Just got my hands on Intel SSD 520 240GB

[AFQ]

Just got my hands dirty with Intel's latest SSD. Its the 520 Series 240 GB version. This is my first Intel SSD and i've to say its not only the performance i am impressed with. Design also pleased me, even though its simple but it looks way sexier than my Kingston and G.Skill SSDs.

Thanks for watching.

*I am new to the forums, i hope i've posted in the right section!

 

[d4a2n0k]

Nice! Good luck with it. Post some Crystal Disk Mark numbers/screenshot when you get a chance.

 

[postmortemIA]

on the negative side, you have only one kidney left after purchase

 

[iamlilysdad]

on the negative side, you have only one kidney left after purchase

You only need one to survive.

 

[capeconsultant]

I have the same drive. I like it very much so far!

 

[bunnyfubbles]

kind of surprised by the relatively humble packaging considering the class that the 520 is in, I felt like I was opening up a jewelry box when I first started cracking open my Samsung 830s...was a much different experience from my Corsair F120 or Crucial M4s which were much more like what the 520 appears to be.

 

[Charlie98]

My OCZ Agility3 came packed very nicely... except WITHOUT the 2.5" adapter tray. It can come wrapped in a burger wrapper for all I care, as long as all the necessary parts are included.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Congrats on getting a great drive. BTW there are 3 different packages that the Intel® SSDs come in. (I.E. SSDSC2CW240A310, SSDSC2CW240A3K5, or SSDSC2CW240A3R5)

If the part # ends with 10 it comes with the SSD, warranty, a sticker and in a brown box.
If the part # ends with K5, it is the reseller box and comes with:
· The SSD
· One-page flyer with web links
· Mini CD-Rom with installation and warranty documents
· Desktop install kit:

1. Drive bracket and screws
2. SATA signal cable
3. SATA power cable

If the part # ends with B5, it is the retail box and comes with:
· The SSD
· One-page flyer with web links
· Mini CD-Rom with installation and warranty documents
· Desktop install kit:

1. Drive bracket and screws
2. SATA signal cable
3. SATA power cable

· Notebook install kit:

1. USB to SATA cable
2. Protective sleeve
3. Screwdriver

 

[donghui90]

Nice.

 

[SickBeast]

I can't wait until 1tb SSDs cost under $100.

 

[groberts101]

I can't wait until 1tb SSDs cost under $100.

you'll be waiting for quite some time. At.. least.. 5 more years. :\

 

[exdeath]

You only need one to survive.

But RAID0...

 

[SickBeast]

you'll be waiting for quite some time. At.. least.. 5 more years. :\

That's fine. I can wait.

Seriously, my 60gb SSD is fine; it holds all my apps. The jump to 1tb would be nice because I could put all my media and games on there too. Anything in between would be an incremental upgrade for me.

 

[exar333]

That's fine. I can wait.

Seriously, my 60gb SSD is fine; it holds all my apps. The jump to 1tb would be nice because I could put all my media and games on there too. Anything in between would be an incremental upgrade for me.

60GB is tiny. I have single applications that take 10-15GB. Its not enough.

I have an 80GB for Win7 + productivity applications like Photoshop and few others that gain from SSD speed.

My new 120GB is strictly for large games that REALLY benefit from better loading times.

My HDDs are strictly for storage and they stay spun-down pretty much all the time. Its great to not have to even hear your drives 95% of the time.

 

[mkmitch]

From every thing I've been reading that is a great drive. I have my os and a few programs on a corsair force gt 90mb and crytal marks on 512 were 490+ for both read write. What a difference a good ssd makes.

 

[thelastjuju]

Yay!

Be sure to tell us how fast your PC boots up now, how much your Windows Index Score went up, and how your artificial benchmarks improved!

 

[groberts101]

Yay!

Be sure to tell us how fast your PC boots up now, how much your Windows Index Score went up, and how your artificial benchmarks improved!

is it just me?.. or are you running around here being overly sarcastic and thread crapping without much knowledge of what's going on here?

cause.. I thought that was my job, damnit!