Intel is now shipping 160GB SSDs

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:47 AM EST

Article Source: zdnet.com.au

technology, intel, storage, ssd, solid-state-drives

Intel has begun shipping its 160GB solid-state drives, the manufacturer announced on Monday.

The SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) were first announced in April, and come in two form factors — the 2.5-inch X25-M model is shipping to laptop manufacturers now, and the 1.8-inch X18-M model will start shipping in January. Prior to Monday's announcement, the most capacious SSD being shipped by Intel was the 80GB X-25M.

The new drives have read speeds of up to 250MBps and write speeds of up to 70MBps.