Intel has announced its next-generation SSDs based on 25-nanometer NAND flash memory. The 320 Series SSD builds on Intel’s X25-M SATA SSD that now comes with higher capacity models and about 30 percent price reduction compared to Intel’s previous generation.
Targeted at consumers and business users, Intel says an upgrade from a HDD to SSD will jump up the performance by whopping 66 percent.
Intel SATA II equipped SSD 320 Series will come in capacities of 40GB, 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 300GB and 600GB versions and will deliver a read speed of up to 270MB/s with write speed reaching up to 220MB/s.
As for reliability and security, Intel has developed its own proprietary firmware and controller whereas adopts 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard for data security.
The prices based in 1000-unit quantities are as follows: 40GB at $89; 80GB at $159; 120GB at $209; 160GB at $289; 300GB at $529 and 600GB at $1,069.
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