This is an update on those first SSD launched about a year ago. The new Intel X25-M, the upper middle range of solid state disks from Intel, is presented with the same format and 2.5 inch SATA2 interface, but internally and evolve in terms of price.

For now there will be two models of Intel X25-M, with 80 and 160 GB of capacity. According to Intel have achieved a greater speed in information processing of the disk, and a lower latency and lower access times to data. Be at least as potent or more than the first versions of these disks Intel, achieving up to 250 MB / s read and 70 MB / s writing.

One point that love is the reduction of prices. Models 80 and 160 GB will sell for 225 and $ 440 respectively, compared with 595 and $ 945 for those who began selling the first X25-M last year. The rebate is just remarkable, and many users will start to look positively to the acquisition of the new Intel SSD.