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[* black] The flash memory is still PCIe-based, and remains, thankfully, removable—at least for now. Popping it out for inspection, we find:
[* red] Samsung S4LN058A01 PCIe 3.0 x4 AHCI Flash Controller
[* orange] Samsung K4E4E324ED RAM
- [* yellow] 8 x Samsung [http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/html/common/file/support/part_number_decoder/Nand_Flash.pdf|K9LDGY8S1D-XCK0] 16 GB Flash Storage (128 GB total)
+ [* yellow] 8 x Samsung [http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/html/common/file/support/part_number_decoder/Nand_Flash.pdf|K9LDGY8S1D-XCK0|new_window=true] 16 GB Flash Storage (128 GB total)
[* black] [https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/03/09Apple-Updates-13-inch-MacBook-Pro-with-Retina-Display-MacBook-Air.html|Apple tells us|new_window=true] this bad boy "...features faster flash storage that is up to two times faster than the previous generation."
[* icon_note] We haven't benchmarked to confirm yet, but it's definitely an update from [guide|15042|last year's chip selection|stepid=49088|new_window=true].