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Intel 'Postville' SSD listings appear online
On one site, where current 80GB and 160GB X25-M SSDs start at around 277€ ($394) and 519€ ($738) respectively, Potsville products with the same capacities are priced at just 184€ ($262) and 364€ ($518). Conversely on Materiel.net, Postville parts have a 10€ price increase over their predecessors, so the pricing aspect is still a bit sketchy for now. The lineup will reportedly include a 320GB drive, though there have been no leaks on that model's MSRP.
In terms of performance and other specs, the new 34nm-based drives are both supposedly rated for 250MB/s read speeds, but the 80GB model is upped from 70MB/s write speeds on its predecessor to 90MB/s and the 160GB version hits 100MB/s. They will also feature 32MB of wear leveling buffer, AES 128-bit Encryption, advanced NCQ features and Advanced Smart Support to monitor drive life.
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User Comments (5)
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b1kshad0w
on July 20, 2009 9:16 PM |
I was hoping this will help drop the price of SSDs. I've been dying to buy one but they are so expensive right now. |
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Guest
on July 20, 2009 9:42 PM |
same here!! =[ I think it will take another year or maybe 2 for them to drop further in price. Waqas |
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Per Hansson
on July 21, 2009 5:23 AM |
Actually the price has been falling about $100 every 4>5 months for the old X25-M I think (hope) we will see the same with this new one I think I will buy it as soon as it hits a reputable Swedish retailer at a non inflated price (The new model) Here is pricing history for the "old" 80GB X25-M in Swedish Krona http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?pu=343495 And here is a Japanese review of the new model, you can use google translate if you want to read it http://nueda.main.jp/blog/archives/004532.html |
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windmill007
on July 21, 2009 8:35 AM |
Go with the OCZ Vertex. You can get 30GB for around $100 and 60Gb around $200. I have a 60 and its so freaking fast. Intel's are way over priced and the vertex are better. I am getting like 200+MB read speed and around 150MB write. Amazing! |
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Julio Franco
on July 21, 2009 3:36 PM |
And here's the official thing: [link] |
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