Comments on: Buffalo Announces It’s First Internal SSD As Survival Of The Fittest Becomes The Standard

By: Howard Bell

Howard Bell — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:20:00 +0000

In reply to Crunch. "240GB version I've seen for less than $350 (no typo!). That's LESS than $1 per GB" Your maths teacher would be so proud!

By: Zaxx

Zaxx — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Intel better not blink…there’s a new kid on the block named SanDisk Extreme and it’s sporting premium SanDisk 24nm toggle nand and customized firmware. Prepare to watch it claim #1 on on the Vantage HDD chart.

By: Crunch

Crunch — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:42:00 +0000

A jungle indeed. The Intel 520 SandForce-based SSD is bringing prices down already, starting with its very own new lineup. You can get the 180GB version for less than $300 now (from several retailers) and the 240GB version I’ve seen for less than $350 (no typo!). That’s LESS than $1 per GB more for the 240GB Intel SATA III 520 Series, which is considerably less than OWC, OCZ, etc.

The 180GB Intel 520 that resides in my MacBook Pro is running fabulously, and, no real surprise here, noticeably faster than my previous OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD, albeit only the 120GB version. I’m going to switch into a 240GB version after I try running two 180GB in RAID 0 mode in said MacBook Pro. (late-2011 model)

Across the board, the Intel 520 SSDs are LESS expensive than many of its competitors. The price war has indeed begun.