Ryan Block » Samsung http://ryanblock.com Editor and technology critic in the midst of founding a new web startup: gdgt. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:38:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The first MacBook Pro with a 64GB SSD? http://ryanblock.com/2007/11/the-first-macbook-pro-with-a-64gb-ssd/ http://ryanblock.com/2007/11/the-first-macbook-pro-with-a-64gb-ssd/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:21:12 +0000 Ryan Block http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/11/the-first-macbook-pro-with-a-64gb-ssd/ MacBook Pro with Samsung SSD
Yeah, I just couldn’t resist transplanting the Samsung 64GB solid state drive from my PC to my Mac after I finished most of my tests (which are now up over at Engadget). This is really how everyone’s laptop experience should be: free from worries about platter scratches or head crashes from bumps or drops; silent, cool drive operation; super fast access to your data. It’s just an early taste of what portable computing will be like in a few years, and it’s amazing. Install shots in my Flickr stream.

Update: Boot-up video hotness after the break, at the request of commenter Brad.

Also, to further clarify: Samsung SSDs are not available for purchase to end-users. I have one because I was sent it for review (see link above to Engadget).


To put that boot in context, it’s a fresh install of Leopard booting with a number of extensions / startup items in the back and foreground, including Quicksilver, TextExpander, Growl, and a few others. 20 seconds sure ain’t bad.

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