There are many bad things about an SSD that has not been talked about
A SSD has 3 big problems; the cost is high, the storage is low, and its write speeds are really bad
A HDD takes only 2-3 seconds more for a program to run, they are very cheap and there storage is really big, but the best thing is that the read and write speeds are basically the same
in gaming, the new games that are out, require good read AND write speeds which an SSD obviously does not have so SSD is not for gaming
@XAnImEzLoVeRX Hdd's do last longer, and they don't have limited write times. However, with my new SSD, Leopard boots in only 10 seconds on my G5, compared to my MBP using an HDD booting Lion in 40.
@zenith1111 for 250USD, you can get a 10,000rpm with 600MB-2TB HDD, or two drives if you want
that not only is fast, but is very reliable, as HDD's are around, they get better, dont they, HDD's are far more cheaper and reliable these days, i gotta say SSD great for OS considering the read speeds, but for gaming, its a no no
Specs really don't mean shit when it comes to Macs. A mac with inferior specs to a PC will still be faster do to hardware-software compatibility and will probably last 3 times as long.
Macbooks are premium laptops. They're unibody, made of metal, have amazing customer support, and are incredibly reliable, sturdy, and long lasting. Not to mention they'll hold their value and you can resell them years later at 50% of the original cost(at least).
I haven't seen a Mac with a mic port in years, most of them have a line-in. If you're referring to that, it could be added via USB for as little as $5, not really a fail. The MBA is web device, if you need more you get a MB(P)
Boot time is faster .... who cares, but you forgot the most important test that matters for the rest of us.......... The "PRICE TEST" ........ Nice try though !!
@kanarie93 I don't think that is the air making that sound. My GF has one and it is silent unless you push it and then it simply make very quiet fan noise. At full fan speed it still is probably quieter than most desktop PCs at idle. And no I'm not a mac fan boy. I don't even own one personally.
Yes but the point is to have something like this be faster. So yeah you could get a Pro but then you wouldn't haves MacBook air. Also a lot of people do really like it (I don't tho) like my dad, even though he is head of a software development company. He said if they modernize the specs (faster more storage more ram) thence would buy one.
Don't judge 'everyone' that has a Macbook Air. We're not all stupid. I got mine 6 months old for €670. Not all of us were decadent enough to spend $1800 on a fancy netbook.
@SatanicaLvx666 ...oh kay... The MacBook Air has not had a new model since about 2007, 3 years ago. Not that long except in the field of technological advancement I don't like the MacBookAir because the current one has a rediculously slow processor and only comes w/128GB
I think that Apple should, if they want to continue the product, release a new model, preferably one with more options and a way faster processor.
Finally you suck because you don't know anything about so go fuck yourself.
@jamesschader Yeah nice buddy, Basically you don't know anything since it has been refreshed and you also want them to change something to no longer appeal to the market it was designed for. If people want something faster and more features wouldn't they just buy the slightly bigger macbook pro or mac book
Geeze... There's a lot of people claiming mac technical issues. I've yet to encounter any beach balls of death or hardware failures on my mac. Works fast and great!!! The only time I've received a beach ball, it didn't persist for more than 5 seconds, and it was me seeing how many opening applications and videos I could have going before I had a slowdown on my base model 2009 macbook pro. Go apple
My macbook air is 2 years old. HD just died. Need a new one. Very expensive. and since i've had it the screen has also failed. Cost my $800 to fix the screen. It was the first version that came out. But my macbook pro 15 has been flawless (for the last 4 months anyway......)
Sry, that sucks. On my older windows laptop, I had to had to have the screen replaced, get a new battery, and upgrade the ram (myself of course) within the first year and a half. These fixes and needed tweaks brought it up past the cost of my newer macbook pro, which hasn't had any issues yet. So for me, it's been a beneficial investment. Then again, I don't own a macbook air, so maybe those are more problematic. Good luck.
I do agree.. I would love to see a 7200rpm comparison.. Altough for a laptop i would rather go for a 5400 or 4200rpm drive because of the battery drain. I currently enjoy my MacBook Air, even over my previously owned Vaio-Z (56-G). But i have to say Win7 rocks over the rather outdated OSX functionality and lack of Driver support, Games and Applications. But still the battery live on my Air and given the overal usage, i seem to boot my mac more over my PC's.
haha, I'd rather have an expensive mac that's always reliable than a windows machine which always breaks down and you have to always worry about viruses.....ah windows, no thanks, give me something I can count on. I and millions others had enough of windows! But windows are good for games at least when serious work doesn't count.
@tot22 W7 is not more reliable than Snow. And Leopard > Snow Leo.
I have five machines at home, two macs and two W7 and one XP set ups and W7 does crash and has same stupid errors Vista had. In fact, it is barely distinguishable from Vista, if not count all the UI stuff, but concentrate on stability.
I thought the same way you did, by going out and buying an exspensive mac. I had more problems with it than vista. I never looked at porn or any 3rd party sites and it never moved from my desk once.I went through 4 hard drives, two mother boards, and a CD/DVD drive. The OS would crash once a day and it was snow leapard. So i went back to windows got a gateway 10x more powerful for half the price and didnt have any of those issues.
It is *slightly* slower than Linux, and pretty much the same as a normal Windows installation. It looks like it's way slower 'cause the whole boot process has the same splash screen... but when you see the desktop, you're ready to go. UNLIKE Windows. :D
I like using the Mac laptops more. I have nothing against Windows, I have a desktop PC with 7 but I still just like the Mac more. But 7 is a lot better than Vista.
Nice comparison, I like the fact that you used two 4200 rpm HDs instead of just one, it makes for a good experimental control. Awesome video!!! Got to get me a SSD!!! But they're so expensive... and I'm so broke!!!
Having just used my friends second gen Macbook Air for an hour, I gotta say....The 4200RPM drive makes me want to rip my hair out whenever it has to access it. My sister's 5 year old Gateway 7330GZ laptop gets the same transfer speed and slightly better access times. Yuck. And its not like you can prevent too much hard drive access by getting more RAM either, its soldered in there. Me thinks the MBA is due for a refresh soon.
New SSDs are faster, however there's still two important problems OS software and firmware don't address. 1: For single drive SSD-only computers many programs and OS's rewrite a LOT of content (ie internet browsing, video editing). The MLC SSD's in these consumer level computers might be stressed for those rewrites with heavy usage over time. 2: Bugs in SSD firmware regaurding WIPE potocols is still buggy. Spread the word so MSFT and Apple don't make us change computers every 2 years.
SSD & HDD both run on SATA2; SATA2 is a storage interface, not a physical disk. However, SSD is faster than a typical hard drive, is more durable, but has slower write speeds.
@lighangel Some SSD's have hit the upper limit of SATA II, and are now bottlenecked by it. So big increases in SSD speed will only come after SATA III goes mainstream. And by the looks of current SSD progress, SATA III wont be able to cut it for long either.
@hyrael2 it depends, only if your trying to save something, then it's slow. But if your just trying to open something then SSD is faster than 7200 RPM
I just changed out my HDD in my MacBook. Its like a new computer! Faster startups, faster response time. Battery life is a tiny bit better. Very good upgrade option to squeeze a few more years life out of an older PC.
Takes about as long as my rig to boot, and I have a SATA at 1200 rpm, 1tb, Western Digital if you're curious.
I fail to see the point in boot time anyhow, and yes, I know that SSD's are faster and more durable than HDD's in general, but if I want fast boot times I can just put my OS on a 32GB HDD and it will be even faster than it is now.
TL:DR - Boot times are not a good show of the performance and durability of SDD's.
Agreed - plus, its lighter, produce no heat (otherwise they would attach a fan on the ssd lol), and if you ever get caught in a situation of copying something very important (within the same ssd) while running down a burning apartment, you'll be sure to not lose anything important ;)
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my first question is why the FUCK do you have 3 mac book airs, macbook air is the worst macbook ever, cost more and is slower and is very easy to break
For PC users it is good for gaming. For video and sound editors Macs are amazing with the SSD. For 3D work Mac and PC doesn't matter (Mac is slightly worse due to the inability to render as fast), but SSD is amazing overall.
The only complaint I have heard is from people saying that SSDs can not multi-task worth a crap. I was wondering if anyone else wanted to confirm that.
My PC is actually all Aluminum. Seeing as I made it myself, there are no locks on it. I'm free to install Mac OSX any time I want. The beauty of it is that it costs about a third the price of a mac. Quality my ass.
Youre right, mac boots faster, we have THE App Store, and windows is crap, always virusses, slow boot time, ugly interface, and so on
Geusswho2513 3 weeks ago
windows user's are so jealous... it's make me laugh... still thinking they have a good computer... just TRY IT...
MrPhil266 3 weeks ago
Mac is in one word: badddddd
bastiaan170 4 weeks ago
@bastiaan170 your mother is bad too
Geusswho2513 3 weeks ago
@Geusswho2513 And your father
bastiaan170 3 weeks ago
4200 rpm is sissy for a laptop hdd it makes a 5400 rpm look like a tough guy
confusioncaption 2 months ago
mac is the price of being cool
NeroSNT 3 months ago
@NeroSNT mac is the price of being a tool
gullf1sk 2 months ago
Get a 15000rpm hard drive. The ssd will lose badly
davidfordapple 4 months ago
@davidfordapple
a)Good luck finding a 1.8" 15k rpm HDD to fit in a macbook air
b) SSD's will destroy any HDD, look at any benchmarks or real work application
gonemtbiking 4 months ago
@davidfordapple actually no, HDDs will almost never reach the speed of an SSD
Even if you put those "15k rpm" drives of yours in Raid 0.
TheDJVAQ 2 months ago
Playing farmville LIKE A BAWSS
nessnes64 4 months ago
Are there exactly the same things installed on these computers? Because that can influence the boot up speed!
sonus89 5 months ago
There are many bad things about an SSD that has not been talked about
A SSD has 3 big problems; the cost is high, the storage is low, and its write speeds are really bad
A HDD takes only 2-3 seconds more for a program to run, they are very cheap and there storage is really big, but the best thing is that the read and write speeds are basically the same
in gaming, the new games that are out, require good read AND write speeds which an SSD obviously does not have so SSD is not for gaming
XAnImEzLoVeRX 6 months ago
@XAnImEzLoVeRX a reply to myself
why would this video be an SSD verse a 4200rpm HDD
very stupid considering a 4200rpm is outdated and the HDD's that are out now are up to 15000rpm
so now people will be misleading about SSD, when SSD isnt really good and HDD are still the best for gaming and many programs out now
XAnImEzLoVeRX 6 months ago
@XAnImEzLoVeRX what you just said is complete and utter crap Mechanical storage will always be slower you mong go back to school xoxox
JamieThomasC 6 months ago
@JamieThomasC why do you think an SSD is better than a HDD and i will tell you 10 things why HDD is considered better
XAnImEzLoVeRX 6 months ago
@XAnImEzLoVeRX Hdd's do last longer, and they don't have limited write times. However, with my new SSD, Leopard boots in only 10 seconds on my G5, compared to my MBP using an HDD booting Lion in 40.
CaptainDarren82 5 months ago
@CaptainDarren82 that is true, SSD's are always going to have better read speeds, but i didnt exactly talk about that didnt i
XAnImEzLoVeRX 5 months ago
@XAnImEzLoVeRX Why a SSD is better?
Faster
Lighter
Lower power consumption
Shock resistant
Silent
These are what you want on a laptop.
Why SSDs will be better:
Will soon be a lot cheaper to manufacture than HDDs
Will soon crush HDDs capacity-wise
zenith1111 5 months ago
@zenith1111 stop taking it the wrong way, laptops = SSD, but Desktop Computers = HDD
laptops need SSD
stupid people would say HDD in laptops, i wasnt really pointing towards laptops, i was pointing more towards Desktops :)
XAnImEzLoVeRX 5 months ago
@XAnImEzLoVeRX
With mass production and massive R&D things get cheap.
HDDs are evolving since the 50's, flash began mass production in the late 90's and lots of people are already migrating.
Flash still has a lot of potential to grow.
Why do you think Samsung got rid of their HDD business and is investing everything in SSD?
Not long ago we saw the first 16 MB USB flash drives being sold for 100+USD and now I'm waiting for my new 128GB SSD that cost me less than 250USD :)
zenith1111 5 months ago
@zenith1111 for 250USD, you can get a 10,000rpm with 600MB-2TB HDD, or two drives if you want
that not only is fast, but is very reliable, as HDD's are around, they get better, dont they, HDD's are far more cheaper and reliable these days, i gotta say SSD great for OS considering the read speeds, but for gaming, its a no no
XAnImEzLoVeRX 5 months ago
Ou shit o.O
Cr1ptlord 7 months ago
And one me!! Please :)
DavidsonMac 7 months ago
well, now that u prove u have 3 macs...send one to me?
maam31 7 months ago
MBA one of the slowest modern laptops. An HP netbook I found in BestBuy for $350 has better specs. And it's a PC. :p
ratchetandclankf 7 months ago 2
@ratchetandclankf
Specs really don't mean shit when it comes to Macs. A mac with inferior specs to a PC will still be faster do to hardware-software compatibility and will probably last 3 times as long.
Macbooks are premium laptops. They're unibody, made of metal, have amazing customer support, and are incredibly reliable, sturdy, and long lasting. Not to mention they'll hold their value and you can resell them years later at 50% of the original cost(at least).
JrvUnleashedMusic 6 months ago
@JrvUnleashedMusic You made your point.
ratchetandclankf 6 months ago
Fkn slow as fuck
markferrertube 8 months ago
I haven't seen a Mac with a mic port in years, most of them have a line-in. If you're referring to that, it could be added via USB for as little as $5, not really a fail. The MBA is web device, if you need more you get a MB(P)
bayXSonic 9 months ago
IMHO 2010 MB Air is the only usable version of this product. The biggest fail though is it lack of mic port.
UKDeadB 9 months ago
hahahahah!... Macs
5Marksman5 9 months ago
why not atleast compare to a newer HD .
antonyr123 9 months ago
4200 RPM is sooooo old, lol !
BubuSnow93 9 months ago 3
why would you compare it to TWO MBAs of the same model? After all they were both same as slow.
Draftgon 10 months ago
@Draftgon I guess he wanted it to be symmetrical
escaladesn 9 months ago
is the Macbook air with SSD quieter ? less noise less heat ?
Videogamearcade 11 months ago 2
Dun Dun!
xObAbx 11 months ago
Wow a 4200rpm hard drive? what is this 1999? lol use 7200rpm
bphockey23 11 months ago
@bphockey23 there was no such thing as a 7200 in 2008 that would fit an air...
rsfeller 11 months ago 2
@rsfeller Not even 5200rpm?
bphockey23 11 months ago
Twice as fast should cost only twice as much.
Thats clearly NOT the case yet so, we STILL love you our good ol' HDDs
zonbuk 1 year ago 2
Sdd 500 gb costs more than diamond at apple's website, but diamonds aren't as fast as sdd.
PajamaSnake 1 year ago
Dont know whats wors, the 3 uslessbooks or you usless SSD ... hmm
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gotviagra 1 year ago
jetbook xD the lil apple is broken cause the jet fuel ;)
henryb8780 1 year ago
That one on the left bites ASSSS!
jgrimshaw0077 1 year ago
macbook air? the sound is more like "macbook JET" :P
kanarie93 1 year ago 47
@kanarie93 I don't think that is the air making that sound. My GF has one and it is silent unless you push it and then it simply make very quiet fan noise. At full fan speed it still is probably quieter than most desktop PCs at idle. And no I'm not a mac fan boy. I don't even own one personally.
Plur307 1 year ago
@Plur307
next to my pc you hear 0.0 :P
cuz my PC is in other room xD
kanarie93 1 year ago
The hardest operation i seen mac's has done is Startup ... seriously .. why the fuck do people buy this shit ?
davelantor 1 year ago
these look so thin that you can chop carrots or use it as weapon
worIdcitizen 1 year ago
the SSD has great graphics!
Westin95 1 year ago
what thad sound?
amir1466 1 year ago
Now you can be useless twice as fast!
gullf1sk 1 year ago 138
@gullf1sk That's funny I like it MAC users can be useless twice as fast!
LOL
radiskull1973 1 year ago
@gullf1sk I agree
nerdyrcdriver 10 months ago
@gullf1sk Or you can watch porn and cat videos on youtube much faster!
JapaneseModernist 2 months ago
HDD was owned!
weslion1 1 year ago
Yes but the point is to have something like this be faster. So yeah you could get a Pro but then you wouldn't haves MacBook air. Also a lot of people do really like it (I don't tho) like my dad, even though he is head of a software development company. He said if they modernize the specs (faster more storage more ram) thence would buy one.
jamesschader 1 year ago
Don't judge 'everyone' that has a Macbook Air. We're not all stupid. I got mine 6 months old for €670. Not all of us were decadent enough to spend $1800 on a fancy netbook.
bistrosidecar 1 year ago
ale wieś jak wolno
MrTommo20 1 year ago
my unibody macbook is like the sdd
IKnowMac1 1 year ago
lol, my windows 7 64 bit loads up in 25 seconds off of a 7200 rpm IDE drive. thats 5 seconds faster than that air with an ssd, lol apple.
xAlucard9000x 1 year ago
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SatanicaLvx666 1 year ago
i don'r know that before. Which two startup so slow with sata hard drive when comparing to the center one with ssd.
now i 'm happy that i've got the ssd version of MBA.
BBnose 1 year ago
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how come america is never make it this mac
bestamerica 1 year ago
Buying one Macbook Air: Stupid
Buying two Macbook Airs: WTF
Buying three Macbook Airs: Jesus shit nipples!
SamTalmadge 1 year ago
SamTalmadge,
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what next buying four
bestamerica 1 year ago
@SamTalmadge That's when we all commit suicide
SamTalmadge 1 year ago
Fuck macs
Serbocop666 1 year ago
Air sucks!...sometimes. But the MacBook Air sucks: for a macbook.
jamesschader 1 year ago
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SatanicaLvx666 1 year ago
@SatanicaLvx666 ...oh kay... The MacBook Air has not had a new model since about 2007, 3 years ago. Not that long except in the field of technological advancement I don't like the MacBookAir because the current one has a rediculously slow processor and only comes w/128GB
I think that Apple should, if they want to continue the product, release a new model, preferably one with more options and a way faster processor.
Finally you suck because you don't know anything about so go fuck yourself.
jamesschader 1 year ago
@jamesschader Yeah nice buddy, Basically you don't know anything since it has been refreshed and you also want them to change something to no longer appeal to the market it was designed for. If people want something faster and more features wouldn't they just buy the slightly bigger macbook pro or mac book
MustardTigerPro 1 year ago
you mean 5200 rpm right?
makemesick35 1 year ago
Wow ! What a difference !
Thank you for this video !
TheRealdpb95 1 year ago
quit impressive
Lupic1995 1 year ago
who turned on all
TheStunningThing 1 year ago
Geeze... There's a lot of people claiming mac technical issues. I've yet to encounter any beach balls of death or hardware failures on my mac. Works fast and great!!! The only time I've received a beach ball, it didn't persist for more than 5 seconds, and it was me seeing how many opening applications and videos I could have going before I had a slowdown on my base model 2009 macbook pro. Go apple
DarthTechGeek 1 year ago
@DarthTechGeek
My macbook air is 2 years old. HD just died. Need a new one. Very expensive. and since i've had it the screen has also failed. Cost my $800 to fix the screen. It was the first version that came out. But my macbook pro 15 has been flawless (for the last 4 months anyway......)
jayrodatbeach 1 year ago
@jayrodatbeach
Sry, that sucks. On my older windows laptop, I had to had to have the screen replaced, get a new battery, and upgrade the ram (myself of course) within the first year and a half. These fixes and needed tweaks brought it up past the cost of my newer macbook pro, which hasn't had any issues yet. So for me, it's been a beneficial investment. Then again, I don't own a macbook air, so maybe those are more problematic. Good luck.
DarthTechGeek 1 year ago
My MacBook turns 2x faster on then yours... (also hdd)
You must be doing anything wrong :p
SO its fake...
SonGeta2 1 year ago
How did you get so many of those?
Shmeeshification 1 year ago
you should compare a macbook with a normal laptop hd, a 7200rpm hd and an ssd
lindsaymobil22 1 year ago
I do agree.. I would love to see a 7200rpm comparison.. Altough for a laptop i would rather go for a 5400 or 4200rpm drive because of the battery drain. I currently enjoy my MacBook Air, even over my previously owned Vaio-Z (56-G). But i have to say Win7 rocks over the rather outdated OSX functionality and lack of Driver support, Games and Applications. But still the battery live on my Air and given the overal usage, i seem to boot my mac more over my PC's.
edgecrush3r 1 year ago
haha, I'd rather have an expensive mac that's always reliable than a windows machine which always breaks down and you have to always worry about viruses.....ah windows, no thanks, give me something I can count on. I and millions others had enough of windows! But windows are good for games at least when serious work doesn't count.
eugenio100100 1 year ago 2
@eugenio100100 Uhh, last I checked Microsoft still had 92% market share. And that number has stayed about the same for a long time.
Also, Windows 7 is more reliable than Snow Leopard.
Furthermore, Macs can get viruses too, dignus. When you get one, there's less you can do about it on a Mac than on Windows.
tot22 1 year ago
@tot22 MS doesn't have 92% market share. Don't forget that there are some people (small percentage) of Linux users.
Windows 7 is based on Vista. It's not more reliable than Snow Leopard. I've used both and I never had to hard-reboot (reset) a Mac. Windows - yes.
There are a few macro viruses for Mac... yes. But, they were written for Office. So the only vulnerability on a Mac, is the Microsoft product.
bathellfire 1 year ago 3
@bathellfire i have to hard reboot my macbook all te time. id rather have a blue screen then a spinning beach ball of death
ninoiphone12 1 year ago
@bathellfire Im a die-hard pc lover but even I think that your last sentance was just SOOOO FUNNNY
perplecatproductions 1 year ago
@tot22 mac has no integrated virus scanner so if you get one your schrewed
ninoiphone12 1 year ago
@tot22 W7 is not more reliable than Snow. And Leopard > Snow Leo.
I have five machines at home, two macs and two W7 and one XP set ups and W7 does crash and has same stupid errors Vista had. In fact, it is barely distinguishable from Vista, if not count all the UI stuff, but concentrate on stability.
JohnWelsch 1 year ago
@eugenio100100 my windows has never broken down and i only have avg. porn and windows equals death
bestvidsdottk 1 year ago 2
it breaks down because idiots keep downloading the first thing u see instead of actually researching it
formuna101 1 year ago
I thought the same way you did, by going out and buying an exspensive mac. I had more problems with it than vista. I never looked at porn or any 3rd party sites and it never moved from my desk once.I went through 4 hard drives, two mother boards, and a CD/DVD drive. The OS would crash once a day and it was snow leapard. So i went back to windows got a gateway 10x more powerful for half the price and didnt have any of those issues.
ACDCPSP 1 year ago
@eugenio100100 You don't know nothing about windows 7. It's reliable. You have old feelings about windows. Try windows 7 before you speak.
Dilekz 1 year ago
Wow I thought mac was fast. Looks pretty slow to me.
postmanpat261 1 year ago
That's because these a the macbook airs, really thin but quite slow compared to the baseline pro that is around £300 cheaper.
barkybonny123 1 year ago
What a waste then.
postmanpat261 1 year ago
It is *slightly* slower than Linux, and pretty much the same as a normal Windows installation. It looks like it's way slower 'cause the whole boot process has the same splash screen... but when you see the desktop, you're ready to go. UNLIKE Windows. :D
virgult 1 year ago
4200? laptop 5400 rpm
kikeman26 1 year ago
They use tiny PATA iPod type HDDs in the non SSD models, not normal 2.5in. laptop HDDs.
compactc9 1 year ago
A normal laptop is 5400 rpm, but these are macs we're talking about. To get decent hardware you have to pay a lot more $
74orangebeetle 1 year ago
Why two 4200rpm and not one 4200rpm and one 7200rpm? And maybe a 10000rpm?
papzilabzi 1 year ago
man those are thin
leonius1 1 year ago
why not just get a pc?
savagecabage 2 years ago
why not get a mac?
TheLonelyHappyMeal 1 year ago
Because they cost so much more to get the same performance (or worse) performance
74orangebeetle 1 year ago
I like using the Mac laptops more. I have nothing against Windows, I have a desktop PC with 7 but I still just like the Mac more. But 7 is a lot better than Vista.
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sangolt88 2 years ago
very useful comment (y) ... NOT
Gazzermand 2 years ago
joking,right?
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AmberChristiano 2 years ago
Nice comparison, I like the fact that you used two 4200 rpm HDs instead of just one, it makes for a good experimental control. Awesome video!!! Got to get me a SSD!!! But they're so expensive... and I'm so broke!!!
comochinganconesto 2 years ago 3
lol
Spider7xx 2 years ago
Having just used my friends second gen Macbook Air for an hour, I gotta say....The 4200RPM drive makes me want to rip my hair out whenever it has to access it. My sister's 5 year old Gateway 7330GZ laptop gets the same transfer speed and slightly better access times. Yuck. And its not like you can prevent too much hard drive access by getting more RAM either, its soldered in there. Me thinks the MBA is due for a refresh soon.
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Monetize59 2 years ago
New SSDs are faster, however there's still two important problems OS software and firmware don't address. 1: For single drive SSD-only computers many programs and OS's rewrite a LOT of content (ie internet browsing, video editing). The MLC SSD's in these consumer level computers might be stressed for those rewrites with heavy usage over time. 2: Bugs in SSD firmware regaurding WIPE potocols is still buggy. Spread the word so MSFT and Apple don't make us change computers every 2 years.
Weo510 2 years ago 2
wats up with the right laptop? y did it get second place
movieluv94 2 years ago
Is SATA II (3gb/s) faster than SSD???
lighangel 2 years ago
No. SSD is few times faster.
crazypaco 2 years ago 10
SSD & HDD both run on SATA2; SATA2 is a storage interface, not a physical disk. However, SSD is faster than a typical hard drive, is more durable, but has slower write speeds.
khorne98 2 years ago
@lighangel Some SSD's have hit the upper limit of SATA II, and are now bottlenecked by it. So big increases in SSD speed will only come after SATA III goes mainstream. And by the looks of current SSD progress, SATA III wont be able to cut it for long either.
tipoomaster 2 years ago
YES!A LOT FASTER!
NAPSTEP 2 years ago
Does anyone know if Snow Leopard supports trim?
darthirakli 2 years ago
macbook air's dont function with 2.5" HDD drake, they have 1.8" drives, which is y they only have 4200rpm. 2.5"HDD u can get with 7200rpm!!!
ownedbymeeee 2 years ago
SSD doesn't move so it doesn't generate any heat right?
gammaray850 2 years ago
of course it generates heat, everything that uses electricity generate heat.
avatarelite 2 years ago
a processor does not move and it does generate lots of heat
hyrael2 2 years ago 16
@hyrael2 what are you talking about... cpu can reach temps in the 100C...
Peace7Maker 1 year ago
@Peace7Maker Yes it can, if you don't want it anymore...
hyrael2 1 year ago
@hyrael2 4200RPM is pretty slow.
jamesschader 1 year ago
@jamesschader Hehe, i know, 7200 is slow too, compare to SSD's
hyrael2 1 year ago
@hyrael2 it depends, only if your trying to save something, then it's slow. But if your just trying to open something then SSD is faster than 7200 RPM
jamesschader 1 year ago
@hyrael2 u mean he can't walk away ?
Beater06 1 year ago
Very little. Anything that uses Electricity produces some heat energy as a by product.
Th3Gr33k 2 years ago
well it does generate heat but very less in comparision to the HDD.
its just like saying, hey look my dog hasn't moved in 2 days, so he won't have to eat right? cuz he doesn't burn any fat
nepalihercules 2 years ago 2
It just won't break down as fast as an HDD, because the HDD has moving parts in it.
BlobgiDude 2 years ago
25 second faster boot up (£8 a second), faster than an HDD, and better reliability - not bad.
Pushworth 2 years ago
why do MB Airs run at 4200 RPM.....
My 6 year old toshiba's laptop runs at 5400... and most modern ones at 7200+....
drakeishfyre 2 years ago
Because it is very thin. It has a thikness of 4 mm in the front and 19 mm in the thikest point.
The hdd in the air is an ipod hdd.
luciansacara 2 years ago 10
didn't know it was a ipod hard drive, wow
AlphaComputing 2 years ago 3
because it has 1.8" hdd, which is designed for (and used on) mp3 players like ipod or zune.
wslcrew 2 years ago
because the mac book is 1.54 inches thick. Id like to see you fit anything bigger than a 5400
Dominoes282 2 years ago
have you noticed how thin they are? and how thick and heavy your 6 year old laptop is
AlphaComputing 2 years ago
lol my 6 year old desktop might as well be a PC with a monitor attached to it, that is true.
but my home built netbook has a 7200 RPM.
drakeishfyre 2 years ago
because hard drives that thin haven't evolved into faster speeds yet.
scottyfixit 2 years ago
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lexuscva 2 years ago
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lexuscva 2 years ago
These use 2.5" form factor hard drives. They have them in 5400 RPM.
drakeishfyre 2 years ago
They use 1.8" drives.
osiris24x 2 years ago
I just changed out my HDD in my MacBook. Its like a new computer! Faster startups, faster response time. Battery life is a tiny bit better. Very good upgrade option to squeeze a few more years life out of an older PC.
ronphlf 2 years ago
how do you change the hdd u need 2 buy 1 rite?
futuristicBEATS12 2 years ago
LOL
Matt12341234 2 years ago 2
Takes about as long as my rig to boot, and I have a SATA at 1200 rpm, 1tb, Western Digital if you're curious.
I fail to see the point in boot time anyhow, and yes, I know that SSD's are faster and more durable than HDD's in general, but if I want fast boot times I can just put my OS on a 32GB HDD and it will be even faster than it is now.
TL:DR - Boot times are not a good show of the performance and durability of SDD's.
GodWantsBlood 2 years ago
i choose SSD
kikiwawank 2 years ago
do they ever heard about 7200rpm 2,5" HDDs?
csapagygolyoescsuzli 2 years ago
the air used 1.8" hard drives (iPod hard drives)
adonian 2 years ago
Dude, it's a notebook. The less battery usage you have, the best is for you.
SSD do are better for notebooks and portable devices, because you have an outstanding performance when it comes from battery usage.
It might be more expensive than HDD, but they are still working on it. Soon it will be cheaper and all the notebooks will have SSD instead of HDD.
The hardware that most uses the battery is the Hard Drive. But.. what if you use a SSD? You can use your notebook for a longer time on batt.
ElvisCamillo 2 years ago 4
Agreed - plus, its lighter, produce no heat (otherwise they would attach a fan on the ssd lol), and if you ever get caught in a situation of copying something very important (within the same ssd) while running down a burning apartment, you'll be sure to not lose anything important ;)
redazn 2 years ago 5
I know, and that's why I said they are still working on the SSD technology, so that it will work better than the so called HDD.
ElvisCamillo 2 years ago 2
SSD is the future, just like the switch from floppys to CDs to flash drives.
KingMacintosh 2 years ago 5
You got that right
ElvisCamillo 2 years ago 4
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my first question is why the FUCK do you have 3 mac book airs, macbook air is the worst macbook ever, cost more and is slower and is very easy to break
lJLeeRSX 2 years ago
You' should not be buying this Mac for gaming whatsoever
TylerDLR 2 years ago
Just think!!! For an extra $700 you can save 35 seconds of your life! Wow, what a deal!
TylerDLR 2 years ago
And get much better gaming performance.... which is important for some.
mrrossdude 2 years ago
For PC users it is good for gaming. For video and sound editors Macs are amazing with the SSD. For 3D work Mac and PC doesn't matter (Mac is slightly worse due to the inability to render as fast), but SSD is amazing overall.
The only complaint I have heard is from people saying that SSDs can not multi-task worth a crap. I was wondering if anyone else wanted to confirm that.
nidodson 2 years ago
Memory drives don't multitask. Processors do.
linx1970 2 years ago 2
gaming on an AIR? no way jose!
feikedoi 2 years ago 2
Fair point! Still, SSD in a real pc (that is, a man's computer) would be delish for gaming.
mrrossdude 2 years ago
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Yeah! You are the man!!! Mac pros are for faggots hahaha! OMG!!!
eleos11 2 years ago
Enjoy your plastic Windows governed PC, ill stick with a quality Mac.
Quadamag3 2 years ago 5
Yep. And I will also enjoy the £1500 I saved. Oh, and the games. And the repair costs.
mrrossdude 2 years ago 5
My PC is actually all Aluminum. Seeing as I made it myself, there are no locks on it. I'm free to install Mac OSX any time I want. The beauty of it is that it costs about a third the price of a mac. Quality my ass.
bob10001234 2 years ago