Thanks Aaron!

Did a quick check but didn't see this thread

Thanks for moving it.

I just deleted it, as it was already posted



It's good to finially hear some news on the Intel G3s.

A little disappointed that they won't have 6Gbps, but with the posted speed they won't need it.

There was an article that said Intel was going to move towards a more affordable SSD with performance taking second place.

With the boost in 4k read/write performance from 35k/8.6k IOPS to 50k/40k IOPS and a X4 lifespan they may not be at the top of the performance list but if priced right they should be a very attractive upgrade.

I'm worried less about transfer speeds, and more about making this the ideal boot drive. I think intel understand's the need for speed, but also understands that until price drops, most SSD owners will have an SSD for the OS and a HDD for media storage, etc. Hopefully this G3 SSD will be an excellent boot drive.OS drive!

Early specs on Intel's third-generation SSDs were leaked thanks to AnandTech. Originally introduced in 2008, the X25-M G3 SSDs sport a 25nm IMFT Flash, which is expected to bring with it twice the capacity while retaining the same price levels. The drives are sampling now, but it's unclear whether they will be production ready in 2010.

Read more: Intel's 3rd-gen X25 SSDs get early preview | Electronista

Hopefully they drive down market price on lower capacity SSD

EDIT: I guess I am just not on the ball today, lol. **figured it out, I searched the hardware and chillout room boards, since this was not windows 7 specific**

Future is so bright we'd better wear shades !

Intel is reportedly coming out with a 300GB and 600GB SSD.

Haven't heard about a 400GB before, your link says "from 40GB to 600GB" which coincides with previous information.

I was reading a different article with 400GB in it somewhere... Let me see if I can track it down in my history. I linked to this one though, as it was longer.

-Nope, mis-read 40 as 400-