Intel X25-M G2: Previews & Reviews

[onethreehill]

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/sho...spx?i=3607&p=1
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid...e=expert&pid=1
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Inte...rmance-Review/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1022/1/
http://techreport.com/articles.x/17269
http://xbitlabs.com/articles/storage...d-roundup.html

[Hornet331]

Yeah for faster random read performance.

Seems more onboard ram helps.

[perkam]

We have a new RR and RW King

Awesome product Intel

Perkam

[Chumbucket843]

looks like its bottlenecked

[billdavis]

cool

[lowfat]

looks like its bottlenecked

how so?

[YMAA]

Price isn't bad either. Within the next few weeks might be a good time to jump...but with the way prices have been falling it might be best to wait.

[jcool]

Hell yeah, finally. Affordable Intel drives. I think I'm gonna go shopping for some 80's and a 160 for my lappy very soon

[orangekiwii]

when are the new intel ones with the new controllers coming out?

[Hornet331]

when are the new intel ones with the new controllers coming out?

they are already out, they are listed everywhere and some shops have them listed as incoming in the next 2-3 days.

[Etihtsarom]

Sweet, faster than the SLC's even. I love it.

[Manicdan]

iim gonna wait atleast a month, see what other companies are doing with 34nm and if prices will be hammered by end of q3

[Firestrider]

how so?

Sequential read performance by SATA 3Gbps interface.

Intel still seems to be the best for random read and write, but how much do we need this for desktop applications?

[Manicdan]

Sequential read performance by SATA 3Gbps interface.

Intel still seems to be the best for random read and write, but how much do we need this for desktop applications?

alot (or by this are you talking about sequential?)

boot up times will be much better, and many games will see much better loading times

wait for the anandtech real world test, probably done by tomorrow

[cmay119]

Sweet, faster than the SLC's even. I love it.

I want to see the performance of an X25-E with this new controller. Sequential Writes are already awesome with the X25-E (but would get a minor boost), along with a decent boost for Sequential Read and both Random Reads & Writes.

[lowfat]

alot (or by this are you talking about sequential?)

boot up times will be much better, and many games will see much better loading times

wait for the anandtech real world test, probably done by tomorrow

I have my doubts the differences will be all that much actually.

[Chruschef]

how so?

sequential write times. sadly, the intel drive gets beaten by a WD velociraptor; and i think write times are important when installing programs/similar activities.

Intel still seems to be the best for random read and write, but how much do we need this for desktop applications?

a lot, most of the tasks your hard drive performs are random read/writes.

i plan on getting one of these asap; finally SSDs are getting cheaper. hopefully these drives will have a large impact on the pricing of other SSDs.

[labs23]

http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=7528

Less detailed than Anand's preview.

[tenormadness]

Thats sweet news. I'm definitely getting a 160gb one. I might wait until Windows 7 is released, or I might just go ahead and get one now. Can't decide.

[GoldenTiger]

Methinks I am going to get a 160gb X25-M G2 as soon as I can . I may go for the 80 though if the price/GB is about the same... I have a 64GB Samsung SLC SSD I'm using now and it's just a scrap too small (60gb formatted). I think the 80GB might fit everything I want with room for more later, just fine, though it never hurts to have the extra room. The 'Bay price for my drive is actually pretty darn high still for recent sold auctions and would nearly cover the 160, so it's just a question of whether or not I need the extra room or if I want extra money .

they are already out, they are listed everywhere and some shops have them listed as incoming in the next 2-3 days.

Links? I've only found one shop with them on a pre-order over in the U.S.

[One_Hertz]

NOW they conroed the SSD market.

[clayton]

NOW they conroed the SSD market.

Next up, graphics.

[onethreehill]

Intel X25-M 'G2' 160GB SSD Review
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid...e=expert&pid=1

[denice25]

thanks for the link!!

[Telperion]

NOW they conroed the SSD market.

^^^^^^^^^^^^

This drive is cheaper per GB than all but a few of the Samsung Gen 2 drives, and it's performance is in a completely separate league. OCZ, Corsiar, G.Skill, SuperTalent, and others are going to have to drop their 60/64GB drives to $150 tops or they just won't sell.