Intel X25-M solid-state drive reviews

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This is the only one you need to read: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3403&p=1

AnandTech consistently has the most impressive, well written tech articles I've ever seen. They look at tech on a level approaching that of what I imagine the actual developers are at, instead of just running a list of benchmarks and reporting the results like virtually every other site.

http://techreport.com/articles.x/15433/1
http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-X25M-80GB-SATA-Solid-State-Drive-Intel-Ups-The-Ante/
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=616&type=expert

I'll likely be getting a couple, anyone else?
 
Yea, I don't think I'll go SSD until speeds as a whole (write/read/access/etc) are above HDD performance. And price will need to come down to a more acceptable level. I understand there will always likely be a premium for the next few years or so to come but I don't want that premium to be my kidney.
 
we'll have to wait for the SLC version to come out to see if it really competes in all categories
 
SSD FTL at the moment. Right now my two 640GB WD drives with a raid 0 slice of 300GB nets around 7.5-8MS access times and read/write speeds that are fantastic. Not only that I also have a nice Raid 1 setup for the rest of the storage. Speed, storage, and reliability all rolled into one thats cheaper to boot. I am sorry SSD drives will not go near my desktop for a few more years.
 
Nice benchmarks, but a still tad too expensive for my tastes. :(

My analysis of SSD technology is that they'll make fantastic OS drives, but platter-based disks will still be around for a price a lot cheaper per gigabyte for general storage. The platter based 10K and 15.5K disks may be in danger when SSD inevitably becomes more refined and NAND flash writes become consistent in performance and price.
 
I agree, but SSD will not fall for a few years. I mean look at the WD 640 drives for 80$. Thats nuts.
 
Lol $600.

Let's divide that by 3-5X. Then we'll talk.
We're talking half of a HDTV, or a high-end 24-26" screen atm -_-
 
I don't know. I still think that $7/GB is fantastic compared to a year ago when SSDs were commonly $15+/GB. Maybe it's not yet in the realm of feasibility for the average enthusiast, but if nvidia wants to charge $650 for a video card, I don't think $600 for a much faster drive is way out of line. When this kind of performance is available for $3/GB or so it will be a no-brainer IMHO.
 
but really in real life can you * Feel* the difference and is the difference worth the price? A 600$ video card will blow 80$ video card out of the water, but SSD drives vs WD 640 drive, its close and is far cheaper overall.
 
^^ true, you may see it for some things but others you will be crying as you wait and wait and wait. vs a HD.
 
Sequential write speed is weak, but almost every other feature is really fast. It will be great when the price starts dropping significantly.
 
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