where are the new 25nm SSD's?!

3t3P · 26 Nov 2010 at 20:53

thought these next gen drives were out for this time of year?

I'm holding out for these as my first SSD drive as larger capacities at lower prices were promised!

Stonedofmoo · 26 Nov 2010 at 20:58

Well the most known one is the Intel G3, and that's been delayed for a few months longer.

reygjabla · 26 Nov 2010 at 23:01

Earliest would be Q3 2011 hopefully. :rolleyes:

3t3P · 26 Nov 2010 at 23:19

I wanted santa to make (manually) an SSD for xmas

should I (santa) get a £99 C300 64GB then or the intel X25 is looking nice 80GB £150... how big is win 7 ultimate install again?

OR should I wait and do a combined sandybridge uber build...hmmm...

Spyhop · 26 Nov 2010 at 23:39

Just read about the Intel G3 @ 300GB. If that's a decent price then that's my cue to move to SSD

Tute · 27 Nov 2010 at 00:37

I remember reading that the prices will move down a node.

- 40GB and 80GB Value drives, 80GB to be around the price of the current 40GB. The new 40GB will be cheaper.
- 160, 300, and 600GB Mainstream drives. The 160GB will be around the price of the current 80GB, the 300GB around the price of the current 160GB and the 600GB to be way off above that.

ETA: Q1 2011.

Monkeynut · 27 Nov 2010 at 00:58

Tute said:
I remember reading that the prices will move down a node.

- 40GB and 80GB Value drives, 80GB to be around the price of the current 40GB. The new 40GB will be cheaper.
- 160, 300, and 600GB Mainstream drives. The 160GB will be around the price of the current 80GB, the 300GB around the price of the current 160GB and the 600GB to be way off above that.

ETA: Q1 2011.

All great stuff to hear. Looking forward to SSDs below £1 per GB.

wolvers · 27 Nov 2010 at 16:54

3t3P said:
the intel X25 is looking nice 80GB £150...

I just got one for £125.

Zarf · 27 Nov 2010 at 18:47

The 120GB Intel is a very attractive price - around £170. Its as fast as the 160GB version too.

3t3P · 27 Nov 2010 at 19:00

C300 is very tempting at the price, worried though of the 'stress' of having to keep it empty after the OS is installed.

The intel at 80GB has that little more headroom.

What has emerged the best drive for OS use only, i.e. fastest boot times and program launching?
I doubt I will put any games on the SSD...star craft 2 at a push

Stonedofmoo · 27 Nov 2010 at 19:44

Zarf said:
The 120GB Intel is a very attractive price - around £170. Its as fast as the 160GB version too.

How do you know that, have you seen a review? I'm quite interested in these myself, although with the G3 so close it does seem it might be better to wait.

3t3P · 27 Nov 2010 at 20:52

G3 seems like it is no faster.
eventually will be cheaper £'s per GB
will blatantly have early adopter/price gouger fee so savings may not be manifest for 4 months from now...

I think what others have said is true, there is a great leap going from any mechanical hardrive to any SSD, however going from a current gen SSD to even a next gen SSD, in general use you won't notice this difference.

In the real world it seems there is no noticeable difference between intel and C300, I think that as attractive as C300 is, 80GB from intel is just more comfortable...

still thinking though, meant to be holding out for a new monitor lol...

edit: so this 120gb is really new from reading around. trying to pin down availability is tricky though

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3682/intel_x25_m_120gb_retail_solid_state_drive/

PS: is the useable size of an SSD similar to mechanicals in that you lose a chunk of capacity due to formatting? or is it less?

andy.scott · 28 Nov 2010 at 08:46

The 120GB is an ideal size/price for Windows 7 installs.

Why are they not in stock here yet though?