For better or worse, the MacBook Air re-invented the so-called netbook segment of modern computing. Fitted in a razor thin aluminum casing with a brilliant display, low power processor, best-in-class trackpad and a full-sized keyboard, how could you improve such a wonderful gadget? Simply head on over to OWC for a ride on the wild side with a mammoth-sized 480GB SSD upgrade — if you can stomach the price tag.
Brace yourself friends, the sticker shock you are about to witness might have you re-thinking your retirement plans. Other World Computing (OWC) currently lists a 480GB capacity Mercury Aura Pro Express SSD upgrade for the new MacBook Air for $1,580 (970 GBP). To put this into perspective, $1580 is enough coin to purchase a separate 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB flash storage.
If the price tag didn’t throw you off the scent, OWC will happily outfit your MacBook Air with its speedy drive. They’ve even included a video demonstration proving a 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro can boot and open the entire Adobe Creative Suite in 28 seconds. Meanwhile a faster 2.66 GHz MacBook Pro using the factory hard drive takes 67 seconds. This just goes to show a computer is only as fast as its slowest part, which in this case is the hard drive.
Out Now | OWC | $1580 (970 GBP)
