MBA SSD Maker...

So...  I was planning on buying a MBA this weekend and I found some interesting articles saying the the samsung SSD is faster than the Toshiba one.  All the article i looked at show me how to check the model after opening the box.  I was wondering if the back spec label on the back of the box tell you the model of the SSD.  I want to make sure i have the Samsung one before i open the box and leave the store. 
Thanks

There is no way you can tell by the box. As far as Apple is concerned, the manufacturer of the SSD makes no difference to the user and are interchangeable at time of manufacture.
It's more of a psychological difference than a practical one, as far as they are concerned, and will make no packaging indicator.
Now, will users actually perceive a difference? On paper, and in benchmark testing, we see a difference. In actual use, I have seen nobody "perceive" a significant performance difference without a stopwatch.
Mine (2011 MBA) has a Samsung, so maybe I speak from a "comfort zone". Psychologically, I feel fortunate this time, but otherwise I am probably not going to notice anything.
I remember when I bought my MBP, there was a similar situation with displays. Some users found that they had a certain brand of display, while others had one with a reputation for a slightly inferior color gamut. Back then, I got the short luck of the draw, and got the "inferior" LCD. Did I feel cheated? Maybe a twinge, but I never noticed a difference when I compared it to others, even side by side.
I saw one post here, where a very accomodating Apple Store salesperson permitted the user to test his new purchase, before he left the store. He too, was wanting the assurance of a Samsung drive. It so happened that the first one he opened, showed in the stysem profiler that it was indeed a Samsung drive. Will any Apple Store do the same thing? Who Knows?

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