The Mythical x25-M G2

[philosofool]

Can you actually buy these, or was a lot of fan fare created for nothing because Intel f*ed up the controller and had to recall all of them?

SSD drive costs aren't coming down and it's pissing me off. My HDD is slow and loud and I don't like that. I want an 80GB system partition now, but I can't afford it.

 

[rcpratt]

This mythical beast is found at newegg, but they charge a hefty premium for the rare breed.

Your best bet is probably searching on google and buying from a smaller vendor that has it for <$250.

I don't think the rareness of this mythical beast is due to the slight bug at release, but just due to demand that is far greater than the supply.

 

[bradley]

INTEL SSDSA2MH080G2C1 X25M at ZipZoomFly for $249.99 - $30 rebate - 3% Bing Cashback = $212.49 or $2.66/GB shipped

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...0790&prodlist=celebros

Deals for the OCZ Vertex 60GB ($148... $2.47/GB) and 120GB ($265... $2.21/GB) two weeks ago (after rebate and cashback) have since evaporated. However, the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays should bring prices substantially lower.

 

[ilkhan]

I caught the mythical beast (a month ago) http://yfrog.com/14img0669xj !!!!

 

[dali71]

It's fairly easy to find the 80Gb online at a reasonable price. The 160Gb, however, seems to be unobtainable for under $500. Which sucks for me, because 80Gb just isn't enough space for my laptop :frown:

 

[bradley]

Originally posted by: dali71
It's fairly easy to find the 80Gb online at a reasonable price. The 160Gb, however, seems to be unobtainable for under $500. Which sucks for me, because 80Gb just isn't enough space for my laptop :frown:

If you trust eBay, keep checking Buy.com's eBay store. They had the X25-M G2 160GB for $446 - 8% Bing Cashback - 2% Ebates/Mr. Rebates Cashback = $402 or X25-M G2 80 GB for $205 after cashback. Basically approaching $2.50 a GB.

And who knows, Microsoft might just raise their eBay Bing cashback again to 15% for the holidays. By then, Intel should be able to satiate demand enough to further stabilize pricing.

 

[mhouck]

Costcentral had the 160GB for 467 a couple weeks back when I got mine.

 

[SergeC]

Had mine over a month now. Best upgrade ever.

 

[mlah384]

OMG... Newegg just shot their 160gb X25-M G2 to over $600... Lame

LameEgg

 

[tomt4535]

The retail box version is $589

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820167024

 

[zod96]

Central Computer has the 80GB version for $255 in stock...Just got mine

 

[CurseTheSky]

I grabbed my 160 GB X-25M G2 for $470ish a month ago or so from Amazon.com (ANTOnline was the seller). I still don't regret paying the price premium.

 

[dali71]

I just ordered the 160GB from Bottom Line for $478.96, with free shipping. They show 7 left in stock, if anyone is interested:

Grab it while it's hot!

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: philosofool
Can you actually buy these, or was a lot of fan fare created for nothing because Intel f*ed up the controller and had to recall all of them?

SSD drive costs aren't coming down and it's pissing me off. My HDD is slow and loud and I don't like that. I want an 80GB system partition now, but I can't afford it.

actually it is the firmware that had a bug in it.. the bug was that if you put a bios password and then remove it, your data is lost.
This was fixed in under 2 weeks.

I have one, they are found everywhere, the problem is finding them at a reasonable price as almost everyone marks them up quite a lot due to extreme demand (because they are they good)