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6 stars
Slick, tiny wave of the future.
by MrAv8er on August 31, 2009
Pros: Small, silent, runs cool, oh and by the way, FAST, FAST, FAST. Seek time = next to nothing!
Cons: Cost. No physical platter to retrieve data from in case of failure. G1 unit does not support TRIM. Size. The 80GB translates to 75.6 useable, Vista 64 consumed 1/3 of that. After loading on all my apps, I only had about 25GB left.
Summary: I bought an 80GB G1 unit from Newegg, which had a 30 day limited return policy. On day 45, the unit died on me. Initially, Vista reported disk errors; attempting ...
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Summary: I bought an 80GB G1 unit from Newegg, which had a 30 day limited return policy. On day 45, the unit died on me. Initially, Vista reported disk errors; attempting to fix or scan was not supported or recognized by Vista. On the 3rd boot attempt, death after BIOS (confirmed after buying a traditional WD500 and loading/booting Windows to check all other hardware). Now I have to deal with the Intel giant to RMA this brick. The unit is listed as having an MTBF of 1,200,000 hours, which translates into just under 140 years. That SOUNDS bulletproof, at least in our lifetimes. This one lasted about 2 actual weeks in VERY light service.
On the upside, when it was working it was very nice. I saw 68.8mb/sec writes and a minimum of 145 in read; peaked at 242 in read. Not quite specs, but still close and very fast. Vista felt snappy, total of 45 seconds to boot into Vista 64. Case temps were cool, and the x-25 was barely warm to the touch - a nice change from a 10,000 rpm Raptor that ran so hot it would make you flinch to touch it. My last thought is that these drives are not yet at the point of 100% drop in replacement for harddrives. While you plug them in and treat them that way, there are some oddities that show that they aren't the same as a traditional harddrive. Windows will see it and treat it as a standard disk for normal operations; but try and update the firmware, or troubleshoot them and issues arise that need some serious tech know how.
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10 stars
Best upgrade for Lenovo ThinkPad x300
by xyvyx on October 11, 2008
Pros: Everything feels much faster over the stock 64GB HDD, and it wakes up from sleep mode very quickly.
Cons: The price, but that's a given.
Summary: I have a pre-release version of this drive and I think this review is 100% accurate. We had originally received it to test in a MacBook Air, but it wound ...
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Summary: I have a pre-release version of this drive and I think this review is 100% accurate. We had originally received it to test in a MacBook Air, but it wound up in the Lenovo x300, and we think it is now the best commercially available laptop today at any price (with this drive - the stock one is a little slow).
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4 stars
hmm think we better wait for windows to get it right
by sensibility on June 27, 2010
Pros: this thing is fast no denying that fact.
Cons: as well this drive will wear fast and die hard..
Summary: i have tried many ssd drives from many makers this is about the same as the rest of them fast quick boot and very cost prohibitive. the real problem i ...
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Summary: i have tried many ssd drives from many makers this is about the same as the rest of them fast quick boot and very cost prohibitive. the real problem i see the constant drive access from, well just about any os, yes linux too. with the MTBF based on many by the read write cycle instead of hours the avg drive is meant to last about 2 years thats alot of bucks for such a short life. and the chip wearing and constant need to run FIT.exe or some other 3rd party life improvement program. it just does not seem right to switch so quick. lets wait till uncle bill gets it right first...
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9 stars
Great Great Great: Go Get It
by ComputeRxLLC on January 25, 2010
Pros: An amazing drive with solid performance
Cons: Price to Gig ratio is still a bit high but I am glad they are coming down in price.
Summary: If you want performance and reliability, go with an Intel SSD. They are just solid all around drives and after you use one you won't want to go back ...
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Summary: If you want performance and reliability, go with an Intel SSD. They are just solid all around drives and after you use one you won't want to go back to a Spindle Drive.
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1 stars
Want to loose money in an Intel experiment? then buy it
by osposp on October 9, 2008
Pros: It is pretty fast compared to other drives. But not worth it.
Cons: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.. wait for a few years...
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