Intel SSD 320 expected by mid-April

Posted on Tuesday, March 01 2011 @ 18:45 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Intel will release the SSD 320 series by mid-April, according to a report by VR Zone. The site reports these disks will succeed the X25-M, they will use 25nm MLC NAND flash memory and will be available in 40GB, 80GB, 160GB, 300GB and 600GB capacities. The 320 is 9.5mm high and will reportedly offer a read speed of 250MB/s, write speed of 170MB/s, and up to 50k 4k random write IOPS. Durability is rated at 30TB to 60TB worth of 4k random writes.

Codenamed 'Postville Refresh', the Intel Solid State Drive 320 Series is the long-awaited successor to the highly popular mainstream X25-M solid state drive (SSD). Slated for a mid-April launch, the 2.5-inch 9.5mm 320 Series will use 25nm MLC NAND and is available in five capacities: 40GB, 80GB, 160GB, 300GB and 600GB.

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Re: Intel SSD 320 expected by mid-April
by Anonymous on Saturday, March 12 2011 @ 21:06 CET

300gb
better random performance than the 310

Much more desireable than the 310

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