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Intel slashes prices on SSDs

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 14 Nov 2010 5:32 User comments (9)

Intel slashes prices on SSDs Intel has slashed the prices on their range of SSDs today, as well as adding a new, larger 120GB version to the line.
The line of X25-M maninstream drives will each see a solid discount as the holiday season approaches.

Starting with the 160GB model, the MSRP will drop to $415, the 80GB model will drop to $200 and the small 40GB will drop to $100.

The new 120GB model will sell for $250. The new version will offer the best per/GB value of the entire line.

For now the new prices seem effective only in the U.S., but expect it to be extended to the U.K., as well.

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9 user comments

115.11.2010 06:14

Those prices still need to come down a lot in these lean times.

215.11.2010 10:47
ps3lvanub
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I'll buy a 40 gb one for my Windows partition.

315.11.2010 11:12

Its not often you see one of the consistently best rated bits of hardware scaled down in price to the level of lesser rated competitors. That 120GB for $250 seems a steal compared to pricing other SSD's!

415.11.2010 16:01
lissenup2
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Originally posted by ps3lvanub:
I'll buy a 40 gb one for my Windows partition.
Big mistake.

You'll be crying for more when you start installing applications that DEMAND a C: installation location and even more so when you simply install to that drive by convenience and instinct.

Practicality dictates that a mimimum of 128GB is what most will need if avid computer users.

515.11.2010 16:19

128gig i don't think so, i have my 250gig partitioned into 2, a 50gig c:drive & 200gig d:drive. i have more room on my c: then i do on d:.

615.11.2010 16:37

Originally posted by lissenup2:
Originally posted by ps3lvanub:
I'll buy a 40 gb one for my Windows partition.
Big mistake.

You'll be crying for more when you start installing applications that DEMAND a C: installation location and even more so when you simply install to that drive by convenience and instinct.

Practicality dictates that a mimimum of 128GB is what most will need if avid computer users.

you just have to know how to point to installations in the registry. there are a very few programs that demand they be installed on the Windows Root,usually because there's a windows file or something they need on root which can be copied to any drive.

some program's don't even need to be registered at all.

I've installed Just Cause 2 to a dvd, just plop it in and play.

715.11.2010 16:49

The 40 gig prices at $100 and the 80 gig prices at $200 have been like this for six months. I'm not sure what this article is even about.

815.1.2011 01:23

where have you seen these prices?
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