Testseek.com have collected 96 expert reviews of the Intel 2.5 inch X25-M Series SATA300 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel 2.5 inch X25-M Series SATA300.
September 2008
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Beats vast majority of desktop hard drive read/write speeds despite being notebook-capable
Published: 2010-11-27, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
The PCMark Vantage tests do a very good job showing the real world performance of solid state drives and in these we could really see just how much faster the new 120GB X25-M was compared to the 80GB model. For the most part Intel has caught up to t...
Abstract: Solid-state drives (SSDs) are becoming a regular option for laptops and netbooks – one recent example being the Asus Eee PC S101. But to date, there’s been scant opportunity to buy one without a laptop attached.Now, Intel is launching a range of standa...
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Published: 2008-11-23, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
Over the last few months we have seen a pretty broad range of solid state drives from many manufacturers. The truth is that many of those drives have come from only two sources, Samsung being the largest. SSD’s are made up of two primary parts, the...
Beats vast majority of desktop hard drive read/write speeds despite being notebook-capable, low heat levels, low energy consumption
Very expensive, not much storage available
This speedy little device will fit and run snugly in any 2.5in laptop bay, providing excellent performance for a terrible price. If you’ve got the money to burn and want a device that is the best of its class, then Intel’s X25-M is a device yo...
Impressive overall performance during testing, 250MB/s read speed specification, Price of around $180 (US), 3-year warranty on parts and labor
70MB/s write speed specification, Comparably priced drives from other brands offer much greater write speeds
Many have known of the quality and performance of the Intel X25-M 80GB solid state drive since it was released in 2008, so nothing new may have been revealed by this review. But, by taking a look at it while going head-to-head with a couple of high pe...
Abstract: In its 80 GB version, the Intel SSDSA2M080G2GC (ouch!), or more simply the X25-M Postville, uses the Intel PC29AS21BA0 controller with 32 MB of Micron RAM and 10 x 8 GB 34nm Intel/Micron flash chips.
Abstract: A similar design is used as on the SSDSA2M160G2GC, but this time the RAM is from ISSI while the chips are from the same family but in 16 GB versions.
