capacity / battery model we were presented with the same product in 2011, therefore, not surprising that the range is unchanged from the previous model (which is quite low). Also with regard to the form SSD there have been major changes (separately for the capacity) at the level "aesthetic / structural", but apparently this time have been used should ensure that the new SandForce superior performance.

Another change concerns, as we already mentioned in the opening article, the part of the connections made by the new USB 3.0 port and the new MagSafe power connector 2. Going back inside, however, we find a renewed microphone to ensure optimum speech recognition that will be introduced in the new OS X Mountain Lion near the exit.

 

What you see in the picture above is probably the heart of everything. Highlighted in red are the new Intel Core i5 CPU-3427U 1.8 GHz, the orange 'E201B953 SLJ8B Intel Platform Controller Hub, the yellow' Thunderbolt DSL3510L Intel controller, a small green in the Texas Instruments TPS2561 dual channel power switches and to finish Linear Technology LT3957 Inverting the blue converter.

It is hoped that iFixit has fully satisfied your curiosity about the new MacBook Air 2012. Now you can proceed to a more informed purchase or upgrade.  by