The MacBook Air has never been a slouch in terms of performance, but with the 2012 model, SSD performance is scoring a whopping 217% higher than ever before. In tests run by OSXDaily, read speeds reached a maximum of 461MB/s, and write speeds hit 364MB/s, a dramatic increase over the 2011 model, which scored just Related StoriesRetina MacBook Pros Don’t Have IGZO Displays After All, But Imagine When They Do!TwelveSouth Re-Imagines BookBook For iPad To Be 33% Thinner And Way More UsableDisplay Recorder Captures iOS Screencasts Without A JailbreakApple Quietly Snuck A Feature Into iOS 6 That Will Make A 4-Inch iPhone PossibleDid Microsoft Surface Just Make The MacBook Air And iPad Obsolete? Don’t Be An Idiot. [Opinion]

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The SSD In The New MacBook Air Is 217% Faster Than Before