Esp. when that company is NewEgg.
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Newegg now shipping 34nm Intel SSD!
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To the jimthegreek, you can chat with NewEgg customer service between 5:30 am and 5:30 pm Pacific time, M-F: http://www.newegg.com/HelpInfo/CustomerService.aspx
You got the Gen 2. Notice the ending of the serial #. G2 = Second Generation. The black outline you said is a spacer to make it fit in 9.5mm 2.5" bays and you remove it to make the drive fit in 7mm bays. Like the above poster said, if the drive is aluminum then you got the new one.
So Newegg has them listed once more except now they have an ETA of 8/28. Why such a long delay?
I hate the wait too. I wish they'd just let me order the one with the old firmware and let me flash it myself.
But they said it would take 2 weeks for them to fix and test the firmware. Give or take a few days, and then they would ship it out to distributors which also takes time. I guess it's not too unreasonable to expect 4 weeks ETA time.
I think it is. They recalled the firmware about a week ago, meaning they've still got a week to tweak the firmware before the RTM shipment goes out. Does it take three weeks to get it to retailers? I just want to give Intel my money.
I think it is. They recalled the firmware about a week ago, meaning they've still got a week to tweak the firmware before the RTM shipment goes out. Does it take three weeks to get it to retailers? I just want to give Intel my money.
ETA == Estimated time of arrival, so who knows, maybe we'll get it sooner. I really hope so. I've been impatiently waiting since the recall.
I know SSDs have their uses, but why would you want one for a music server on a mac mini? They're best at random reads, not at sequential reads.
Unless you have more than a few clients needing music files at the same time, a SSD won't give value for money, and even then, you'll probably saturate the gigabit ethernet connection first.
I remember reading somewhere that Intel was planning on releasing a 128GB version of the X25-E by the end of this year. I think it is unlikely since Intel did not release a 320GB X25-M.
So Newegg has them listed once more except now they have an ETA of 8/28. Why such a long delay?
They are also selling the previous 80gb drive for the same price as the G2 80gb.
Just got my auto-notify email as well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167017
Really wish I had the money this week.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167017
Really wish I had the money this week.
This changes everything for me. I think I hold out until the first quarter of '10 to get a SSD. 300 is the perfect size for me. Hopefully it doesn't cost over $800. $650 would be nice but I don't think its likely.
Ordered mine yesterday as soon as I got the notification.
Apparently only the 160GB were in stock, and they lasted a couple hours at most. the 80GB is still not available.
Whoa! 300GB?! That's what I need, at minimum. Meh I was hopping 320GB, but I guess 300GB is better than the 250GB I almost filled up (40GB left).
Also, that 300GB love with Intel speeds will be awesome.