💾 High-Performance Intel 40GB X25-V MLC Solid-State Drive - Retail Box SSDSA2MP040G2R5 Review

I bought this drive about a month ago and I have to say that it has really speeded up the startup times and application load times for my computer, Intel Core i7 860 with 8GB RAM. PRO: In a word, SPEED! This increased the Windows 7 hard drive rating from 5.9 to 7.2 (the highest rating is 7.9) and, better yet, accelerated app launch and load times. This is a notable update, unlike some other updates e.g. I didn't notice any acceleration when I increased the system RAM from 4GB to 8GB for the…

This is a really sanitized Intel X-25M 80Gb (has half the memory and half the channels). Performance is still around 80-90% of the X-25M in most tests. This is a great way to get good SSD performance for very little money, but after installing the OS, a few applications, and a game or two, you run out of space. So I would only recommend it for: 1) Systems where you don't want to store a lot of large files (photos, videos, etc.). For example a netbook or a light laptop. 2) Systems with an…

I installed this 40GB Intel SSD on my MacBook Pro 13. It works like a charm. Boot times are pretty fast (much faster compared to my Hitachi OEM hard drive). Let me show you how to install this SSD drive on your Macbook Pro. First, open Timemachines and back up everything on your Mac to a separate external hard drive. Then turn off your MacBook Pro. Unscrew the back cover and replace the hard drive with this Intel SSD 40GB. Then unscrew the lid. Now turn on your Macbook Pro and boot into the OS…

This drive is fast. There will be comments on the specs making it slower than other drives, but my actual use shows it's pretty fast. The Windows Experience Score for the drive (Q6600 with 6GB RAM) dropped from 5.8 to 7.1, although those numbers aren't true. It's hard to explain, let alone measure or rate, how much faster and smoother the whole PC *feels*. If you blink, you miss certain things that you would use to notice the pop-up. Interestingly, this also increased the WE scores for…

I can't believe I waited this long considering how long the $150 discs have been around. After receiving this disk, I installed it on a 5 year old, sluggish XP machine. Installed Windows 7 in 15 minutes. This computer used to slow down running Vista and 7. The old 120GB 5400RPM hard drive just couldn't handle it. It ran Windows 7 about as fast as my Macbook Pro Mac OS. The real reason I bought this drive is to install it in a Macbook Pro to replace a 250GB hard drive. This is a work machine…

First off, I HATE Intel. I am an AMD woman!. and as much as pride in Intel's greedy ass kills me, I have to give credit when it's needed. I looked at many other discs before buying this one but the other disc reviews left a lot to be desired so I chose two of these and am so happy I did. I bought two of these and put them in RAID 0. Together they work BETTER than the more expensive single 80GB drive. When I first took them out of the box, I disabled AHCI and flashed each of the Intel drives…

Let me start by saying that solid state drives will one day completely replace hard drives from a technical and observational perspective. Intel is certainly leading the way in this exciting new direction. So on February 23, 2010 I bought this 40GB SSD. It arrived two days later as promised by Revain. I decided to continue this because the hard drive in my HP laptop failed miserably. I am very familiar with computers but have little experience installing new hardware. However, this hard drive…