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Intel 2.5 inch X25-V Series SATA300

Based on 17 reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

8
Average:

4
Bad:

4

Pros

Relatively economical pricing, Faster than HDDs
Fastest boot time of any drive we've tested so far in 2010; includes mounting bracket for desktop PCs; budget-friendly price
Intel SSD Toolkit and Optimizer, Very fast read performance, Impressive 4KB data block and boot performance, Competitive retail pricing

Cons

Drive capacity is just about enough for a boot drive
Cramped 40GB capacity; no 80GB model currently available in this line
Lower larger data block write speeds, How about a bigger 60GB for the same price?, Overall Score: 9.0 / 10.0, Intel X25 V 40GB Value Performance SATA Solid State Drive Review, Love This Review? Hate This Review? Leave a Comment or Hit The Forums!, Pages:

By PC Advisor on October 05, 2010

The performance numbers seen above are good for a solid state drive positioned in the budget space. At a price of £89 the price-per-GB ratio may not be the lowest among SSDs, but the Intel X25-V does happen to be one of the lowest priced SSD drives...

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By PCWorld India on September 27, 2010

The term "affordable SSD" would describe the X25-V 40GB drive well. Making high performance available around the Rs. 5k mark, this could well be the tipping point that gets everyone participating in the Solid State Drive revolution....

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By Expert Reviews on September 03, 2010

Intel's bargain priced SSD is a false economy. Spend a little more and get a lot more elsewhere....

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By Tom's Hardware UK on August 31, 2010

In the end, Intel's price and price/performance are unbeatable right now, but the cost per gigabyte is only average, and price/performance per gigabyte is behind the X25-M. The X25-V is cool as a pure system drive...

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By TechRadar on August 05, 2010

Fancy Intel's second generation X25-V SSD tech at a third the price of its flagship 160GB? Yes please. After all, Intel's current controller chipset technology is one of the few proven to maintain decent performance over time. In fact, our test...

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By NotebookCheck on July 17, 2010

The biggest worry to begin with to not have enough memory as a system disc with only 40 Gigabytes, became less of a concern after several months of use. In order for this to work however only frequently used important software should be installed...

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By DigitalVersus on July 01, 2010

A very practical accessory The X25-M, a standard 2.5 inch SSD, is sold with a mount for a 3.5 inch bay. This is a very practical accessory when you want to install it in a casing with no 2.5 inch bay... and many fall into this category. The Intel...

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By Computer Shopper on July 01, 2010

Those looking to achieve speedy boot times will find lots to like with this 40GB SSD. We just wish Intel made an 80GB model in this value-oriented line....

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By InsideHW on June 30, 2010

As the prices of NAND memory chips used to manufacture SSD devices don’t seem to be dropping lately, manufacturers are forced to work their way through to make them more accessible. Seeing that memory chips in a smaller production process...

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By X-bit Labs on June 29, 2010

We’ll do some summarizing now, starting from the Intel X25-V. Cutting it short, we like this product. Intel has come up with an affordable but rather fast SSD. It was especially good in our RAID0 array, providing both a large storage capacity and...

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