A few weeks back, we posted an article that stated our opinion of the new Apple MBA as being one of the top ultraportable laptops available today, and quite possibly, untouchable. The backlash from Sony fans was amazing, many clearly noting that we hadn’t tested, or included, the new VAIO 13 Pro as a comparison system in that report…and they …
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2013 MacBook Air Disassembled and Benched – Samsung 256GB PCIe SSD Performs at 794MB/s
In just over a week since its release, the MacBook Air has redefined storage speed and become the first to introduce the world to the reality of the new PCIe form factor. It appears that when it comes to money, both Apple and Samsung can shed their differences with the new MacBook Air pulling off SSD performance of 700MB/s in …
Read More »MacBook Air First Out Of The Gate With Blazing PCIe Speeds of 790MB/s Read and 760MB/s Write
If you were wondering who would be at the front of the pack with PCIe storage speed laptops, wonder no more. A great release early this morning by Anand shows the new MacAir as having been upgraded to Haswell and SSDs being PCIe based, with what appears to be a Samsung PCIe SSD within. The SSD appears to be a …
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