600GB Intel 320 is cheaper than the Apple 512GB one... I think I am going to return my CTO 512GB and just get a regular 750GB Hard drive and then just buy the 600GB Intel G3.
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Intel 320 SSD (X25-M G3 Postville Refresh) Released!
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600GB Intel 320 is cheaper than the Apple 512GB one... I think I am going to return my CTO 512GB and just get a regular 750GB Hard drive and then just buy the 600GB Intel G3.
Anandtechs benchmarks have the 510 as roughly the same speed as the Vertex 3. And Intel's drives have historically been much more reliable compared to OCZ's, though we'll see what happens now that they're using a third-party controller.
Nope, I haven't had any luck. Asked a Newegg customer service agent via live chat, and was told they have no information to provide, check back in the next couple days. I assume they'll start popping up in stock very quickly though.
Amazon is a good place to order from, their return policy and customer service rocks.
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=G3_160GK5 has them taxed but then again they were also taking orders on the c400...
Amazon has them at $313. The 1000 unit price is 289 that seems like a killer deal.
Amazon has them at $313. The 1000 unit price is 289 that seems like a killer deal.
The 510 series drive by Intel is known to have issues. Most likely from the Marvell controller they are using instead of their Intel controllers. That being said its buyer beware, buyers should do research first and not assume because X made Y Products A, B, C, and D are all the same.
Power consumption
The power consumption seems to be a little high. Other sites report around 3-4w max. which is still higher than 1.5w of the Hitachi HDD that comes in macbook pro 13" :
http://www.hitachigst.com/tech/techlib.nsf/techdocs/FFA370A7BF845F87862574FE0003054C/$file/TS5K500B_DS_final.pdf
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Here is the data from reviews
Hitachi : 0.66W idle / 2.31W active
Intel : 0.67W idle / 2.9W active
Not a big difference but still a noticeable in terms of battery life.
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5003&p=2
http://www.storagereview.com/intel_ssd_320_review_300gb
The power consumption seems to be a little high. Other sites report around 3-4w max. which is still higher than 1.5w of the Hitachi HDD that comes in macbook pro 13" :
http://www.hitachigst.com/tech/techlib.nsf/techdocs/FFA370A7BF845F87862574FE0003054C/$file/TS5K500B_DS_final.pdf
EDIT:
Here is the data from reviews
Hitachi : 0.66W idle / 2.31W active
Intel : 0.67W idle / 2.9W active
Not a big difference but still a noticeable in terms of battery life.
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5003&p=2
http://www.storagereview.com/intel_ssd_320_review_300gb
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I've had two RMAs on my first gen x25-m's because both spontaneously failed, oh and intel did release that bunk firmware for the g2's.
response?
1. Almost certainly this week.
2. See the first post in this thread. Add a percentage for markup (10-15%).
There's always lemons, but Intel has been historically more reliable - I saw a graph the other day that had Intel's SSDs having a failure rate that was anywhere from a quarter to a fifth of that of other popular brands.
Son of a b, when the 510 came out I thought that's all we were getting from Intel this year and bought the 160gb X25M G2 at the beginning of March. Now I'd like to swoop up a 320 300gb.
Anyone interested in buying a 'slightly used' (although brand new in every respect other than having data on it, which will be wiped) 160gb X25M G2? It's less than a month old and I'd be willing to beat any price out there for the drive at around $275 or so. Let me know.
Anyone interested in buying a 'slightly used' (although brand new in every respect other than having data on it, which will be wiped) 160gb X25M G2? It's less than a month old and I'd be willing to beat any price out there for the drive at around $275 or so. Let me know.