![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On the flip side however, Apple should be validating and working with controller makers to ensure all drives work under OS X. To Apple's credit, given the number of problems I've seen with SSDs over the past couple of years it makes sense to lock down and only support drives you've validated. Yes, that's right, OS X finally has TRIM support but Apple only enables it on it's own branded SSDs. You'll get a drive that's much faster than a hard drive, fully supported by Apple and with TRIM support. If you're the conservative type and just wants something that for sure works with little to no concern about absolute performance, the Apple SSDs are probably the safest bet. Where does all of this discussion about SSDs leave us? Unfortunately recommending an SSD for the new MacBook Pro today is pretty difficult but I'll try my best. I'm not sure what's going on here at all, although I suspect that it's somehow related to the issues users have been having with some of these drives (more on this below). I only noticed this with the Intel SSD 510, the Crucial RealSSD C300 and Vertex 3 both performed identically between the 13 and 15-inch MBPs. The other thing I noticed was that performance on the 13-inch MBP using Xbench was a bit lower than the 15-inch MBP. Capping the link's performance or aggressively putting it to sleep could reduce performance at the benefit of increasing battery life. The only explanation I can come up with (assuming Xbench's test is accurate) is that Apple may be aggressively implementing SATA controller power management under OS X. Our sequential Iometer tests are run at a queue depth of 1 so there's no advantage there. On the new MacBook Pro we can't get more than 320MB/s. A 128KB sequential read of the Intel SSD 510 on our desktop Sandy Bridge SSD testbed pulls nearly 400MB/s. You'll note that the absolute numbers are pretty low to begin with. Xbench shows up to a 60% increase in performance in sequential operations. Sequential speeds are much improved however. I turned to Xbench for some quick and dirty performance data:Īs you'd expect, there's no real benefit to the new 6Gbps interface for random operations (particularly at low queue depths). It lets you open, quit, show and hide single applications or groups of applications.I installed the Intel SSD 510 in a 15-inch 2011 MacBook Pro as well as a 15-inch 2010 MacBook Pro to put together a 3Gbps vs. The new release stops Mail window from re-appearing unexpectedly in OS 9, fixes various minor errors, improves stability on some Macs.Īpplication Wizard 1.0 is a tool to make working with multiple apps easier. Spamfire 1.3.2 is an anti-spam filter removes unwanted email. The new release has an option to load photos from the users Pictures folder, and removed a couple of backgrounds. The new release fixes an error "error reading file /var/tmp."īaby Safe 1.60 protects data by providing interactive baby safe/fun environment. TelnetLauncher 2.2.1 is a launcher for OS X's built-in Telnet & SSH clients. The new release adds right alignment (available from text preferences). Net Monitor 2.9b8 is a tool to graph network interface throughput. This version adds a new, easier interface. Safari Toolkit 1.5 is a tool to improve site compatibility, activate hidden features, and more. You can now clear the caches and histories of all the major browsers, or select to clear them individually. The new release fixes several bugs and adds support for multiple languages.Ĭache Out X 2.5.1 clears caches/swapfiles to free up space. IPulse 1.0.2 is a Mac OS X monitoring app with a compact user interface. The new release requires Mac OS X 10.2.4 (not yet released). Startup Syringe 1.0.6 is a tool to change the Apple logo shown at Jaguar startup. R-series routers are dark blue in color and come with an 8-port Ethernet Hub on the back. Netopia R-Series Routers 4.11.3 is firmware for the blue 8-port models. The new release adds an IP calculator and improves error handling function.ĭock Dispatcher 1.0 manages Dock folder/menu for apps, utilities. Xnet 1.4.0 monitors networks, routers and servers sends alerts, creates stats. The new release adds drive type reporting, and video card type reporting.
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