Intel Pushing 550 MB/s mSATA Speeds with SSD 525 Series

[exfileme]

Intel has introduced a new mSATA SSD with SATA 3 bandwidth performance.

Intel Pushing 550 MB/s mSATA Speeds with SSD 525 Series : Read more

 

[A Bad Day]

Usage of mSATA:

Tablets: Many use proprietary mini SSDs.

Laptops: Most lack mSATA support except for some of the higher end gaming/business laptops.

Desktops: Lol seriously?


If there's ever going to be a major market for mSATA drives, there has to be a major push on laptop/tablet manufacturers to include mSATA support.

 

[halcyon]

I think my Dell XPS 15 (L521x) would be interested in the 240GB model. She's pretty spoiled.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]A Bad Day[/nom]Desktops: Lol seriously?[/citation]
Absolutely in desktops!
I am working on a build now in a mATX form factor which is meant to be a portable high end video editing rig. The problem with so much power in such a small space is always heat disipation, and HDDs are big rectangular bricks that block airflow, and in an editing rig you need a minimum of 3 of them. So what I did was a mSATA for the OS drive, and then I have 2 normal SSDs in RAID1 for the content drive. All paired with an i5 or i7 CPU, 16GB of ram, and crammed in a nice little box that is ~6" wide, ~6" tall, and ~9" deep.
It may not be useful for most desktop systems, but in a box that size having an mSATA tucked away under the mobo for the OS makes all the difference in the world!

 

[GabZDK]

[citation][nom]CaedenV[/nom]Absolutely in desktops!I am working on a build now in a mATX form factor which is meant to be a portable high end video editing rig. The problem with so much power in such a small space is always heat disipation, and HDDs are big rectangular bricks that block airflow, and in an editing rig you need a minimum of 3 of them. So what I did was a mSATA for the OS drive, and then I have 2 normal SSDs in RAID1 for the content drive. All paired with an i5 or i7 CPU, 16GB of ram, and crammed in a nice little box that is ~6" wide, ~6" tall, and ~9" deep.It may not be useful for most desktop systems, but in a box that size having an mSATA tucked away under the mobo for the OS makes all the difference in the world![/citation]

That's why i have always been grateful that Gigabyte boards have onboard mSATA, iTX gaming mobile machine, yes please!!

 

[A Bad Day]

[citation][nom]CaedenV[/nom]Absolutely in desktops!I am working on a build now in a mATX form factor which is meant to be a portable high end video editing rig. The problem with so much power in such a small space is always heat disipation, and HDDs are big rectangular bricks that block airflow, and in an editing rig you need a minimum of 3 of them. So what I did was a mSATA for the OS drive, and then I have 2 normal SSDs in RAID1 for the content drive. All paired with an i5 or i7 CPU, 16GB of ram, and crammed in a nice little box that is ~6" wide, ~6" tall, and ~9" deep.It may not be useful for most desktop systems, but in a box that size having an mSATA tucked away under the mobo for the OS makes all the difference in the world![/citation]

I suppose there are always exceptions...

 

[hero1]

[citation][nom]A Bad Day[/nom]Usage of mSATA:Tablets: Many use proprietary mini SSDs.Laptops: Most lack mSATA support except for some of the higher end gaming/business laptops.Desktops: Lol seriously?If there's ever going to be a major market for mSATA drives, there has to be a major push on laptop/tablet manufacturers to include mSATA support.[/citation]

I'm currently looking for an mSATA that I can use for OS and work files. This means I can have a 512GB SSD or the ones I have now in raid just for games. The more airflow I have in my rig, the better. If price is right then I'm going for this one but I want to see what Sammy have up their sleeves.

 

[madjimms]

I like mSATA simply because its smaller & thus allows more airflow in the case. In addition to the smaller device size, the actual power/data plugs are exactly the same.

 

[madjimms]

[citation][nom]Madjimms[/nom]I like mSATA simply because its smaller & thus allows more airflow in the case. In addition to the smaller device size, the actual power/data plugs are exactly the same.[/citation]
Sorry, mistake on the plugs being the same...

 

[danwat1234]

"On Monday Intel also released the Intel SSD Toolbox with Intel SSD Optimizer," , you mean a new version. The Intel SSD Toolbox has been around for a while. The new version supports windows 8.

I like this SSD. Hopefully my next laptop will have an mSATA port so I can have a 512GB mSATA SSD and then a mechanical (hybrid) drive for storage, maybe 2 hybrid drives.
And by the time I get a new laptop, mSATA SSDs will probably be faster than the 840 Pro or the Vector so you won't have to sacrifice anything for the small form factor, except for price and max capacity.

 

[emad_ramlawi]

A-Data already done that for many months

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211664
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/storage/43305-adata-xpg-sx300-128gb-msata-ssd/

But you in Intel loving bastards at Tom`s hardware love to kiss ass of the ones whom pays you.

 

[K2N hater]

I've had the SSD toolbox with optimizer for like 1 year and a half...

 

[ojas]

This is simply the mSATA version of the 520.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6702/intels-ssd-525-bringing-isandforce-to-msata

Today Intel is officially announcing what we've had in house since the end of last year: the Intel SSD 525. Based on SandForce's SF-2281 controller but using a special Intel validated (but SandForce developed) firmware, the 525 is an mSATA version of the 2.5" SATA Intel SSD 520 that launched last February. Unlike the Intel SSD 335, the 525 uses the same 25nm 2-bit MLC IMFT NAND as the 520, the only difference here is the form factor.

 

[game junky]

Now that they're making more laptops w/ mSATA slots, you're going to see some quick access speeds in newer ultrabooks with these bad boys in them. OS being deployed from factory with these caching files for a large HDD should make for an excellent user experience.

Cost-wise, it's better to have this drive caching for a 750GB 7.2k SATA drive than upgrading to a 256/512GB SSD.

 

[halcyon]

^ My aforementioned Dell came with a 128GB caching Samsung 830 to feed a 1 TB WD Blue. It never got the chance though as I turned caching off and replaced the WD with a 500GB Samsung 840. I may eventually try the caching thang.