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Intel X25-M G2 SSD - image courtesy Anandtech.com
Correction
Thanks to our astute readers, they noticed that the drive in the LogicBuy deal was actually the 1st generation Intel SSD. The 2nd generation SSD can be found here on NewEgg and it is still out of stock with an ETA of 8/28. Still, if you need an SSD now, the Gen1 drives are quite competitive and you might even see the prices dip lower in the near future.
Original post below
About two weeks ago we saw Intel’s new SSD drives introduced. Using a more efficient, smaller manufacturing process, this 2nd generation of drives promised to bring lower prices to SSDs all around. The drives started appearing in retail channels about a week ago, primarily at big e-box retailer Amazon for right around MSRP.
Shortly after, Intel put SSD manufacturing on hold due to a firmware bug that could lead to data loss. Here we are a week later and not only does it appear drives are flowing once again, but NewEgg has put the 80GB version on sale.
That’s right, two weeks after launch we are seeing Intel’s second generation of SSDs on sale for a total of $85 off. The $85 is a bit misleading – while NewEgg’s regular price is listed as $314 and the drive is on sale for $229 (with free shipping), Amazon has the same drive for $244 regularly (also with free shipping). Still, almost $20 off the next lowest price within the first 2 weeks since announcement is damn good.
In case you missed my previous post, tech hardware site Anandtech took a preliminary, yet still revealing, look at the new SSDs and put them through some paces. An even more detailed article, looking at nearly all consumer-level SSDs, should be out soon. We’ll post it here when it goes up!
Pick up one of these drives here while the sale lasts, courtesy of LogicBuy
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that is NOT a 2nd gen drive — look at the colour (black gen1 vs. silver gen2) and look at the quoted serial no (80G1 vs 80G2) … nothing to see here, just clearing out inventory
Actually, that original author is correct….. Both first and seond gen drives cost the same.
First Gen
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167005
Second Gen
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167016
Tyler is right, this is the 1st gen drive.
Good catch on the near identical pricing Phelan. Odds are we’ll see prices drop a good bit more in the near future to clear out the remaining inventory.
Depending on the application I would consider holding out for the new version of the drive. Neither version currently supports TRIM but Intel has indicated that the new version, and only the new version, will get a firmware update for TRIM sometime later. TRIM will improve performance under Windows 7 and presumably under Linux once someone writes the code for it.
“Both first and seond gen drives cost the same” …. yes, but that WASN’T the point now was it.
“TRIM will improve performance … presumably under Linux once someone writes the code for it.” … if I’m not mistaken, the code has existed for several months now and is waiting to be submitted for inclusion into the appropriate kernel module …. waiting — given there is yet a single SSD drive available that supports TRIM. The Gen2 intel drive looks like it will be the first, persuming Intel release the firmware update before any other vendor releases something accompanied with full TRIM support
I have heard some of the Lenovo branded Samsung drives support TRIM (not sure about those under Samsung’s own label). There are also some OCZ drives that supposedly support it. But since the spec is not yet finalized, it’s a little premature to -really- say anything supports it; future firmware updates may be required even if the feature is supposedly already there. But, Anandtech has reported that no update is likely coming for the 1st generation X25-M, sort of a drag since that’s all you can buy right now, and I’ve had one for a couple of months.
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