Intel's Bargain 330-Series SSD Leaked
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Several online retailers have begun listing the new Intel SSD 330-series.
According to SabrePC, the MLC-based SSD will be available in three configurations, 60, 120 and 180 GB. The devices include a SATA 6 Gbps interface and promise sequential data transfer rates of up to 450 MBps for write processes and up to 500 MBps for read processes.
The published information also hints to a discount price of the drives, which are indicated to sell at SabrePC for $89 (60 GB), $149 (120 GB) and $234 (180 GB). As the drives are not officially announced yet, the devices are listed as "out of stock". We are expecting the 330-series to be officially announced late this month or early in May.
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Ya, it doesn't seem much cheaper than the current 520 pricing. But if the performance holds up then it could very well be a bargain.
Is it SandForce?
Marvell?
Or did Intel come up with a 6GB/s controller of their own?
I hope it's Intel's controller - it's been very reliable on the 320 drives.
Intel 520 : Intel 330 :: OCZ Vertex : OCZ Agility
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Lone Starr: What?
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I'm confused your link shows a 155$ 128 GB hdd, with same read and only 175 write?? so how is that outperforming and cheaper?
lol for you and everyone here: Intel is in another league when looking for reliability. No maker can compare, especially OCZ (read countless pages on forums from people with dead practically new SSD-s). Oh, and maybe max. read of large files is not as fast, but reading of small files is just as fast as any other maker. Case closed!
Sell your computer and buy a cyrix 486 from scrapyard. everything else is a ripoff for you...