The new Airs both go to sleep and wake up from sleep quicker than any of the other Macs, including my upgraded 15-inch Core i7 MacBook Pro. I’d be willing to bet the SSD in the MacBook Air has tight integration with OS X to guarantee quicker than normal boot times.Ĭlearly the new Air isn't instant on from a boot standpoint, but it's pretty much there from a recover-from-sleep standpoint. Apple does customize the firmware on its SSDs. You'll notice that even the SF-1200 SSD in my 15-inch MacBook Pro takes longer to boot than these new Airs. It’s even a shorter boot than my MacBook Pro with a SandForce SF-1200 based SSD in it: System Performance Comparison That time is significantly reduced compared to the old MacBook Air and any other Mac with a conventional hard drive. From a completely powered off state the MacBook Air still takes time to boot. Apple advertises the new MacBook Air as being instant on as a result of the internal SSD.
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