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| | Features | The Intel X18-M SATA Solid State Drive (SSD) delivers leading performance in industry standard 1.8" form factorsBy combining Intel's leading NAND flash memory technology with the innovative high performance controllerSince there are no rotating platters, moving heads, fragile actuatorsThe Intel X18-M SATA SSD enables fast read/write access times and a significant I/O and throughput performance improvement
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| | Description | The Intel X18-M SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD) brings a new level of performance and reliability to laptop and desktop PC storage. Unlike traditional hard disk drives, this Intel solid-state drive has no moving parts, resulting in a quiet, cool, highly rugged storage solution that also offers faster system responsiveness. And for laptop PCs, the lower power needs of Intel SSD translates to longer battery life and lighter notebooks. Higher performance with more durability means you can be truly mobile with confidence. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 5.9 inches | | Product Width: | 4.4 inches | | Product Height: | 0.89 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.08 pounds | | Package Length: | 5.9 inches | | Package Width: | 4.3 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 6 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 6 customer reviews )
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Single greatest upgrade I've made in a while Apr 08, 2010
By J. Choi
I bought a laptop with midrange specs in July 2009. It was a Dell XT2 tablet. The specs below will give you an idea of what I was working with.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.4 GHz)
RAM: 3 GB DDR3 1066 MHz
Video: Intel 4500MHD
Storage: 120 GB 5400 RPM HDD
Clean install of Windows 7 Pro with McAfee enterprise edition (corporate antivirus packages run way faster than consumer grade ones) and a few Dell driver packages. Nothing major.
Despite a fast CPU and RAM, this thing ran awfully slow. The time from power-on until I could actually do something on my desktop was almost 5 minutes. It also felt a bit sluggish just with normal use. I bought this thing to take with me to class so I could take notes by hand on top of lecture slides. The boot-up time frequently made me miss the first few minutes of class. Eventually I just left it in sleep mode to bring my "boot" times down. But any time I had to reboot the machine, it was agonizingly slow.
I bought X-18M because it's the only 1.8" SATA SSD that is reasonably affordable right now. G2 drives also ship with TRIM support, which was important to me. With the same software/driver loadout, I am booting up in about a minute or less now. Everything feels snappier. If you haven't tried an SSD, you really ought to. I was hesitant because of the high $/GB ratio, but knowing what I know now, I would have done this upgrade earlier.
As of this writing, there are no 1.8" SATA HDDs that spin faster than 5400 RPM. All 1.8" HDDs will feel like crap. So if you're one of the unfortunate few that is stuck with a machine that only has room for a 1.8" SATA storage, an X18-M will be a drastic improvement for you. As far as 1.8" SATA SSDs go, the only real choices on the market right now are 1) Intel X18-M, 2) Runcore Pro IV. Both support TRIM. If the Runcore were significantly cheaper on a $/GB level, I probably would have bought that instead.
Also note: Intel's 25 nm shrink is due Q4/2010. The result will be a reduction in the $/GB ratio. The X18-M might not be readily available until Q1/2011 though, if things work out like they did with the 50 nm > 34 nm shrink. So depending on when you read this, you might want to consider waiting for the G3.
Made my system fly May 12, 2011
By Aly Karim
I have been telling everyone that will listen that the best upgrade possible for a computer is an SSD.... however I feel that Intel makes the more reliable ones on the market, my brother got an OCZ that failed 4 times on him (yet he is still very loyal to the brand)
PROS:
Boots in a third of the time it did before
Reliable - I have since moved this SSD into a new laptop, no problems
Easy of Install - Cant get over how easy it was (maybe my laptops are easy to install on?)
Speed of access - Everything after the boot loads faster as well
CONS:
Price - VERY PRICEY ... $2-3/ GB is very high, but that is mainly due to the limitation of the 1.8 configuration and the fact that most laptops use the more common 2.5 drive.
Capacity - Really the same as price, but you cannot really get a lot of space with an SSD, without spending an insane amount of money.
Exactly twice the performance Mar 22, 2011
By THATCH
"RST"
I installed this drive in an HP 2540P whose OEM hard drive is known for being a dud as far as performance goes. I used ghost to copy the OS up and back down to this SSD. The copying process was exactly twice the speed coming back down. Performance is noticeably faster from the first boot.
For someone who is looking to crank up performance in a laptop whose OEM drive is known as being slow, I'd have no reservations recommending this drive. A previous HP I had came with version 1 of this drive, and it did fail once under warranty. From what I've read I'd have no issues using version 2 (this one).
Just FYI the 2540P already has everything in it you need to use this drive-- the angled adapter, metal case and rubber wrap around gasket. Just take it all from the OEM Toshiba drive.
Great! Dec 28, 2010
By ANK
I got this on Dec 3, 2010.... it's not the fastest, but my laptop is lasting more and didn't have any problem ever since... highly recommended if you have a laptop and you don't want to drain the old battery up time...
Intel makes great hardware.... not the fastest but they last long enough!
Excellent Jun 08, 2010
By Al
"Sad Whale Family Deep in Ocean"
Installed on my Nokia Booklet 3G.
Had to jump through a lot of hoops to get a clean install, but the result was very much worth it. Some netbooks can only accept an 18mm drive and this is the best upgrade available.
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