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For instance, if the MacBook had a standard SSD, it would need the following:
- A SATA controller chipset on the motherboard
- The physical connector on the motherboard
- The physical connector on the SSD
- A SSD controller designed for SATA
- Maybe even a plastic enclosure on some laptops
Instead, Apple can use a lower-level interface, embed the flash controller and directly put the NAND cells on the motherboard. That's two chips.
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For instance, if the MacBook had a standard SSD, it would need the following:
- A SATA controller chipset on the motherboard
- The physical connector on the motherboard
- The physical connector on the SSD
- A SSD controller designed for SATA
- Maybe even a plastic enclosure on some laptops
Instead, Apple can use a lower-level interface, embed the flash controller and directly put the NAND cells on the motherboard. That's two chips.