Bring an extra level of performance and reliability to your PC with Intel's X-25M Solid State Drive. Unlike regular hard disks, the Intel solid-state drives have no moving parts, giving you a cool, rugged storage alternative. The lower power needs of the SSD translate to lighter notebooks with a longer battery life.
These innovative drives deliver outstanding performance with the latest-generation SATA interface and architecture with 10 parallel NAND flash channels and Native Command Queuing for up to 32 concurrent operations. Far faster than traditional drives with impressive reliability, these Intel drive perform better and are likely to last longer!
Keep ahead of your storage needs with Intel!
SSD Storage TechnologyActing without any moving parts, the Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G1C5 solid state disk (SSD) boasts multiple advanced features including zero mechanical noise, faster data rates compared to conventional HDDs, over 1.2-million-hour life span, ultra-low power consumption and impressive shock, vibration and extreme temperature resistance. With these breakthrough capabilities, the SSD meets all the demanding requirements for high-performance data storage.
2.5" Form FactorThe Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G1C5 solid state disk is specifically designed for notebook computers equipped with a 2.5" SATA drive bay.
SATA 3.0 Gb/s InterfaceThe Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G1C5 solid state disk features the next-generation SATA II interface supporting up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections for optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
Pros: Very fast drive... my applications feel like they just spring up to life when I execute them. This drive definitely breathed new life into my MacBook Pro "Classic" Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz and 4GB RAM.
Cons: The price... time will change this. I am sure in a couple of years you will laugh at a 80GB SSD and what we paid for it. I have yet to notice any considerable battery life increase, probably due in part to the battery needing to be replaced (a high number of cycles on it).
Overall Review: Some XBench Results... yours may vary: Pre SSD: Disk Test 53.82 Sequential 70.69 Uncached Write 86.22 52.94 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 98.38 55.67 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 39.19 11.47 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 107.43 53.99 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 43.46 Uncached Write 17.02 1.80 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 113.09 36.20 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 65.27 0.46 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 109.52 20.32 MB/sec [256K blocks] Post SSD: Disk Test 169.00 Sequential 105.83 Uncached Write 121.22 74.43 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 108.47 61.37 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 63.00 18.44 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 224.44 112.80 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 419.27 Uncached Write 551.58 58.39 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 200.52 64.19 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 1021.11 7.24 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 567.86 105.37 MB/sec [256K blocks]