Intel SSD 80gb X-25M Review

[WannabeKiwiBoy]

Disregard this, disregard that, disregard the other thing, oh this is normally quicker, oh I don't know why this isn't working, oh this normally works, right off the bat. My old 1GB RAM slow 5400RPM HDD laptop loads Firefox quicker than that. WTF?!??!?!

[mrdanny87]

My computers faster at booting up applications than yours... and it doesn't have an SSD. I think you just have a shit computer.

[fibertech9]

It can sometimes have bad multitasking glitches and only so many write cycles but it is more responsive.

[NickNolans]

You say download speeds, it's not download, it's install speed.

[sonofkikkoman]

you should have had clean install of an operating system on both drives when you tested the booting time.

[fibertech9]

Intel didn't start the SSD revolution but it sure did kick it into high gear.

[bcoulal]

I have the Intel SLC (single level cell) SSD SATAII drive but I bought it to be put in my Acer Aspire 5672 WMLi laptop to spice up it's performance. I paid about $700 for this 32GB drive. HD Tune Pro 3.10 reports 128.9MB/s read/write speed. Remember this is used on a SATA150 system where max bandwidth is 150MB/s but with overhead included throughput is around 130MB/s. Windows Vista 32bit Business Edition loads under 10 seconds vs 30-45 seconds with my 7200rpm 100GB laptop drive.

[bcoulal]

The name of the Drive is the X-25E. The E stands for extreme. It's meant for server environments. I haven't tested it on a SATAII system yet. The rated speed for the Intel X-25E 32GB SSD in a SATAII system is 250MB/s read and 170MB/s write.

[bcoulal]

There is a Flash-to-SATAII 2.5" form factor DIY SSD drive where you can put in up to a total of 6 Flash SDHC flash cards (up to 32GB per card) to a maximum of 192GB. The SSD adapter has built-in RAID so you can actually RAID 0 all of the SDHC flash cards for performance. The name of this adapter is called the PhotoFast CR-9000

[bcoulal]

Most SDHC flash cards are Class 4 or 6 at 4MB/s and 6MB/s respectively. You can get the sandisk extreme III SDHC flash cards that read/write at 30MB/s for a total of 180MB/s read/write. Right now I can only find 16GB cards that read/write at 30MB/s, 16GB x 6 = 96GB. These 16GB cards are around $130 each X 6 cards = $780. The PhotoFast CR-9000 is around $100. So for about $880, not including shipping and handling, you can have a 96GB DIY SATAII SSD.

[bcoulal]

There is a 256GB Samsung SATAII SSD that has begun mass production and it is based on MLC NAND Flash memory and not SLC. Its read speed is 220MB/s and write speed at 200MB/s making it the fastest SSD in the world at the moment with only a read/write margin of only %10. OK im done talking about SSDs. :)

[bcoulal]

Oh BTW, this 256GB Samsung SATAII SSD is supposed to cost around $4,000.

[danwat1234]

Wow, well now a 160GB Intel SSD is only around $500, and it beats all other SSDs out of the water with random read and write performance!

[herewestand]

oh, crap thought it was SLC

it was a MLC.

[AlbinoScrap666]

Is that 19" moniter, and it is widescreen?

[blazinhomo]

Uhm, not to bash but you don't use proper benchmarking techniques. This is amateur. Where are the HDtune benches?

[funnyboyz7]

i have a mac

[kainaussie]

im pritty sure intel wouldnt of sent that to you

if any 1 chris pirillo would get it

[ccastillo90]

chris pirillo's an apple tool and it's not pritty it's pretty

[kainaussie]

dude u can put any hdd in a apple

[ccastillo90]

i never said you couldn't... so i have no idea why you said that.

[weld3z]

nice

[joerox1994]

my S-ATA hdd is faster =P

[mckirkus]

The Intel SSD is a SATAII drive.

[wee493]

Nice Video!

[SavinForMacBook]

wats the webcam on that monitor?

[Dombev30]

SSD* I meant

[Dombev30]

Nice, do you have to give the SDD Flash Drive back?

[dvp8196]

cool vidz dude. ur the guru!

[madhobbit]

ssd is the future

[coolgeek7]

nice video 5/5 what mic are you using?

[lakercoolman]

my orbit and headset

[IKDpRoDuCtIoNs]

kool cant wait 2 get that on laptops =D good review!