Yeah.. too late for my bro. Lost all his data.. ssd reported as 33kb
Maybe you can still run a tiny operating system on it.
MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
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Re: MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
#42As a PSA, if you can get the model number, the following SSDs are checked for in the update package:
TS064E - Revisions TPSABBF0 and TPVABBF0
TS128E - Revisions TPSABBF0 and TPVABBF0
Re: MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
#43SSD's are not there yet, if you ask me. I've been running on a custom SSD on my Mac mini, with restarts required once daily after crashing (mostly due to chrome). A dozen friends of mine also had a buggy experience with SSDs. They are super fast, I mean. But not so reliable at this point in time. Will I go back to a HDD? Probably not. HDD is really good for backing up stuff, but for speed, SSD's are unmatched. There'…
SSD's are not there yet, if you ask me. I've been running on a custom SSD on my Mac mini, with restarts required once daily after crashing (mostly due to chrome). A dozen friends of mine also had a buggy experience with SSDs. They are super fast, I mean. But not so reliable at this point in time. There are some ugly SSDs out there with firmware problems (e.g. some people have reported problems with OCZ). I have been…
You are talking based on your own experience. I am talking based on mine and 12 others I know of. No offence, but you get the point, right? :)
Re: MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
#44SSD's are not there yet, if you ask me. I've been running on a custom SSD on my Mac mini, with restarts required once daily after crashing (mostly due to chrome). A dozen friends of mine also had a buggy experience with SSDs. They are super fast, I mean. But not so reliable at this point in time. Will I go back to a HDD? Probably not. HDD is really good for backing up stuff, but for speed, SSD's are unmatched. There'…
SSD's are not there yet, if you ask me. I've been running on a custom SSD on my Mac mini, with restarts required once daily after crashing (mostly due to chrome). A dozen friends of mine also had a buggy experience with SSDs. They are super fast, I mean. But not so reliable at this point in time. There are some ugly SSDs out there with firmware problems (e.g. some people have reported problems with OCZ). I have been…
I was under the impression that OSX already supported trim. Is that not the case, or is it only for certain models?
Re: MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
SSD's are not there yet, if you ask me. I've been running on a custom SSD on my Mac mini, with restarts required once daily after crashing (mostly due to chrome). A dozen friends of mine also had a buggy experience with SSDs. They are super fast, I mean. But not so reliable at this point in time. There are some ugly SSDs out there with firmware problems (e.g. some people have reported problems with OCZ). I have been…
I was under the impression that OSX already supported trim. Is that not the case, or is it only for certain models?
Trim is only enabled by OS X on Apple-branded SSDs.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
SSD's are not there yet, if you ask me. I've been running on a custom SSD on my Mac mini, with restarts required once daily after crashing (mostly due to chrome). A dozen friends of mine also had a buggy experience with SSDs. They are super fast, I mean. But not so reliable at this point in time. There are some ugly SSDs out there with firmware problems (e.g. some people have reported problems with OCZ). I have been…
You are talking based on your own experience. I am talking based on mine and 12 others I know of. No offence, but you get the point, right? :)
The thing about personal experience is that you can't really quantify it. His 3 anecdotes (3 SSDs over 3 years) are just as valid as your 13 anecdotes.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
SSD's are not there yet, if you ask me. I've been running on a custom SSD on my Mac mini, with restarts required once daily after crashing (mostly due to chrome). A dozen friends of mine also had a buggy experience with SSDs. They are super fast, I mean. But not so reliable at this point in time. There are some ugly SSDs out there with firmware problems (e.g. some people have reported problems with OCZ). I have been…
You are talking based on your own experience. I am talking based on mine and 12 others I know of. No offence, but you get the point, right? :)
That's the whole point of my comment. It's anecdotical evidence and you'll find as many people having the opposite experience (ie. me).
If you look at the actual failure rate, it's well known that the failure rates of SSDs are well below those of HDDs:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2319966
(With the notable exception of the aforementioned brand.)
Re: MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
#48I personally had my Macbook Air that I bought in August 2012 have its 128GB SSD fail on me this past August. The data was not recoverable and I had to get the SSD replaced by an Apple technician for free as my Air was still under warranty.
Fortunately, I was mostly backed up, but it is definitely aggravating to see a < 12 month old SSD fail.
Re: MacBook Air Flash Storage Drive Replacement Program
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe try: lspci -v
OK, so I've got a "TS064C". Now where do I find a useful list of which models are actually broken?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6571215
Looks like you're find. :)