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| | Features | Parallel 10 channel architecture for high sustained read/write bandwidthExtremely high random access speeds (I/O operations per second or IOPs) that are tuned for typical PC applications and modern operating systems
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| | Description | Intel 2.5" 160GB X25-M Mainstream SATA II MLC SSD OEM | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 5.9 inches | | Product Width: | 4.3 inches | | Product Height: | 0.9 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.18 pounds | | Package Length: | 5.9 inches | | Package Width: | 4.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 28 reviews |
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41 of 41 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic performance improvement Dec 28, 2009
By A. Wiersch
This review is for the product itself, not about stock or sellers!
This is a fantastic upgrade to a computer system. The Intel G2 drives support TRIM when upgraded with the latest firmware. Windows 7 automatically support TRIM. TRIM increases the drive's performance and efficiency.
Upgrading from an HD to a good SSD like an Intel SSD will result in a SIGNIFICANT performance improvement unlike make other upgrades you may make, like a bump in CPU performance, memory, or video card. An SSD is many times faster than an HD in many important ways and has a big impact on the responsiveness of a computer.
The Intel is even price competitive with other SSD offerings.
Pros:
* SPEED
* Significantly faster than a VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM hard drive
* Superior controller design vs other manufacturers
* Windows 7 scores this drive a 7.8 (highest possible is 7.9)
* Low power consumption, great for notebooks especially (but also good for desktops)
* Works just like a regular 2.5 inch drive so works great in SATA notebooks
* Retail version comes with a metal 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for desktop use
* Supports TRIM with latest firmware (G2 - second generation drives)
* Latest firmware upgrades sequential write speed to about 100MB/s from 80MB/s (160GB version only)
* Can download "Intel SSD Toolbox" to view drive information and optimize the drive
Cons:
* Expensive compared to HD's
* Slower sequential write speed than some competitors - but for many this does not significantly affect overall performance
Other:
* My suggestion: Use an SSD for OS and applications and an HD for storage (like a Western Digital green drive)
* See the photos I uploaded
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Substantial Improvement - Download the Intel SSD Toolbox for max performance Jan 30, 2010
By Michael R
Intel 160 GB X25M Mainstream SATA II MLC Solid State Drive (SSD) Bare/OEM Package SSDSA2MH160G2C1
My experience is generally consistent with other very positive reviews on this site. Installed my new drive (Intel X25M 160GB Mainstream Solid State Drive SSDSA2MH160G2C1) on my Sony VAIO (VGN SR430J, Intel Core 2 Duo, P8700 @ 2.53GHz, 4.00 GB Ram, Win 7 64 Bit).
Because I was having some issues with the previous drive I don't have a direct side by side comparison of before and after performance. Turns out measuring side by side performance wasn't necessary to evaluate the difference, the performance improvement is easily discernible.
The installation & set-up process was as follows:
- Install physical drive (A direct placement for the old Hitachi 320GB drive). Physically a perfect fit, no issues. 5 - 10 minute job max. No different that replacing a regular hard drive in this respect.
- Recover the laptop to it's original state using the recovery disks (Vista 64 bit). Straightforward, no issues
- Ran the vista experience tool. Noticed a hard drive score of 5.9 (much lower than the 7.7 to 7.8 reported in the other Amazon reviews), but the machine was obviously quicker in the start-up than with the conventional drive.
- Installed the windows 7 upgrade
- Ran the windows 7 experience tool, hard drive score still 5.9
- Installed the Intel SSD Toolbox and ran the optimizer located in the Intel SSD Management Tools menu. Took about 15 minutes... Intel recommends the optimizer be run weekly. (You'll need to download the toolbox from the Intel web site. I tried to post the link here but the Amazon editors removed it, guess you're only allowed to be a "little bit" helpful in these reviews?)
- Ran the windows 7 experience tool, score increase from 5.9 - 7.7. Subjectively the machine felt slightly faster after doing so.
I have the following comments:
1. Dramatic decrease in boot time. Its now 40 seconds from pushing the power button to having the desktop fully ready for use. The machine has Win 7, MS Office 2007, The Sony VAIO applications and drivers & AVG Antivirus... I noticed that the AVG Anti-Virus added about 8 seconds to the boot time :-(
2. The machine is much quieter
3. Generally the laptop is much more responsive. Downloaded Software applications install very quickly (After installing Office 2007 I had to download and install the SP1 update... this happened much quicker than expected). This is substantial improvement compared with a "traditional" hard drive. The regular MS windows and office updates also install noticeably quicker.
4. Office applications open... instantly (perhaps 2 seconds?) to a blank application. Files open much quicker as well (Opening office to a 1.5MB *.pptx file took about 4 seconds.
While most of these observations are subjective, the overall experience is that this did not just "enhance" the performance of my laptop, it resulted in a substantial performance transformation.
It's not cheap (paid about $455 ($475 with one day shipping), but the performance increase was certainly worth it. It feels like this is how our computers are meant to run... I alternate between more than one machine and it's going to be difficult to use the computers with conventional drives... I think there are going to be more SSDs in my future.
The only question is whether or not to get one of the cheaper "value SSDs". After reading several independent reviews I came to the conclusion that a "value SSD" was still an expensive purchase, and so decided to pay more for the Intel product. The drive controller seems to enable (by a noticable margin) the fasted seek times and least performance degradation over time. I think Kingston has now licensed this controller for it's higher end drives, but the cost seems at par with the Intel models.
My only advice is that after installing the SSD, make certain you download and run the Intel SSD toolbox to get max performance.
Hope this helps you in your decision making
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
My SSD Rocks Dec 20, 2009
By Che J. Mcnichols
I was hesitant to get this drive for my Macbook Pro (Mid-2009) for several reasons. According to the forums on Apple's site, several users were complaining of intermittent lockups after upgrading to SSDs, and there were reported problems with EDI 1.7. Since I hadn't experienced any problems with my computer to date, and could really benefit from the performance boost offered by SSDs, I took the leap. Getting into the new Mac chassis was a breeze, and getting the drive installed was a snap. After installing the drive I ran the firmware update, and used Time machine to restore my system. This process took about an hour to do over WiFi, and after restarting the computer, it was noticeably faster. Boots before using the SSD took about 40 seconds. Current boot time is around 15 seconds. Login takes about 8 seconds including all of my startup scripts which were previously disk bound. An added bonus is the fact that my laptop can now sit comfortably in my lap for several hours because there is virtually no heat at the bottom.
Furthermore, the battery life is now unbelievable. The battery monitor now reports that I have 8:29 minutes of life in the battery versus 4:27 minutes before. Actual battery life before reserve has bested at 6:52 minutes versus 5:12 minutes. I do run power saving that is more aggressive than what Apple's test scenario states because usually I do not need the full power of my laptop.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Solves Lotus Domino Disk IO Bottlenecks Oct 08, 2009
By Michigan Mom
We replaced a 5 disk RAID 5 with 2 of these drives in a RAID 1 on a Windows 2003 server for Lotus Domino. They have eliminated database lockups and sped up everything significantly.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Very Happy Oct 12, 2009
By C. Shurtliff
The speed is amazing. I am using in my laptop with Windows 7. It starts up and shutsdown very quickly and my applications come up almost immediately. It makes no noise when running. When I first boot up my laptop, I can't hear any sound coming from the laptop. Very cool!
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