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Intel 2.5 inch 320 Series SATA300

Based on 18 reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

4
Average:

4
Bad:

4

Pros

Competitive read/write performance; good pricing; robust.
Increased security features. Inexpensive compared with other recent drives.
Capacities available from 40GB600GB, Delivers nearly 20K IOMeter IOPS performance, Outstanding 283/175 MBps read/write speed with ATTO, Builtin 128bit AES data encryption, Enhanced powerloss data protection, 5Year Intel product warranty support, Lig
Competitive read/write performance; good pricing; robust.
Strong overall performance, 128-bit Encryption, Keeps data safe from power loss

Cons

Reliability issues, Only average performance, No support for SATA 6 Gbps, High price
Performance still not impressive next to topend single drives
Limited by 3Gb/s SATA; late to the game; randomwrite IOPS lag behind leaders.
Lacks support for 6Gbps SATA.
Faster currentgeneration SSDs exist
Limited by 3Gb/s SATA; late to the game; randomwrite IOPS lag behind leaders.
Competitors are faster, Doesn't support SATA 6Gb/s

By Tom's Hardware UK on February 28, 2012

After Valentine's Day, SSDs prices fell yet again, and we updated our list to reflect those changes. This month, the best deals are found in the mid-range offering, and there's one bargain in our list for a 240GB SSD that you simply will not...

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By AnandTech on February 08, 2012

Case Study: SSDs in AnandTech's Server Environment For the majority of the history of AnandTech we've hosted our own server infrastructure. A benefit of running our own infrastructure is that we're able to gain a lot of hands on experience...

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By Tom's Hardware UK on November 23, 2011

Welcome to the sixth iteration of our highest-ranked SSDs at any given price point. We updated our recommendations to reflect the recent price drops on second-gen SandForce hardware. There are several good deals to be found for right about £150....

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By Kitguru.net on November 17, 2011

A good drive that is let down by the high price in today’s...

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By Real World Labs on November 02, 2011

So after reading all the results i am sure many of you are wondering about which SSD is currently the best one in the market. Well if you can afford the extra premium then the RevoDrive3 240GB is without doubt faster than every other SSD in...

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By techPowerUp! on October 14, 2011

Intel's 320 Series SSD is best compared to the last generation Sandforce SF-1200 drives. The drive offers slightly better performance at a similar price point, but this is not enough to compete with Sandforce's latest SF-2200 controller. One...

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By StorageReview on September 07, 2011

The Intel SSD 320 performed just about where we expected it to in terms of its RAID0 performance. In most benchmarks it yielded between 1.5 to 2x the performance of a single SSD, giving us the reliability of the trusted completely-Intel powered 3Gb/s...

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By PC Authority on August 28, 2011

Is new generation flash enough to push the Intel 320 160GB to the front? Read our review....

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By Tom's Hardware on August 26, 2011

We've added more SSDs to our database and observed a number of significant price changes in the past month. As a result, this months recommendations undergo a notable revamp. And to those of you waiting for a hierarchy table at the end, it's...

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By Maximum PC on July 12, 2011

In our roundup of solid-state drives, Intel’s entrant bore Marvell’s 9174 6Gb/s SATA controller, rather than an Intel one. While the Intel 510 SSD performed respectably among its 6Gb/s SATA peers, it’s not the top-to-bottom Intel drive...

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