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  • New Intel 320 Series SSD

    Intel® Solid-State Drive 320 Series


    Features Enhanced Performance/Reliability, Larger Capacities and 25nm Intel® NAND Flash Memory

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
    • Third-generation Intel® SSD 320 Series on 25-nm NAND flash memory offers 40-, 80-, 120-, 160-GB plus higher capacity 300- and 600GB options.
    • Advanced architecture enables robust, reliable SSDs with enhanced security features for desktop/notebook PCs or server data center storage.
    • Performance, reliability upgrades enhance solid line of high-performing SSDs with up to $100 price drop over current Intel® X25-M SSD model.




    SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 28, 2011 – Intel Corporation announced today its highly anticipated third-generation solid-state drive (SSD) the Intel® Solid-State Drive 320 Series (Intel® SSD 320 Series). Based on its industry-leading 25-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory, the Intel SSD 320 replaces and builds on its high-performing Intel® X25-M SATA SSD. Delivering more performance and uniquely architected reliability features, the new Intel SSD 320 offers new higher capacity models, while taking advantage of cost benefits from its#25nm process with an up to 30 percent price reduction over its current generation.

    "Intel designed new quality and reliability features into our SSDs to take advantage of the latest 25nm silicon, so we could deliver cost advantages to our customers," said Pete Hazen, director of marketing for the Intel Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Solutions Group. "Intel's third generation of SSDs adds enhanced data security features, power-loss management and innovative data redundancy features to once again advance SSD technology. Whether it's a consumer or corporate IT looking to upgrade from a hard disk drive, or an enterprise seeking to deploy SSDs in their data centers, the new Intel SSD 320 Series will continue to build on our reputation of high quality and dependability over the life of the SSD."

    The Intel SSD 320 is the next generation of Intel's client product line for use on desktop and notebook PCs. It is targeted for mainstream consumers, corporate IT or PC enthusiasts who would like a substantial performance boost over conventional mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs). An SSD is more rugged, uses less power and reduces the HDD bottleneck to speed PC processes such as boot up and the opening of files and favorite applications. In fact, an upgrade from an HDD to an Intel SSD can give users one of the single-best performance boosts, providing an up to 66 percent gain in overall system responsiveness.1

    The Intel SSD 320 Series comes in 40 gigabyte (GB), 80GB, 120GB, 160GB and new higher capacity 300GB and 600GB versions. It uses the 3 gigabit-per-second (3gbps) SATA II interface to support an SSD upgrade for the more than 1 billion SATA II PCs installed throughout the world. Continuing to offer high-performing random read and write speeds, which most affect a user's daily computing experience, the Intel SSD 320 produces up to 39,500 input/output operations per second (IOPS) random reads and 23,000 IOPS random writes on its highest-capacity drives. In addition, the company has more than doubled sequential write speeds from its second generation to 220 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) sequential writes and still maintains one of the highest read throughputs at up to 270 MB/s sequential reads. This greatly improves a user's multitasking capabilities. For example, a user can easily play background music or download a video, while working on a document with no perceivable slow down.

    Already one of the most solid-performing SSDs over time, Intel continues to raise the bar on SSD reliability in the way it has architected its third generation, using proprietary firmware and controller, to further demonstrate that not all solid-state drives are created equal. In this rendition, Intel creatively uses spare area to deploy added redundancies that will help keep user data protected, even in the event of a power loss. It also includes 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard capabilities on every drive, to help protect personal data in the event of theft or loss.

    "Solid-state drives continue to be one of the hottest trends in computing," said Bernard Luthi, vice president of marketing, Web management and customer service at leading e-retailer Newegg.com. "Intel remains a top brand because of its consistent performance and extremely low return rate. We are sure customers will welcome the new higher capacity drives, and now is a great time for consumers to upgrade their PC to a fast new SSD."

    Intel SSD 320 prices, based on 1,000-unit quantities, are as follows: 40GB at $89; 80GB at $159; 120GB at $209; 160GB at $289; 300GB at $529 and 600GB at $1,069. Check retailers/e-tailers for consumer pricing. All models include a limited 3-year warranty from Intel.

    "With recent announcements, we have expanded our SSD product line and now offer both consumers and computer OEMs more SSD choices," said Tom Rampone, vice president and general manager, Intel NVM Solutions Group. "We see the Intel SSD 320 as a solid advancement to our SSD roadmap, and will continue to upgrade and refresh our SSD product line as we add more enterprise options for our business customers throughout the year."

    Another benefit for Intel SSD purchasers is the Intel® SSD Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer, a free utility which provides Microsoft Windows* users with a powerful set of management, information and diagnostic tools to help maintain the health and out-of-box performance of the drive. To help ease the installation process, all Intel SSD users can download the free Intel® Data Migration Software to help clone the entire content of a previous storage drive (SSD or HDD) to any Intel SSD.

    Intel SSDs can be purchased in the United States from such retailers as Best Buy or Fry's Electronics, plus a variety of resellers, retailers or Internet e-tailers such as Newegg.com or Amazon.com worldwide. To download the multimedia press kit go to Intel® Solid-State Drives (SSD). A special enterprise addendum for data center customers and more information on Intel SSDs can be found at www.intel.com/go/ssd. Follow Intel SSDs on Twitter: @intelssd, Facebook: Intel Solid State Drive (Official) or communities.intel.com.

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    Awesome stuff, but these things are still way too expensive. The 600 GB model is like $1000. I really, really hope these things come down in price soon (though everything I've read suggests otherwise) as HDDs are just horrendously inferior, wow.
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    you had me drooling till $1000 ;p

    I want an SSD so bad, but I really dont want to pay the horrible prices they want for them
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      Exactly @~@ that's why I really really really hope the prices come down within a year or so. They should too, since capacity is growing.


      Between this and the new nVidia GTX 590 I had a total nerdgasm today ><
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        yeah I would love the SSD for my arcade cab,that I want to place in a removable HDD cage in the back on the cab, and a smaller SSD for windows and all the software

        but as of right now, I would need a 80GB (120GB to be safe) for windows and emulation software, and a 500 at least for the removable rom drive.

        But at those prices......nooooooo I will stick with the 7200 RPM drives I have ;p
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          but as of right now, I would need a 80GB (120GB to be safe) for windows and emulation software,
          ...what.

          My Windows folder is 14.4 GB. How do you need 60 GB for emulators, let alone 100?

          EDIT: For that matter, what benefit would you get out of SDD for ROMs? Console game loading times are already low off a regular HDD.

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            SSD is so overhyped. People forget the essential components regulating the speed in which data is being read and written to the hard drives are on the motherboard. If you don't have the latest generation of bridge chips on board your motherboard, then getting an SSD is pretty much the least of your worries.

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              SATA busses are more than fast enough to take advantage of SSD's the real question if they're worth it is peoples usage. Yes booting up will be faster, yes apps will open faster and things will save faster.

              But are you really being held back by your spinning disk? Probably not. If you are, you'd probably be better to look at RAID'd SATA or SAS first instead of a SSD on a SATA bus.
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                Originally posted by Mhurron View Post
                SATA busses are more than fast enough to take advantage of SSD's the real question if they're worth it is peoples usage. Yes booting up will be faster, yes apps will open faster and things will save faster.

                But are you really being held back by your spinning disk? Probably not. If you are, you'd probably be better to look at RAID'd SATA or SAS first instead of a SSD on a SATA bus.

                Well other then the OS and emulators, I have other full blow PC games installed that use the Arcade setup, one to mention of course would be Street Fighter IV, and I was thinking of putting Mugen on it for the hell of it ;p

                Originally posted by Mhurron View Post
                SATA busses are more than fast enough to take advantage of SSD's the real question if they're worth it is peoples usage. Yes booting up will be faster, yes apps will open faster and things will save faster.

                But are you really being held back by your spinning disk? Probably not. If you are, you'd probably be better to look at RAID'd SATA or SAS first instead of a SSD on a SATA bus.
                oooo I forgot about raiding 2 HDD into one for my OS drive.... *grin* where's my TORCH!
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                  Starting to wonder if the next gen of consoles will use SSD ? I'm sure Sony's will, Microsoft might opt out to keep costs down though.
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                    Originally posted by Malacite View Post
                    Starting to wonder if the next gen of consoles will use SSD ? I'm sure Sony's will, Microsoft might opt out to keep costs down though.
                    Once bitten, twice shy. I think Sony will learn from their mistakes. Really, Wii was mostly successful because Microsoft haven't yet figured out what gamers really want and Sony got all of this great tech that most players don't ever use very much over the entire lifespan.

                    SSD would be out of the picture for most consoles for at least another 5 years. Stereoscopy will be the most whored technology in this next generation of gaming consoles coupled with cloud services (i.e., Amazon.com new cloud service)

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                      Originally posted by Aeni View Post
                      SSD would be out of the picture for most consoles for at least another 5 years. Stereoscopy will be the most whored technology in this next generation of gaming consoles coupled with cloud services (i.e., Amazon.com new cloud service)
                      That depends. If costs come down on them in time I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for a gaming console that uses an SSD over an HDD. Faster load times and less lag? Sign me up.
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                        Originally posted by Malacite View Post
                        That depends. If costs come down on them in time I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for a gaming console that uses an SSD over an HDD. Faster load times and less lag? Sign me up.
                        It won't since much of the components are manufactured in Japan and that the licensed technology is quite prohibitive to obtain. It's not an easy thing to manufacture so you won't have fly-by-night Chinese factories being able to pump these out in quantities enough to lower costs (while still maintaining a better than tolerable quality)

                        I can see a very small and cheaper SSD (Current generation of SSD) paired with a cloud network. That would be cost effective and work towards their respective goals (marketplace, etc) But don't expect to find these Intel SSDs in the next generation consoles. Also, isn't the current generation already at the end of their cycle (or near it)? I thought it was about 6 years and it's already been almost as long now...

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                          PS3 and 360 should have 1 or 2 more years until the next batch of consoles is out. We'll probably hear about them at this E3 or next.
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                            oh I found this on Amazon after seeing it used in a SNES to PC artical. I think I might get one, will allow me to try out SSD, and it wont cost me an arm.

                            Amazon.com: SD TO SATA Card: Electronics

                            ......mmmm or I could just get this ;p NES and SNES dont need a lot of space anyway.

                            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820139427
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                              And I still want TRIM support for SSD RAID.
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