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It has been a while since we last looked at a Solid State Drive and today we look at another; this time from Intel. Armed with a new set of testing methodologies, we begin a new set of SSD reviews which start with the drive many count as the golden...
The Intel X18-M and Intel X25-M drives live up to the promise of solid-state drive's advantages over traditional, magnetic disk-based media.
Solid-state drives have long been the ‘novelty’ cousin of conventional hard disks thanks to exorbitant prices and inadequate capacities. While Intel’s new X25-M is certainly a killer in terms of performance, the inherent economic issues remain...
The fastest Solid State Drive we've seen.
Why is this SSD better than the rest? Simply put, Intel has engineered a remarkable controller for the NAND flash memory chips (20×4GB) in the X25-M. The name is derived from the 2.5-inch form factor of the drive and that it is based on Multi-Level...
ComputerShopper.com reviews Intel’s X-25M SATA Solid-State Drive.
At IDF last month Intel finally let all the details spill out about their SSD plans. For the mobile and desktop applications, and the drives you will most likely be buying, Intel has two form factors: one 2.5" and the other 1.8" both with...
The Intel® X25-M and X18-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD) is tested and evaluated in this full performance showcase at HotHardware.com. Solid-state drives have no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution...
The fastest SSD on the market today can buy back a few minutes of your life every day.
Intels new SSDs offer blistering performance, no noise and low power. Whats not to like? How about price?
Solid State Drives (SSD) have been around for over 25 years, but only recently have SSDs started to prove ready for the mainstream computing market now that performance is getting better and the price is coming down. It's been no secret that Intel...
Intels First Flash SSD Ready for Vertical Take-Off Intels X25-M Solid State Drive Reviewed : Looking back at recent developments in the flash solid state drive (SSD) market, we could tell that it was only a matter of time until Intel jumped in...
Intel finally lifted the NDA on the performance of its first MLC SSD. Let's just say that after today, a Core 2 isn't the only Intel component you want in your system.
Intel formally detailed its solid-state drive plans at IDF just a couple of weeks ago, revealing not just a single drive, but an entire collection of products that will trickle out in the coming months. The first of these SSDs to hit the market will...
If you're wondering what to do with all the spare cash lying around, here's a suggestion:- juice up your notebook for even more performance with a solid state drive (SSD), the latest 80GB version from Intel, the X25-M. Are your wallets ready?
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD - Storage Review - We've been waiting a long time for this.
A lot of smart people have said a lot of smart things about Intel's new 80GB Solid State Drive recently sampled to the media. But some of the basic questions I had on my mind were left unchecked, like, “Is it really faster, or is that just what...
CNET's comprehensive Intel X-25M solid-state drive (80GB) coverage includes unbiased reviews, exclusive video footage and Laptop Hard Drive buying guides. Compare Intel X-25M solid-state drive (80GB) prices, user ratings, specs and more.
Intel X25-M SSD Review - SSDs were all the hype last year, then the bubble popped when tests performed on the Macbook Air showed that the SSD drive did little more than add $1,500 to the computer's final price. No performance increase, no battery...
Intel's X25-M 80GB solid-state drive (SSD), launched in August, is just the type of handy-sized device to replace those low-tech hard disks in laptops aimed at mobile professionals.
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD Revew
How big a deal is Intel’s entry into the solid-state-drive game? The announcement of the company’s new X-25M SSD, and a faster version for enthusiasts, all but overshadowed details of the company’s next-generation CPU at its fall developer...
We gathered the fastest 7K SATA drives for comparison with the Intel X25-M and the 10K Velociraptor. We included the Samsung Spinpoint F1, the WD Caviar Blue (640GB -- more capacity that two Velociraptors), and the WD 10K SATA drive that preceded the...
Intel certainly know how to make awesome CPUs and now they prove to carry their expertise across to the SSD market, too.
Intel's 80GB SSD (X25-M MLC) is one of the fastest hard drives in existence. We ran a battery of tests against it, drove it for a month, and we're ready to show you the future.
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Intel X25-M SATA 80GB MLC Multi Layer Cell SSD Solid State Drive Benchmark Performance Review
Performance at any costs? A solid state drive is probably the best storage medium for a notebook from a technical point of view. Long life, low weight, low power drain and an extremely fast access rate make solid state drives to a status symbol of...
this firmware should in theory be able to dig a severely fragmented X25 out of it’s hole, and with such a mechanism in place, it should also more aggressively ‘hold the line’ as far as sticking to a write speed of 80 MB/sec.
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