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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Intel unveils 120GB X25-M SSD, tinkers with 80GB / 160GB model price tags]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/intel-x25-ssd-rm-eng.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Face it, for the average consumer, solid-state drives still have a price-to-storage issue -- but once you get used to the quick and quiet performance, it's hard to go back. If you're willing to take the dive, or already have and are looking to swap out / upgrade, Intel's lowered the suggested price of its 80GB and 160GB <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/X25M/">X25-M</a> SSDs to $199 and $415, respectively. Looking to take the middle road? Introducing the 120GB X25-M from the House of All Things Blue. That'll set you back $275, but hey, 'tis the season. Press release after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Intel unveils 120GB X25-M SSD, tinkers with 80GB / 160GB model price tags</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/">Intel unveils 120GB X25-M SSD, tinkers with 80GB / 160GB model price tags</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:17:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19714658/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/intel-unveils-120gb-x25-m-ssd-tinkers-with-80gb-160gb-model-p/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>120GB</category><category>intel</category><category>intel x25-m</category><category>IntelX25-m</category><category>solid state</category><category>solid state drive</category><category>SolidState</category><category>SolidStateDrive</category><category>ssd</category><category>x25 m</category><category>x25-m</category><category>X25M</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel SSD firmware 02HD brings back Trim support, sans bugs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/intel-ssd-firmware-02hd-brings-back-trim-support-sans-bugs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/intel-ssd-firmware-02hd-brings-back-trim-support-sans-bugs/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/intel-ssd-firmware-02hd-brings-back-trim-support-sans-bugs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&amp;DwnldID=18363"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="left" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/12/2dec09intel930ghhed.jpg" alt="" /></a>Intel's 34nm X25-M G2 drives <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/27/bios-password-snag-subdues-intels-34mn-x25-m-g2-launch-party/">might not've had the most peaceful of existences</a> so far, but you can't fault the company's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/intel-issues-x25-m-g2-ssd-firmware-fix-for-bios-password-conundr/">efforts to fix</a> whatever maladies have popped up. The latest firmware update from Santa Clara brings back the lauded Trim support, but this time leaves the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/intel-finds-ssd-firmware-bug-calls-in-the-exterminators/">drive-killing antics</a> behind. User experiences so far have been positive, though unsurprisingly a couple of people have questioned whether Trim is in fact enabled on their drives -- clearly, the difference between fast and really, really fast is not as distinguishable as we like to think. The source link will provide you with the latest firmware update tool and the precious new code -- if you dare risk it.<br />
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[Thanks, Alex]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/intel-ssd-firmware-02hd-brings-back-trim-support-sans-bugs/">Intel SSD firmware 02HD brings back Trim support, sans bugs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:08:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/intel-ssd-firmware-02hd-brings-back-trim-support-sans-bugs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19261310/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/02/intel-ssd-firmware-02hd-brings-back-trim-support-sans-bugs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>02HD</category><category>bug fix</category><category>BugFix</category><category>firmware</category><category>firmware update</category><category>FirmwareUpdate</category><category>fix</category><category>intel</category><category>solid state</category><category>SolidState</category><category>ssd</category><category>storage</category><category>trim</category><category>x25-m</category><category>x25-m g2</category><category>X25-mG2</category><category>x25m</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Savov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel further slashes SSD prices, ups production of 1.8-inch drives]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/intel-further-slashes-ssd-prices-ups-production-of-1-8-inch-dri/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/intel-further-slashes-ssd-prices-ups-production-of-1-8-inch-dri/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/intel-further-slashes-ssd-prices-ups-production-of-1-8-inch-dri/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.dailytech.com/Intel%20Cuts%20SSD%20Prices%20Makes%20More%2018Inch%20SSDs%20for%20Netbooks%20and%20Small%20Laptops/article14992.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/intel-x25-m-20090327-600.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="left">Intel just cut a big chunk out of the MSRP on some of its SSDs a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/06/intel-80gb-ssd-price-cut-by-one-third-still-very-expensive/">few months back</a>, but it looks like it's already back for another go 'round, and it's also taking the opportunity to up the production on some of the models intended for netbooks and ultraportable laptops. The price cuts come to Intel's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/13/intel-issues-firmware-update-for-ailing-x18-m-and-x25-m-ssds/">recently-fixed</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/X25-m/">X25-M</a> series of drives, with the 160GB drive dropping $100 (bringing its retail price down to $630), while the 80GB model dips a further $50 to $320, or close to half of what it originally cost when it launched back in December. What's more, while they aren't getting any cheaper just yet, Intel will reportedly be making more of its 80GB and 160GB 1.8-inch drives, which have apparently been in short supply since launching last year.</div>
</div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/intel-further-slashes-ssd-prices-ups-production-of-1-8-inch-dri/">Intel further slashes SSD prices, ups production of 1.8-inch drives</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:56:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.dailytech.com/Intel%20Cuts%20SSD%20Prices%20Makes%20More%2018Inch%20SSDs%20for%20Netbooks%20and%20Small%20Laptops/article14992.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/intel-further-slashes-ssd-prices-ups-production-of-1-8-inch-dri/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1530975/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/intel-further-slashes-ssd-prices-ups-production-of-1-8-inch-dri/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>intel</category><category>intel x18-m</category><category>intel x25-m</category><category>IntelX18-m</category><category>IntelX25-m</category><category>price cut</category><category>price drop</category><category>PriceCut</category><category>PriceDrop</category><category>ssd</category><category>x18-m</category><category>x18m</category><category>x25-m</category><category>x25m</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AnandTech explores the virtues and woes of today's SSD]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/anandtech-explores-the-virtues-and-woes-of-todays-ssd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/anandtech-explores-the-virtues-and-woes-of-todays-ssd/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/anandtech-explores-the-virtues-and-woes-of-todays-ssd/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531&amp;p=13"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/03/intel-x25-m-20090327-600.jpg" alt="AnandTech explores the virtues and woes of today's SSD" /></a><br /></div>
If you're interested in SSD, chances are you've been paying attention to the allegations of performance degradation in Intel's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/x25-m">X25-M</a> drives. <em>AnandTech</em> dives into the issue (and many, many more topics) in 31 page exploration of the state of solid state. It's a spine-tingling read, in part explaining how write-speed degradation is largely thanks to partially used pages containing portions of deleted files. We all know deleted files typically aren't <em>really</em> gone until they're overwritten, a problem in SSDs because to clear a section of a page the entire page needs to be cleared. That entails moving anything you want to keep to the cache, wiping the whole page, then re-writing that good data from cache. The hope is that a new delete command dubbed TRIM (set to find support in <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/windows7">Windows 7</a>) will speed up writes by forcing the system to perform this work during deletes, but ahead of that the article still recommends Intel's drives; even at their worst they're still generally faster than the comparably priced competition when it comes to average use -- not to mention faster than your platters.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/anandtech-explores-the-virtues-and-woes-of-todays-ssd/">AnandTech explores the virtues and woes of today's SSD</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:09:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531&amp;p=13>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/anandtech-explores-the-virtues-and-woes-of-todays-ssd/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1500101/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/27/anandtech-explores-the-virtues-and-woes-of-todays-ssd/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>intel</category><category>intel ssd</category><category>intel x25-m</category><category>IntelSsd</category><category>IntelX25-m</category><category>ssd</category><category>trim</category><category>trim command</category><category>TrimCommand</category><category>windows 7</category><category>Windows7</category><category>write degradation</category><category>WriteDegradation</category><category>x25m</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Stevens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel SSDs RAIDed up for blinding speed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/intel-ssds-raided-up-for-blinding-speed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/intel-ssds-raided-up-for-blinding-speed/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/intel-ssds-raided-up-for-blinding-speed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://hothardware.com/News/Intel-SSDs-RAID-0-A-Case-Study-In-Speed-Take-2/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-19-08intelraid2.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Intel's hot <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/x25-m/">X25-M SSD</a> is one of the faster drives out there, and while it's not surprising that a RAID 0 array of two of the $600 units is quick, it turns out it's actually one of the fastest RAID 0 arrays ever. At least that's the word from the crew at HotHardware, who say that two X25-Ms kicked out the fastest IOMeter numbers they've ever seen, and produced 396MB/s reads and 130MB/s writes. Yeah, damn. Anyone going to take the $1200 trip to Speedville?<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/storage/" rel="tag">Storage</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/intel-ssds-raided-up-for-blinding-speed/">Intel SSDs RAIDed up for blinding speed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:57:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://hothardware.com/News/Intel-SSDs-RAID-0-A-Case-Study-In-Speed-Take-2/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/intel-ssds-raided-up-for-blinding-speed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1346689/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/intel-ssds-raided-up-for-blinding-speed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>intel</category><category>raid 0</category><category>Raid0</category><category>ssd</category><category>ssd raid</category><category>SsdRaid</category><category>x-25m</category><category>x25-m</category><category>x25m</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilay Patel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:57:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
