The successor to the Samsung-branded SSD inside your 2011 MacBook Air has just been announced. The Samsung PM830 supports the SATA revision 3.0 interface and is capable of transmissions of up to 6 Gbps. Not to mention these drives deliver double the performance of company’s current SATA 3 Gbps drives, recording sequential read speeds of 500 MB/s and writes speeds of 350 MB/s. How do you like them apples?
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The tall tell sign of an Apple product refresh has long been either inventory shortages or refurbished price cuts. Now priced at $829 (£503), down from $849 last week, the refurbished 11-inch MacBook Air sits at a 17 percent discount. We’ve heard rumblings the 2011 MacBook Air could see an Intel Core I upgrade or possibly even the iPad 2’s A5 processor — assuming Apple’s alleged departure from Intel to ARM proves true. Will we see new MacBook Airs announced next week?
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.