256GB Solid State Drives in Production Expect 300GB Soon

Solid State Drives (SSD) are optional in the new MacBook and MacBook Pros but only in a 128GB model. According to APC Samsung has started producing a 256GB model and Intel says they’ll build 300GB model “next year”.

The 256GB Samsung drive uses the standard notebook 2.5 inch form factor and it has a read rate of 220MB/s and writes at 200MB/s.

This is very good news for everyone wanting SSD but thinking it’s still too expensive. Getting the 128GB SSD in the new Apple notebooks is an additional $600, which is a heavy price to pay (even though I did opt for it in my new MacBook). So far I manage fine with 128GB but I look forward to being able to put a 256GB drive in when they become available.

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