Intel 535 Series 480GB MLC SSD Retail Box.....$139.99 w/fs!

[daveybrat]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=SSDSC2BW480H6R5-_-20-167-338-_-Product

Intel 535 Series 2.5" 480GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDSC2BW480H6R5

2.5"
480GB
SATA III
Max Sequential Read: 540 MBps
Max Sequential Write: 490 MBps

$159.99 - Promo Code: EMCEGGK25 = $139.99 w/fs

Not a smoking hot deal but the best i've seen recently for an Intel drive. Rock solid reliability and pretty fast as well. Comes with a 5 yr. warranty. 🙂

 

[Charlie98]

Nice! Love me some Intel 535's... I use them in my customer builds.

 

[ejohanss69]

Faster than an 850 evo?

 

[daveybrat]

Faster than an 850 evo?

Slightly slower write speeds than an 850 EVO but uses MLC not TLC ram.

I have both hard drives in my builds at home and cannot tell any difference between them in terms of overall speed.

 

[PliotronX]

Slightly slower write speeds than an 850 EVO but uses MLC not TLC ram.

I have both hard drives in my builds at home and cannot tell any difference between them in terms of overall speed.

It's too much of a sweeping generalization to say it just has slower write speeds. What about sustained write speeds? Surely the MLC will write larger files more quickly, which presumably with this kind of capacity can happen. So many metrics to SSD speeds, gah. Good deal though.

 

[daveybrat]

It's too much of a sweeping generalization to say it just has slower write speeds. What about sustained write speeds? Surely the MLC will write larger files more quickly, which presumably with this kind of capacity can happen. So many metrics to SSD speeds, gah. Good deal though.

I agree, was just going off of the advertised speeds. Real world is always different.

 

[lupi]

liking that these ssd prices are starting to go so they are getting to be good buys for more than just OS drives.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Rock solid reliability

Still a SandForce drive...

 

[Mike64]

OOS from Newegg itself🙁, and the lowest price currently showing from 3rd parties on Newegg.com is $245 shipped.😵

 

[holden j caufield]

the Samsung 850 is the same price if you look for a coupon code.