The SSD isn’t in an industry standard form factor, although the connector appears to be either micro or mini SATA. The 11-inch MacBook Air SSD, courtesy of iFixit iFixit already confirmed Toshiba is in the new MacBook Air with its teardown: Again, nothing can trump Apple's tight integration between hardware and software.Īpple likes to work with two different controller manufacturers for SSDs: Samsung and Toshiba. The new Airs both go to sleep and wake up from sleep quicker than any of the other Macs, including my upgraded 15-inch Core i7 MacBook Pro.

I’d be willing to bet the SSD in the MacBook Air has tight integration with OS X to guarantee quicker than normal boot times.Ĭlearly the new Air isn't instant on from a boot standpoint, but it's pretty much there from a recover-from-sleep standpoint. Apple does customize the firmware on its SSDs. You'll notice that even the SF-1200 SSD in my 15-inch MacBook Pro takes longer to boot than these new Airs. It’s even a shorter boot than my MacBook Pro with a SandForce SF-1200 based SSD in it: System Performance Comparison That time is significantly reduced compared to the old MacBook Air and any other Mac with a conventional hard drive. From a completely powered off state the MacBook Air still takes time to boot.

If it is and you're afraid to go it alone, check out ifixit for more guides.Apple advertises the new MacBook Air as being instant on as a result of the internal SSD. NOTE: your computer may be slightly different. And that's it! Everything unscrewed and removed! Now let's put it back together again.

Remove the four posts on the side of the hard drive with the T6 screwdriver. Remove those and you'll be able to lift up the hard drive and unplug it. It's being held in place by 4 more screws. With the panel removed you can see the hard drive. Be sure to place them somewhere safe so they don't roll away into oblivion. Use the #00 screwdriver to remove all the screws on the back. So shut down your laptop and flip it over. But since you've already gotten this far you're probably both inclined to get it done AND have a machine past warranty anyway. Opening up your MacBook Pro opens you to the possibility of messing something up and voiding your warranty so if that bothers you you can just sit tight with what you have.

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