Under the codename "Postville" Intel was developing the second generation of their already successful X25-SSD-Series. Now Intel ships the X25-m with 34 nm NAND Flash.
The advantages a shrink comes with are quite predictable: lower manufacturing costs per Gigabyte, lower power consumption and a higher storage density. Furthermore Intel also overworked the firmware and therefore we can expect a bit more performance and hopefully the drive won't be affected by filling it up to 100 percent of its capacity.
Specifications
| Model |
Intel X25-M Gen2 34nm |
| Capacity |
160 GByte |
| Technology |
MLC (Multi Level Cell) |
| Throughput |
up to 250 MB/s reading,
up to 70 MB/s writing |
| Accesstime (read) |
< 0.1 ms |
| Life expectance |
1'500'000 hours (MTBF) |
| Powerconsumption |
2 Watt load, 0.5 Watt
idle |
| Acoustics |
no noise |
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