Intel Slashes Prices on SSD Drives - Improves Performance

[michael zaletel]

http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/systems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218501623

The new X25-M and X18-M can replace current models in systems without modifications. They are also drop-in compatible with similar size hard-disk drives. The X25-M is available in quantities of 1,000 for $225 and $440 for the 80-GB and 160-GB models, respectively. The previous prices, announced in February, were $390 and $765, respectively.

-michael zaletel
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[Kwan Khan]

Yesss.....

 

[Fredrik Callinggard]

Have to say that these are a lot more interesting http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZSSD2-1VTX250G-250GB-Vertex-Solid/dp/B001NPCTBY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1248210637&sr=1-1 and performance is equal, if not a little better, then the last intel generation (can't compare to the new ones, but should be close in read and write).

 

[michael zaletel]

Have to say that these are a lot more interesting http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZSSD2-1VTX250G-250GB-Vertex-Solid/dp/B001NPCTBY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1248210637&sr=1-1 and performance is equal, if not a little better, then the last intel generation (can't compare to the new ones, but should be close in read and write).

Research the specs.

-michael zaletel

 

[Ketch Rossi]

I have the X25-M 160GB, on my 17" MBP and it absolutely rocks, will never go back to spinning disk, great news to hear that my next purchases will be far less expensive, I did paid the upwards of $700 for it several months back.

ciao

 

[Alex Carr]

SSD in laptops kick ass.

 

[Craig Schober]

Research the specs.

-michael zaletel

not sure who to trust but i've only seen claims that ocz beats intel on the ever important write speeds...
http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/605377/ocz-claims-apex-ssd-beats-intel-x-25-m-on-write-speeds.html

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

Can't wait to see what happens to the older generation's prices like this 64GB guy over here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167014

Maybe a little lower than the new ones? Or they may remain absurdly priced till some unsuspecting poor bastard buys them.

 

[Fredrik Callinggard]

not sure who to trust but i've only seen claims that ocz beats intel on the ever important write speeds...
http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/605377/ocz-claims-apex-ssd-beats-intel-x-25-m-on-write-speeds.html

As I said they do on the "old" intel but the new ones can't say until we know the specs of the read and write of them. All they say is that the latency is improved with 25% - which leads to better read and write, but how much?

As for OCZ - they're 120GB and 250GB for cheaper price though

 

[H. Farberg]

If anyone here is at all interested in SSDs, either on the technical level, the performance level, or just casual interest in using them, they should read this AnandTech article: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531

It is 31 pages long, but it's a very good read and will teach you a lot about the different pros and cons of SSDs.

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

Do you feel safe with a single OS SSD drive? Do you have two in a RAID-1? If so, do you use MLC's in RAID-1? Or do you still only use SLC's even for RAID-1?

Back-ups aside, if the OS drive gets corrupted you could be down for most of an expensive day, and you could look like a dummy in front of the wrong people. A RAID-1 would let you keep working through.

 

[Craig Schober]

As I said they do on the "old" intel but the new ones can't say until we know the specs of the read and write of them. All they say is that the latency is improved with 25% - which leads to better read and write, but how much?

As for OCZ - they're 120GB and 250GB for cheaper price though

sorry i missed that detail but here is a general roundup of the 2nd generation ssd speed test done this week:

Pros:
Best in class IOPS performance
Best in class sequential read throughput
Low cost (provided the distributor markup is low enough)
Cons:
Write speed, while a bit higher, remains limited to 80 MB/sec
Minor fragmentation-over-time effects

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=750&type=expert&pid=1