Intel X18 G1 $150 shipped

Dane-Elec (DA-SDM25-80G-N-T-MK) 1.8" w/ 2.5" Adapter SSD Migration Kit $149.99 w/ Coupon Code & Free Shipping at Newegg

Normally $179.99, now $149.99 with coupon code "SNCDANE80G" for $30 off and free shipping. Features 80GB capacity Intel X18-M SATA SSD, adapter and case for 2.5" SATA internal drive, 2.5" in-closure and USB cable, and up to 250 MB/s read and 70 MB/s write speeds. 4/5 eggs with 81 reviews.

But: no TRIM!


$30 off coupon code: SNCDANE80G

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Junction&AID=10446076&PID=361116&SID=FW8p7t6t

 

Is it worth it without trim? I don't know much about SSDs...

 

The Intel X-18M G1 is still a great SSD, although there is some performance degradation over time (which can be reset by wiping the drive and reformating), it's relatively unnoticeable, at least from what I've read.

The price of the newer generation Intel X-18M G2 with TRIM is around $220 minimum now, so this saves you about $70, with a sacrifice.

The price of this Dane-Elec branded set keeps dropping, it used to be on sale for $200.

 

Or this could be an awesome HTPC drive .

 

What causes this degradation? Is it lots of file writes and deletions (downloading media then deleting it), or will it degrade from regular OS operation.

Does wiping it, reformatting and then imaging it with a system back up file reset it?

 

Read this Anandtech article on SSDs and the TRIM command and you will know more than you ever wanted to know about SSDs - there's some good data for unused/"used" SSDs as well. Generally speaking, the performance degradation is quite small, so if the lack of TRIM does not bother you (it sort of bothers me even though articles suggest that I should not be worrying ), this is a great drive for a great price.

 

I'm getting a t410, buying a SSD separately. Can anyone tell me what intel SSD i should get? i believe its 2.5" form factor?

 

You can place this drive in any laptop, it comes with a 1.8" to 2.5" adapter.

Struggling on whether or not to buy this =\. $1.88/GB is almost ideal. I may wait for $1.57 to show up though.

 

Why get a 1.8" SSD, is it better than the 2.5" intel ones?

Or just cheaper?

 

This is the 50nm Intel X-18M Generation 1 SSD, which is specs-wise identical to the 2.5" version of the drive. In this case, it just happens that this 1.8" version is cheaper than most 2.5" versions of that drive available right now.

 

I recently got the 2.5" intel 160GB drive and I am really happy with it. I got the oem version that saved a little money, Less than half the 80GB version.

 

The 1.8" version is about 20 grams lighter for what it's worth. Also, if any future computer you own only accepts 1.8" drives, you'll be glad you bought the 1.8" version.

 

you'd need an adaptor though...which probably would offset the weight advantage

 

I'm including the weight of the adapter. I have pics of mine in the SSD effects link in my sig. The adapter only weighs a few grams. However, the bigger reason to go for the 1.8" is the potential to use it in a future machine that only takes 1.8" drives.

 

1.8inch drive is also great for t400/1s or the x300/1.

With the adapter you might as well just get the drive if you were planning to at all. You have flexibility with it.

 

Does the drive come with an adaptor? Is it relatively easy to install?

 

Deal is back!

Use coupon code DANE80GMAR at checkout.

 

I did end up buying one of these. It's a bit taller than the WD Blue Scorpio that came with my x200s, couldn't get it to fit in there with the rubber braces on it.

I ended up cutting one rubber brace a bit past the half way point, putting the drive in with only 1 brace shoved the cut up brace down the other side. Seems pretty secure and I can still use the other half of the brace I cut if I ever need it.

Just did a straight up clone, ~40GBs to the drive. Only ran one ATTO benchmark and it was comparable to online ones I found, so good enough for me. Boot time is 35 seconds to my homepage in Firefox (no windows login, but with power on password)