Q: 13" MBP SATA interface downgraded to 1.5 Gigabit

Oh boy. I just "upgraded" my unibody MacBook to a MacBook Pro 13".

And now, after searching the web for an answer to why my system slowed down this much - I find my answer here.. (well, on macrumors to be exact - but I'd like Apple to hear my voice:)

If this is a "feature" added because you want to give us more batterylife, then PLEASE give us a chance to choose. I didn't pay through the nose for my SSD to save on battery - I need the speed..

Thanks in advance!

Same is true for the 15's. And, when I compare against my 2008 15, it's 1.5 too. Maybe Nvidia's chipset can't handle it?

The chipsets are the same since the newest 13" mbp is still using the 9400m onboard. i compared the model number with a previous umb and they were the same as well. the big question is why would apple restrict or downgrade something like the sata interface? keep in mind that the previous 13" umb did have sataII 3.0, so why wouldn't the new one?

teb ur result shows that ur SSD and ur MBP is not effected..are u able to take screen shots of ur SATA see if it is shows SATA 1.5 or showing SATA 3??
it is interesting to see some MBP 13" have ones with SATA 3 and some with SATA 1.5...but majority i heard is SATA 1.5

teb looking at ur xench i can say your SSD is not running at it full capacity

i mean look at ur xbench mark for the random read and random right....for the 256k blocks none of the scores can go above 110 mbs, mine OCZ vertex is capped at 110

Uncached Read 551.99 102.43 MB/sec [256K blocks]
...when u and i know our drive can achieve much higher than this~~~

I think that was my point in my posts here and MacRumors. While the SSD gives me a boost over the standard drive, there is no way to tell how much performance I'm not getting unless we find another 13" MBP that is running at SATA II.

I've spoken to Apple and have an open case. Waiting to hear back on Monday.

Happy to trade my 2 month old MB for a new MBP.

It appears that the SD card slot on the 15" Intel MacBook Pro just to be another item like using SATA I rather than what has been standard for some years now, SATA II. Rather than adding the Pro name to the 13" model, Apple should have taken the Pro name off of the 15" model.

Now maybe some people will understand why I say that Steve Jobs is just a "used car salesman." A good one but still one.

Just a quick question.
Will this affect the original non-ssd drive's performance?

No, they aren't fast enough to hit the limits.

teb wrote:
No, they aren't fast enough to hit the limits.

It could affect performance from/to the data buffer. It's not likely to affect speed for large transfers.

thx i had the same question, too

I've no intention to upgrade to ssd

so that won't be a problem for me ~

I wonder if the apple store will soon release an SSD option upgrade with full SATA.... at a premium price ofcourse.

I hope something can be done about this! And I hope we find out soon, I ordered an intel x25-m to go with my new macbook pro, and if it isn't 3 gigabit I'll send both straight back..!

I'm very interested by the fact you've been able to actually test the vertex with your uMBP 13" because I have a Vertex 120 and I can't get past OSX installer... It's hanging in the middle of the installation. According to OCZ forums, there a compatibility issue with the drive and the new MBP.