Macotakara is reporting that the next-generation MacBook Air, which is expected to be released at the same time as OS X Lion sometime this month, will be equipped with an SSD harboring the Toggle DDR 2.0 type of NAND Flash memory. This would be a radical change from the removable board Apple currently utilizes with […]
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Report Claims Next-Generation MacBook Air to be Equipped with New More Efficient SSDs

Jul 5th 2011 by

overview_bucket_flash20101020.pngMacotakara is reporting that the next-generation MacBook Air, which is expected to be released at the same time as OS X Lion sometime this month, will be equipped with an SSD harboring the Toggle DDR 2.0 type of NAND Flash memory. This would be a radical change from the removable board Apple currently utilizes with Flash chips soldered to them. Instead, the new DDR 2.0 memory would be directly soldered onto the logic board.

This new type of SSD storage would allow for similar if not faster speeds data read/write speeds as current SSDs, but with fewer channels than current models. This would save on both cost and space. Additionally, if the SSD units ran in a low-power mode they could extend laptop battery life by about an hour.

To me, this sounds like a perfect fit for Apple. It saves on space and cost, and if it were to be directly soldered on the board, give Apple more control over the hardware. No third-party upgrades.

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