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Intel delays the launch of its X25-E 64GB SSD

Written by IT News on 9:46 PM

In November 2008 the series Intel X25-E SSD 32GB capacity at a price of $700 per 1000 items, it has been reported delays in the 64 GB model for the first quarter of next year. 2.5" X25-E Series, with the aim of the company segment is the most successful companies in line with SSD, which read / write speed 240/170MB per second. Levels of performance SSDs are the main weapon against the traditional hard drives, and all those who responsible for solid-state drive is to highlight their skills.

It is a known fact that the device for solid state had different patterns and structures for their products, which led them to different levels of performance. Intel SSDs achieved 10xNAND flash memory and powerful instruction set provides a high quality, drove the units in the first. The X25-E Series 64 GB SSD capability the company is expected this quarter, but of course must wait until next year to get our hands on them.

The delay has been found in the latest roadmap update is available in the adjoining picture. The taste of the 64GB is expected that the prices of up to $ 990. Moreover, in the first quarter of next year, the company has its 1.8-inch X18-M SATA SSD sports a capacity of 160 GB. Intel has already begun in this quarter, the X25-M 80GB, X25-M and 160 GB X18-M 80 GB drives for ordinary users.

According to the latest news, the chip manufacturer also plans to adjust the prices of some of these SSDs. It seems that society wants to reduce the price of the X25-M X18-M 80GB and 80GB SSDs to $ 525th Additionally, the price of 32 GB X25-E is at $ 575 on 28 December. How many of you know, MTBF of X25-M and X18-M is 1.2 million hours, while the X25-E reached 2 million hours. X25 feature Ms. 70MB / s write speed, while reading reaches 240MBps.

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Intel begins selling 160GB versions of its X25-M SSDs

Written by IT News on 9:14 PM

Intel, the world's largest chip manufacturer announced days ago that he had a 160 GB solid state drives, which come to their range of high-speed storage solutions. With the announcement, Intel and Toshiba Samsung occur at a rally for high-performance SSDs with a capacity of hard drives. Unfortunately, the recent announced SSDs from Intel and other manufacturers of SSD prices even more than the current price of the hard drives of similar capacity.

Santa Clara, California, Intel said Monday that the addition of 160 GB version of the X25-M and X18-M SATA Solid-state disks. So far, the company has limited edition SSD to 80GB SSD smaller versions. The company 160GB SSD will be in an easily portable 2.5-inch format, while the 1.8-inch models, for most notebook PC system, it is expected that in the next month, according to Intel.

As the final details, the giant manufacturer expects that the new 160 GB SSD at a price that is less than $ 945 by 1000 in comparison with a 2.5-inch 500GB hard drive, which currently sells well below $ 200, Intel SSD considered of many stocks, the option is unlikely. By adding an 80GB SSD from Intel for HP Elite Book 2530p ultra portable laptop to raise prices for a good laptop for $ 659, plus a 1.8-inch 120GB hard drive.

Strengthening the capacity of the hard disk is slowly becoming a reality, so that one of its drawbacks compared to traditional hard drives. But given the high prices, SSDs are still far from a quick alternative to hard drives. Samsung and Toshiba have already announced their progress in the development of greater capacity SSDs, said the earlier, in November last year that it had begun mass production of 256 GB SSDs, while the other, said recently that it shows a 512GB SSD in the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2009.