Pressemeddelelse Intel introducerer Solid-State Drives til Notebooks og Desktops Nye Intel® High-Performance SATA Solid-State Drives tilbyder hårdføre, pålidelige, strømbesparende lagringsløsninger som erstatning for harddisken
Billed link: (http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-X25M-80GB-SATA-Solid-State-Drive-Intel-Ups-The-Ante/) København, d. 8. september 2008: Intel lancerer i dag Intel® X18-M og X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drives (SSD'er) baseret på multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flashteknologi. De to modeller er X18-M, som er et 1.8-tomme drev, og X25-M, som er et 2.5-tommers drev, og de har adskillige fordele i forhold til en almindelig harddisk som f.eks. en overordnet set hurtigere systemrespons samt hurtigere boot og resume-tider. SSD'er har ingen bevægelige dele og er køligere og mere lydløse end konventionelle drev. Der udover fjerner SSD'er input/output (I/O) flaskehalse associeret med harddiske, hvilket hjælper med at maksimere effektiviteten af Intels processorer som f.eks. CoreT-familien. Intel har udført test, som viser, at Intel X18-M og X25M øger lagringsydelsen med ni gange i forhold til gængse harddiskes ydelse.
Intel X18-M og X25-M Mainstream SATA SSD'er er tilgængelige i 80GB, og i sidste kvartal af 2008 kommer der også versioner med 160GB. 80GB-drevene opnår læsehastigheder på op til 250MB per sekund, skrivehastigheder op til 70MB per sekund og læse-latency på 85-mikrosekunder for hurtig ydelse.
NOTE: I en video forklarer Intel Co-founder og Chairman Emeritus Gordon Moore sine tanker om den teknologiske udvikling, som SSD-teknologien vil bringe med sig - videoen kan downloades her: http://download.intel.com/pressroom/video/Gordon Moore_SSD.wmv<http://download.intel.com/pressroom/video/Gordon_Moore_SSD.wmv>
Pressemeddelelsen kan ses i sin fulde længde herunder. Intel Introduces Solid-State Drives for Notebook and Desktop Computers
New Intel® High-Performance SATA Solid-State Drive Offers Users Responsive, Rugged, Reliable and Low-Power Storage Solution to Replace Hard Disk Drive
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 8, 2008 - Intel Corporation announced today it has begun shipping Intel® X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drives (SSDs) based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology for laptop and desktop computers. The new high-performing data storage devices give computer buyers a new level of system responsiveness in a lightweight, rugged, low-power package that can replace traditional hard disk drives.
Validated for Intel-based computers, the X18-M is a 1.8-inch drive and the X25-M a 2.5-inch drive, offering several advantages over hard drives including faster overall system response, boot and resume times. With no moving parts, SSDs run cooler and quieter and are a more reliable option than hard drives. In addition, SSDs remove input/output (I/O) performance bottlenecks associated with hard disk drives that help maximize the efficiency of Intel processors, such as the company's CoreT family of products. For example, lab tests show that the Intel X18-M and X25M increase storage system performance nine times over traditional hard disk drive performance.
"Validated by our rigorous testing and OEM customer feedback, we believe that we have developed an SSD that delivers on the promises of SSD computing," said Randy Wilhelm, Intel vice president and general manager of the NAND Products Group. "By combining our experience in flash memory design with our processor and computing expertise, we have added advances such as our parallel 10-channel architecture, proprietary controller, firmware and memory management algorithms that address write amplification and wear leveling issues to redefine SSD performance and reliability for computing platforms."
The Intel X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs are available in 80 gigabyte (GB) capacities, with 160GB versions sampling in the fourth quarter of this year. The 80GB drive achieves up to 250MB per second read speeds, up to 70MB per second write speeds and 85-microsecond read latency for fast performance. The 80GB version is priced at $595 for quantities up to 1,000. These SSDs are available now and end-customer products containing the Intel® High-Performance SATA SSDs are expected to begin shipping in the next few weeks.
The company is also expected to introduce a line of single-level cell (SLC) SSDs for the server, storage and enterprise environments within the next 90 days. Called the Intel® X25-E Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive, these products are designed to maximize the Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS), which equates to higher performance and lower enterprise costs. Since SSDs lower energy consumption, maintenance, cooling and space costs, an SSD-based data center will reduce overall infrastructure costs while increasing performance-per-square-foot by as much as 50x. Intel [NASDAQ: INTC], the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom<http://www.intel.com/pressroom> and blogs.intel.com.
Editor Note: Attached to the news release is a video of Intel Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus Gordon Moore sharing his perspective on the impact of solid-state drive technology. This video can also be downloaded at: http://download.intel.com/pressroom/video/Gordon Moore_SSD.wmv<http://download.intel.com/pressroom/video/Gordon%20Moore_SSD.wmv>
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