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
(82%)
96 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(86%)
82 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Freakin Fast
Seamless Gaming
Compact
Snappy Menus in Game
Start Up
Shut Down
And over all Productivity Improvement
Did I Mention it was Fast?
Really Really Ridiculously Fast
Super fast read speeds
Recent price drop makes it a more feasible purchase
Impressive overall performance during testing
250MB/s read speed specification
Price of around $180 (US)
3-year warranty on parts and labor
Very fast read speeds
Exceptional write performance for an SSD
Almost no heat
Silent.
Fast application opens
Great multitasking performance
Saves battery life
Silky smooth operation as a system drive and completely stable
Excellent reading performance
Outstanding 4K random I/O performance
Excellent multitasking potential
Lightning fast access times
Completely silent operation
Fast operating system st
Blazingfast reads and random writes
Decent capacity. Cost per GB keeps falling.
Fast transfer speeds
Improves laptop battery life
Shorter boot times.
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
Fast
Rugged
Cool
Silent
Plug-and-play replacement for traditional SATA laptop drives
Pushes the limits of the SATA 3GB interface!
System Is Snappier
Fantastic RAID Like Speed
Quiet
Never Gets Hot
Standard Sata Inteface
Easy To Hide In The Chassis
Did We Mention Fast
The editors didn't like
Ouch...Price Tag Hurts...
Like with other SSDs
You get less capacity for the money
70MB/s write speed specification
Comparably priced drives from other brands offer much greater write speeds
Expensive
Write performance in some apps still inferior to fast rotating storage.
Not available for retail purchase
Slow sequential writing speed.
Can't keep up in sustained writes.
Low gigabyte-to-dollar ratio.
6.25 per gigabyte of MLC SSD storage space
Poor linear write speed in comparison to the competition
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...
Abstract: Ever since we first heard the news, we've been giddy with anticipation at the prospect of Intel moving into the SSD market . With its expertise in all manner of integrated circuit design and its massive fabrication capability, if anyone could turn these m...
Bottom line: Intel’s promises weren’t exaggerated. The new X25-M is the first of several flash SSDs that will hit the market between now and early 2009. We received a 2.5” 80 GB drive sample based on MLC flash memory. Thanks to a 10-chan...
A quick run-through of our benchmark data showed us that this new Intel Solid State Disk, in terms of standard synthetic benchmarks, offered exactly what its specifications claimed it would. Read bandwidth of 225MB/sec and Write bandwidth of 74MB/sec...
We had high hopes for Intels first solid-state drive. As a master fabricator, the company has the chip-making chops to churn out fast, power-efficient memory cells. More than a decade of core-logic chipset design also gives Intel the storage controlle...
The Intel X25-M Solid State Drive has raised the bar when it comes to multi-level cell (MLC) SSDs and worth a look if you have never used an SSD before! ...
Intels first entry into the solid state drive arena is a success. All of the performance claims that Intel made about the product before our testing were met and that doesnt happen very often in this industry. If you want the top performing storag...
