Intel Expected to Drop SSD Prices in August
Rumors suggest that Intel is throwing the SSD 320, SSD 330, and SSD 520 series into the ring with price reductions of up to 38 percent. According to VR-Zone, the price changes do not affect most lower-capacity models of the SSD 320 series. Instead, the 300 GB and 600 GB models will come down from $519 to $464 in retail wrapping ($499 to $444 for OEMs). The 600 GB model is predicted to slide from $1,059 to $879 (retail) and from $1,039 to $859 (OEM).
If VR-Zone is right, then Intel will be applying the deepest cuts to the 520 series, which will fall from 9 percent (60 GB model, down to $99 retail) to 37.7 percent (480 GB, down to $594 retail). There is also a note that the 330 series will see steep cuts as well the 60 GB model will decline 26.5 percent to $69, and the 120 GB version by 30.2 percent to $104. The 180 GB flagship will fall by 34.1 percent to $154.
All SSD's seem to be getting cheaper
Good job working a plug in there!
How is that VHS player treating you?
Sure, if you don't mind commercials, why pay for Netflix?
My time is valuable. Is yours?
I would love lower prices, but a low end SSD made my crappy 6 year old computer fun again... In fact, it made it fun like it had never been before. And more than fun, it made it USEFUL. Can't beat that. Saved money on an upgrade and my valuable time to boot...
boot time is crazy fast. app launch time is near instant. heat and noise are not existent. it's so quiet, i was able to watch a movie and actually hear all the sound from the movie not the fans from my pc!
i plan to buy more samsung 830 to retrofit my aging i7 sb notebook next. :P
Right on, go ahead and stick with your slow hard drive.
You want speed? You have to pay a price. Though not even four 15K RPM hard drives can match an old SSD model. You'd need a lot more in RAID0 to even come close to a new SSD model.
Now I know there worth the premium.
I'm guessing prices will start to rise around Christmas time. If you are in the market for an SSD, I would buy it before then.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226225
Here's the 240g for $199
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226226
I'm not sure HW revisions will come out, since it still maintains 128-bit encryption. Sandforce is readying a brand new controller with new and improved features, including support for the new ONFI 3.0 and Toggle DDR 2.0 NAND that should reach SSDs in the near future. I don't think Sandforce is going to fix a controller that is nearing the end of production. I could be wrong though.
Also, I don't think there are many people with a legitimate need for AES-256 that would have bought the 520. Those users generally have the budget for enterprise level drives that are accredited with proper utilization of the encryption standards and tamper-evident packaging. The only consumer SSD that I'm aware of that has been evaluated and certified to meet any security and encryption standards is the Samsung 470. Good luck finding one though.