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

If Apple released a USB-hub for the Mac [Picture]

The number of devices that use today a USB, exceeds all reasonable limits. Printers, modems, flash drives, hard drives, lamps and even the fans - They are all connected to the computer via a USB-port.

 

In such circumstances, it is obvious that many Mac and PC users suffer from the lack of USB-ports. As a workaround, you can temporarily disconnect unused Soup or buy a special device - a hub. Fans of the fruit will appreciate the decision of the company Satechi.

NEW Aluminum Satechi Premium 4 Port Aluminum USB Hub, though not glowing logo has bitten the apple, but the style is as good as the owners thereof. This 4-port hub is made in the same style with a wireless keyboard and touch pad from Apple.

 

Nevertheless, it should be noted the lack of this device. Since the recent Apple laptops have migrated to standard USB 3.0, the lack of compatibility Satechi Premium with the new interface can not fail to disappoint. For all other Mac users gadget can be a great acquisition. All the more, and it costs only $ 25 .