Two New NAND SSD Options For MacBook Air Drive Upgrades/Replacements

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Competition is heating up in the SSD module replacement and upgrade market, which is always good for consumers. Here’s two recent new player announcements

Mach Xtreme Technology Low-Profile SATA MX-KATANA SSD Series Upgrades For MacBook Air

Mach Xtreme Technology’s low-profile SATA3 MX-KATANA 6Gb/s Series SSD modules are claimed to deliver an enhanced mobile computing experience with much faster application loading, ultra-fast data access, shorter boot-ups, and longer battery life of today’s and future laptops and netbooks featuring new type low-profile SATA interface, and to maintain the highest level of read and write performance though the life of the SSD with a “highly intelligent” wear leveling design optimizing longevity.

MX-KATANA modules support DuraClass and DuraWrite technologies, the former claimed to provide best-in-class endurance, performance and low power consumption, while DuraWrite technology optimizes writes to the flash memory over conventional controllers increasing the overall endurance and reliability of the complete SSD module.

In addition, highly intelligent wear leveling design optimizes longevity of this SSD module series, making it an ideal upgrade option from the MacBook Air late 2010 and mid 2011 stock SSD

The MX-KATANA 6Gb/s drive delivers read and write speeds clocking in at up to 510MB/s read and 450MB/s write along with a maximum of 60,000 IOPS, low power consumption and superior durability (2.0 million MTBF) compared to previous SATA 3Gb/s generation drives.

Available in capacities of 240GB and 480GB, Mach Xtreme Technology MX-KATANA 6Gb/s SSD modules come backed with 2 Year Warranty and outstanding after-sales service.

For more information, visit:
http://bit.ly/KR4HnZ
and
http://www.mx-technology.com/en/buy/index.php

RunCore introduces Rocket Air SSD Upgrade Modules for Mid 2011 MacBook Air, Ultrabooks

RunCore has introduced its latest consumer-grade SSD for ultrabooks and MacBook Air, the Rocket Air SSD.

The RunCore Rocket Air SSD is ultra-thin in size, and with its internal MLC flash and consumer-grade operating temperature, the is particularly targeting the SSD replacement/upgrade market for thin laptops like Ultrabooks as well as MacBook Air.

RunCore’s Rocket Air SSDs are almost a half-size of conventional 2.5 SSDs without case. It is also compatible with mid-2011 MacBook Air laptops and offers nearly 4x the capacity of the original factory SSDs. With the SATA III interface and Tier 1 Toggle Synchronous NAND, the RunCore Rocket Air SSD offers data transfer rates of over 500MB/s to cater to the requirements of enthusiasts and users who seek for higher storage capacity and greater performance.

RunCore Rocket Air SSD’s Main Features:
• Compatible with Late-2011 MacBook Air perfectly
• SATA III interface and Tier 1 Toggle Synchronous NAND
• Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant
• ECC: Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector (BCH)
• Wear Leveling: Enhanced endurance by dynamic/static wear-leveling
• Trim supported
• Dimensions: 108.9(L) x 24(W) x 3.2(T) mm

For more information, visit:
http://www.runcore.com/en
and
http://www.runcore.com/en/RC-SSDnewsdetail-266.html

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