Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW180A310 2.5" 180GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM

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2.5"
180GB
SATA III

Stay ahead of the competition when you level up to 6.0 gigabits per second (Gb/s) performance. Intel Solid-State Drives (Intel SSDs) continue to evolve with the Intel SSD 500 Family. Available in a wide range of capacities, the Intel Solid-State Drive 520 Series delivers leading performance for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)-based computers in capacities ranging up to 480 GB. By combining Intel's leading 25nm NAND flash memory technology with SATA 6Gb/s interface support, the Intel SSD 520 Series delivers sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 520 MB/s. The industry-standard 2.5-inch form factor enables interchangeability with existing hard disk drives (HDDs) and native SATA HDD drop-in replacement with the enhanced performance, reliability, and ruggedness offered by an SSD.

The Intel SSD 520 Series also offers built-in data protection features including Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit Encryption, End-to-End Data Protection, and Data Compression. Now that your work is safe, use the world-class performance of the Intel SSD 520 Series to dominate your gaming competition or to reach new levels of creativity and productivity. The choice is yours!

New level of performance Built with compute-quality Intel 25 nanometer (nm) NAND Flash Memory, the Intel SSD 520 Series’ 180GB SSD accelerates PC performance where it matters most. With random read performance up to 50,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS) and sequential read performance of up to 550 megabytes per second (MB/s), your PC will blaze through the most demanding applications and will handle intense multi-tasking needs. Couple that read performance with random writes up to 60,000 IOPS and sequential writes of 520 MB/s to unleash your applications. With the Intel SSD 520 Series, Intel continues to deliver solutions designed to satisfy the most demanding gamers, media creator and technology enthusiasts.
Superior data protection features The new Intel SSD 520 Series offers Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption capabilities to keep your data safe. In the event of theft or loss of your computer, you have the peace of mind that your personal data is secured by an advanced encryption technology. Additionally, the Intel SSD 520 Series contains “End-to-End Data Protection” ensuring integrity of stored data from the computer to the SSD and back.

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General

Brand: Intel

Series: 520 Series Cherryville

Model: SSDSC2CW180A310

Device Type: Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Used For: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"

Capacity: 180GB

Memory Components: MLC

Interface: SATA III

Controller: SandForce

Height: 9.5mm

Performance

Max Sequential Read: Up to 550 MB/s (SATAIII)
Up to 280 MB/s (SATAII)

Max Sequential Write: Up to 520 MB/s (SATAIII)
Up to 260 MB/s (SATAII)

4KB Random Read: Up to 50,000 IOPS

4KB Random Write: Up to 60,000 IOPS

MTBF: 1,200,000 hours

Features

Features: Out-of-the-Box Write Performance (IOPS): up to 80,000 IOPS

Environmental

Operating Temperature: 0°C ~ +70°C

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts: 5 years limited
All Intel SSD 520 products sold in the OEM boxes have a five-year limited warranty term; however, the warranty includes a "Media Wearout" limitation. The Media Wearout limitation provides that the warranty shall expire when the usage of the drive has reached a predetermined usage limit established by Intel, which could result in a warranty term much shorter than five years for drives used in heavy-use, enterprise applications. The Media Wearout is determined by Intel's implementation of the SMART attribute "E9" Media Wearout indicator (as measured by and shown in the Intel SSD Toolbox, www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox). At any point during the warranty term, if the Media Wearout Indicator reads "1", as measured by the Intel SSD Toolbox, then the drive has reached its wear limit and the Limited Warranty at that point expires, regardless of how much time may have been remaining on the five-year term. This Media Wearout limitation is imposed due to the greater workload demands of enterprise/data center deployment on SSDs.

Labor: 5 years limited

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Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 5 years
Limited Warranty period (labor): 5 years

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Filter Results Last 2 Weeks (0) Last 6 Months (4) All Reviews (13) 77% (10) 8% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) 15% (2) Verified Owners Video Reviews Mfr. Responses keyword Go page SubmitTopPaginationForm of 2 previousTopPaginationForm\| nextTopPaginationForm
JunkyZero 4/24/2013 4:50:18 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5	Rating: 5/5Good so far Pros: Easy install and so far is very fast. Using one for C: drive and another for installing games. Games load very fast Cons: None so far Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
hp 1/4/2013 12:00:11 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5	Rating: 1/5Worked great for about a month Pros: Easy install, comes with proper cables. Was a bit faster than my OCZ Vortex 2 which it replaced in daily use. Cons: Died in about a month. Got it during black friday sale. Went to bed two days ago, turned off machine. Wouldn't boot in the morning. Good thing I hadn't formatted my old OCZ Vortex 2 120GB. Popped it back in and had minimal data loss. Ugh, now I have to figure out how to return it to Best Buy as an online purchase. Now I wish I had gotten it from Newegg, so much easier to deal with. Other Thoughts: First SSD to die on me. And I bought it specifically for longevity of Intel SSDs. Guess they fail just the same as others. Now who to choose? 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 1/3/2013 5:22:01 PM Tech Level: 1/5 Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Didn't work at all. Pros: Were shipped quickly. Cons: Ordered two of these, neither one worked out of the box. Have sent them back will see what the replacements do. Other Thoughts: Be careful ordering these. Bounced around between websites looking for availability and price, didn't realize they come in three different versions. Ended up getting the OEM version with no cables or brackets. Less to return. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Leadraft 12/11/2012 12:09:20 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Works Great as Expected Pros: Fast, Silent, Dependable. Everything loads faster, including web pages. Cons: None Other Thoughts: This is the second Intel SSD I've purchased. First one was an 80 GB that I Purchased a year and a half ago. It's still running strong and as fast as the first day I installed. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 9/21/2012 12:16:34 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Perfect for my first ssd Pros: Fast, silent and an easy install. Machine boots quick and os runs flawless. Tabbing out of games happens instantaneous and makes life easy. Cons: No mounting hardware, but it is an oem product. Luckily I bought an adapter so I was fine. Other Thoughts: Amazing for my first ssd and no hiccups or issues after a month of use so far. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 8/18/2012 9:39:40 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5Good Balance Pros: the 120 is slower than the 240 but this is close to the 240. Cons: None Other Thoughts: After problems with other manafactures, Intel is the only choice. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 8/8/2012 6:55:51 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Works Perfectly Pros: Sandforce + Intel = Win. Fast and flawless setup. Good price. Cons: None. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 7/29/2012 4:33:09 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Fantastic performance, great deal Pros: The 520 series is a wonderful series for Intel SSD's. I have purchased several of these, I use one in my laptop and one in my desktop. I also have used them for client's systems that I built. So far, not a hiccup or a single failure, I have been tempted by other brands, but the reliability of the intel drives are hard to beat. Cons: None really other than being a bit pricier than the competition. I feel you get what you pay for at least when it comes to SSD's. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
DiP 7/21/2012 4:33:52 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Perfect Primary for MacBook Pro Pros: Replace original HDD 5200rpm in MacBook Pro 2010 (Sata 2) and got a Rocket! Write/Read speed jump from 55/55 MB/s to 193/257 MB/s. Restart < 20 sec. Go to sleep/wake up < 1 sec. Start time for: MS Excel 2011, Xcode < 3 sec Photoshop E8, Lightroom 3.0 < 5 sec It's on 2.5 years old machine! Gosh, worth every penny! Cons: None 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
wardhealer 7/11/2012 8:26:03 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5	Rating: 5/5best ssd I have owned Pros: I own several SSD's and this is the first one that has caused no problems AND comes close to its published specs. Cons: Price Other Thoughts: It is the only drive I own that I trust as my OS/programs drive, but that's not to say that I trust it enough not to have a completely cloned standing by. I bought it with a Newegg sale price AND a $50 Intel rebate, but the regular price it still too high. SSD prices have been dropping significantly since the end of May '12, except for Intel. When Intel prices finally come down to earth, I will by another. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
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