Intel ships new SSD storage
INTEL ANNOUNCED Saturday that it has started shipping two new lines of Solid State Drive (SSD) data storage for notebook and desktop computers, based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash electronics instead of mechanical rotating magnetic disk technology.
SSDs offer system buyers high performance data storage that's exceptionally responsive, rugged and lightweight. SSDs also run quieter, consume less power and so generate less heat than traditional hard disk drives.
Intel claims lab tests show that SSDs have nine times faster performance than hard disks and deliver better overall system responsiveness as well as lower boot and resume times.
Intel's X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs have 1.8 inch and 2.5 inch form factors, respectively, and are available in 80GB capacity with larger 160GB models expected to be available late this year or early in 2009.
The 80GB models exhibit 85µs read latency and up to 250MB per second read speed with up to 70MB per second write speed.
They're priced at $595 each in quantities up to 1,000. µ
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I've been reading about many people unhappy with the performance of SSD drives when multitasking. I wish there was a decent review that covered such subjective performance attributes.
look like a better start than the ddr3...
"Intel claims lab tests show that SSDs have nine times faster performance than hard disks and deliver better overall system responsiveness" 
at that price/capacity? magnetic enterprise storage is doomed...and monkeys fly out of my butt...ouch!!!
#old drive guy

If you buy a lemon don't expect it to taste like a orange.
Those who are unhappy with multitasking and SSDs should blame themselves for buying SSDs with worthless controllers.

There is no problem with SSD technology. 
SLC and MLS works great.
Intels MLC drive wipes Velociraptor in any benchmark you can throw at it.

If you buy a noname SSD with badly designed controllers don't blame SSD, blame yourself cause you live in denial.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3403