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
The Intel SSC X25-M 80 GB is superior to a normal hard disk in almost every field, but especially the secondary advantages like low energy needs, complete absence of noise and vibration, low weight and impact insensitivity makes the Intel SSD to an perfec...
Here is the big problem with the X25-M, the price. The drive costs about $500-$600 at the time of this writing. For 80GB, this is extremely expensive. The cost is very prohibitive in anything but enterprise class hardware. Mainstream users should be lo...
Phenomenal linear read speed of 243.5 MBps, Extremely swift 0.09 ms response time, Low power consumption may reduce data center energy costs, Resistant to extreme shock impact, Up to 80 GB of SSD capacity, 5-Year Intel product warranty
6.25 per gigabyte of MLC SSD storage space, Poor linear write speed in comparison to the competition
While we at Benchmark Reviews thoroughly enjoyed testing the Intel X25-M 80 GB SSD we would be totally remiss if we didnt make mention of the current American economy. Manufacturers such as Intel are having to become extremely creative when it comes t...
Abstract: Intel was always innovator in IT industry even if we don’t consider microprocessor manufacturing. Intel is “guilty” for many IT standards that we all use every day. Some of them become widely accepted and some don’t (BTX for example). SSD disks (Solid ...
System Is Snappier, Fantastic RAID Like Speed, Quiet, Never Gets Hot, Standard Sata Inteface, Easy To Hide In The Chassis, Did We Mention Fast
Price, Read Speed A Little Slow
Theres a little more to testing drives than just raw speed. You also have to take into consideration the Random Access Time. In every test we ran, the Intel 80GB X25-M SSD kept a consistent 0.1ms access time. That translates into blazing fast perform...
Abstract: Back in June of 2008, the Western Digital Velociraptor 10K 3Gb/s 300GB SATA drive became the new "darling" of the fast boot volume enthusiasts. We continue to enjoy our pair but theres a "new sheriff in town": A striped pair of Intel X25-M Solid State...
Abstract: Intels X25-M 80GB solid-state drive (SSD), launched in August, is just the type of handy-sized device to replace those low-tech hard disks in laptops aimed at mobile professionals.The device uses Intel Nand Flash memory Multi-Level Cell components, an...
Abstract: Intel SSD X25-M 80GB Review. SSDs are Cool Again! Oct 14, 08 10:05 PM PDT SSDs were all the hype last year, then the "bubble" popped when tests performed on the Macbook Air showed that the SSD drive did little more than add $1,500 to the computers fin...
Fast transfer speeds; improves laptop battery life; shorter boot times.
Expensive; low gigabyte-to-dollar ratio.
Intels X-25M solid-state hard drive enjoys several advantages over both spinning disk drives as well as other SSDs, including improvements to data throughput, boot time, and laptop battery life. Its one drawback is that its pricier than even its othe...
