Third Generation Intel SSD 320

Intel has introduced a third-generation ssd-drive - SSD 320, which replaces the X25-M SSD, providing improved performance, increased capacity and reduced cost by 30% due to the transition to 25-nm process technology.



The series includes models with capacities of 40, 80, 120, 160, 300 and 600 GB. The interaction of the drives with the PC is carried out through the popular SATA II interface with a transfer rate of 3 Gbit / s. In the random read mode, the Intel SSD 320 can perform up to 39.5 thousand I / O operations per second (IOPS) and up to 23 thousand IOPS in the random write mode.
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The sequential read speed remained unchanged at 270 MB / s, while the sequential write speed increased by 2 times compared with the second generation and now reaches 220 MB / s.


Comparison of the download speed of the application package on laptops equipped with Intel SSD 320 and Seagate HDD 7200 rpm. - 28 seconds against 91 seconds

The recommended wholesale prices for models of various sizes are as follows:

* 40 GB - $ 90
* 80 GB - $ 160
* 120 GB - $ 210
* 160 GB - $ 290
* 300 GB - $ 530
* 600 GB - $ 1070.

Thought to buy an Intel X-25-M G2 120 Gb on ebay, the price is $ 190. Now wait, buy, do tests. What do you think about the video respected users?

UPD: Bootload time Wndows 7 video

UPD2 : you can buy 80gb on ebay . 40 gb on ebay too