Only the 40gb and 80gb drives are available in stores, the rest are online only. Intel then released a 34 nm flash memory version in the middle of 2009. Choose an ipsw for the iphone 5 gsm ipsw downloads. Increase battery run time on laptops with ssds mac os x hints. Asus p6t deluxe, i7 920, 6gb, gtx260218 55nm, intel ssd x25 m 160gb g2. Of course, intel did have a little egg on their face, being an ssd manufacturer with a widely publicised firmware issues such as the x25 m update brick bug and the 320series 8mb. Thats the new x25m g2 i wrote about yesterday, which features a slightly improved controller and. Intels downloadsupport page doesnt tell you how to know if your ssd has the latest firmware or not. Best hard drives best av receivers best media streamers best iphone apps best coffee machines. Installed os x via the install disc which works great. Intels x25m and x25v now available in best buy stores. Within the intel x18m x25m sata ssd 045c8820 firmware. This time around, the x25m line is led by a 160gb model packing a. Intel 34nm x25m gen 2 ssd performance update hothardware.
The top half of the case is made of plastic with the brushed metal. Qmobile x25 stock firmware flash file the flash file will help you to upgrade, downgrade, or reinstall the stock firmware os on your mobile device. The secure connection to the console is controlled by your personal topcon account and unique pin number shared with the console operator. Intel issues firmware fix for x25m x18m ssds hothardware. Performance is expected to be better as well with an updated controller. Extensive comparison of 4 ssds intel x25 m, ocz vertex, patriot memory torqx, ocz throttle with 4 hard disks seagate momentus 7200. Toms hardware performance zooms with new firmware for intel 34nm x25 m ssds oct. I have had a wd raptor 10,000rpm hard drive for a couple of years now.
The ssd x25 m postville intelequipped cell flash memory in 34 nanometers, have now an updated firmware which opens the gates of the trim command, now run natively on windows 7. Intel advertises a read speed of up to 250mbs and a write speed of up to 100mbs on the 160gb x25 m. All along the way, intel has aggressively cut prices. Intel ssd now brings trim support hardware hangout neowin. Mainstream sata ssd product line that offers 80gb and 160gb capacities. For 34nm x25 m 160gb owners, the firmware update also offers a performance boost to sequential write speeds by delivering up to 100mb per second, a. Intel today released a firmware upgrade and set of tools for windows 7 operating. Intel unveils 120gb x25m ssd, tinkers with 80gb 160gb. I have no idea about the 160gb x25 m drives that td is currently selling. Now intel company began the delivery of x25 m with 160 gb volume in form factor 2. For x25m owners with 160gb of capacity on the dive, the firmware update also offers a. Intels secondgeneration x25m solidstate drive the tech report. Recall that the latter allows the operating system to alert the controller when ssd flash memory cells are no longer used, so that he.
Remotely support a topcon x35 or x25 console anywhere in the world, from wherever you are, with the convenience of a mobile app for screen sharing and remote control of the console. Hi there, just bought a new macbook pro in order to do some iphone mac development. I finally tracked down the orignal superdrive, put it back in its bay, put the x25 m into the hd bay, and put the burned dvd into the drive. The first batch of 80gb x25 m ssds that td was selling, had the black spacer around the edge, making them 9. The flash file rom also helps you to repair the mobile device, if it is facing any software issue, bootloop issue, imei issue, or dead issue. Intel x25m 160gb firmware and toolbox macrumors forums.
There will be three capacities for x18 m and x25 m mlc ssd. Intels new 34nm model x25m ssd pair apple community. The look is quite modern and while 99% of the time it wont matter once the drive is buried within a system, if you happen to have a computer case where you can see the drives, and you want one that looks good, the 470 series is tough to beat. Intel wins top spots in ssd storage drive ranking macworld. Moving to 34nm flash let intel drive the price of the x25m to ultra competitive levels. Id like to flash the firmware again to restore the new performance, but it looks like intel has pulled all their ssd firmware not just the one for the g2 with its trimrelated issues. Mar 15, 20 a good while back, i had replaced my superdrive with the x25 m installed in an mce optibay and had put the superdrive away somewhere. Intel admitting that its x18 m and x25 m ssds do actually have the potential to slow after extended use.
The intel x25 m replaced it and the difference is amazing. The range of scores 95th 5th percentile for the intel x25 m 160gb is 23. Just ordered intel x25 m 160gb, how do i find out if it has the latest firmware v1. My goal is to pair up my 160gb intel ssds and set them up on software raid 0. The 160 gb capacity version came out several months after. Their x25 and later lowercost x25 m ssds paved the way for making ssds affordable to the enthusiast while offering the performance and reliability that people expect. The second generation hard drive which was called the x25 m g2. I timed cold starts and unhibernates wake up from hibernation with the hd and with the intel x25 m 160gb ssd i installed. Support product highlights, featured content, downloads and more for intel ssd x25m series.
The second batch of x25 m drives, didnt have the spacer, and appeared to me to already be 7mm. The intel x25 m was a line of serial ata interface solidstate drives or ssds developed by intel for personal computers, announced in late 2008. If you purchased your device from an original equipment manufacturer oem, your firmware version may have a different naming. I just installed the intel x25 m ssd on my 2009 mac mini. X25 office phone system live us based technical support xblue. Review intel has updated the firmware for its four models of mainstream solidstate drives, the 80gb and 160gb 1. Intel x25m ssd firmware update boosts write speeds 40%. The 32gb and 64gb x25 e is a singlelevel cell ssd which is. I havent tracked if firmware updates or windows updates or anything may have altered that over time though. Not only does my system boot up in about 15 seconds as opposed to 90 seconds or so, i am able to launch programs almost instantly once the desktop is displayed. Intel issues firmware update for ailing x18m and x25m. Oct 26, 2009 intel has just released a firmware update for their 34nm gen x25 m solid state drives that not only boosts sequential write performance, but adds support for the trim feature as well.
Of course, intel did have a little egg on their face, being an ssd manufacturer with a widely publicised firmware issues such as the x25m. Both models will have a serial ata interface and 80 gb capacity. I m running my 160 gb as a secondary with 160,038,097,904 bytes capacity and if you do the math the difference between your number is 99. Apple creates face shield for health workers, resists the temptation to call it the imask. The company has also added a new 120gb version of the intel x25 m. New intel ssd firmware trim support without the bugs zdnet. Packaged with the 34nm trim firmware update will be an intel ssd. Intel x25m solidstate drive firmware update the register. Firmware versions for intel solid state drives and intel optane memory. Jul 21, 2009 intels existing x25 m and x18 m products come in 80 and 160gb capacities and use 2bit multilevel cell technology on a 50nm process. The model x 18 m with analogous capacity in form factor 1. Aug 12, 2010 this second generation 160gb x24 m drive did, of course, get the trim update.
The intel rapid storage technology intel rst driver 17. Intel releases windows 7 ssd optimization toolbox computerworld. Just as i was about to buy a brother to go with my one 160gb intel x25 m solid state drive, and darned if intel doesnt release a new version of my model. Oct 28, 2009 my x25 m g1 80gb has once again dropped down to under 4mbs for 4k random writes, meaning its gotten fragmented. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Available in a wide range of capacities the intel solidstate drive delivers leading performance for serial advanced technology attachment satabased computers. Oct 26, 2009 for 34nm x25 m 160gb owners, the firmware update also offers a performance boost to sequential write speeds by delivering up to 100mb per second, a 40 percent performance improvement over the. Dec 02, 2009 this new firmware provides trim support on 80gb and 160gb and better sequential write performance on 160gb this new firmware seems to be wellreceived by users. Because intel used the same exact name for these new drives, the consumers nicknamed the 34 nm ssds as the x25 m g2. Download ios ipsw files for iphone 5 gsm all information on these pages is auto updated at least every minute. I have a late2008 mbp, 4gb ram, formerly with apples 320gb hd, probably 5400 rpm. For live usbased technical support call 8669258312. X25m ssd, 2009 mac mini and xp in bootcamp macrumors. Intels latest x25 m drive is based on the same inhouse controller with 32mb cache memory as the initial x25 m series, which is why you can keep grabbing firmware upgrades at the usual location.
Intel states this firmware revision has several continuous improvement optimizations intended to provide the best possible user experience with the intel ssd. Intel solidstate drives intel ssds continue to evolve with the intel ssd 300 family. The firmware also increased overall sequential write times of the 160 gb x25m g2, though not of the 80 gb version. Intel is planning to double the capacity of their current ssd lineup by moving from 50nm to 34nm process technology in q4 2009. More recently, in april, intel released a firmware update to improve the longterm performance of its x25 m and x18 m models. Check out intel ssdsa2m160g2gc x25 m 160gb 3gbps 2. Intel releases ssd toolbox and trimenabled firmware for. Oct 27, 2009 intel reckons the firmware update will deliver up to a 40 per cent increase in sequential write speeds on its 34nm x25 m 160gb drive, and whats useful is that intels ssd optimiser will provide. The new 160gb g2 drive uses a 32mb micron 3mhz sdram cas3. Sep 09, 2008 the new x18 m and x25 m ssds will be offered in 1.
Firmware versions for intel solid state drives and intel. The ssd is highlighted by an orange accent which displays the drives capacity. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the intel x25 m 160gb performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions. Oct 27, 2009 the ssd x25m postville intelequipped cell flash memory in 34 nanometers, have now an updated firmware which opens the gates of the trim command, now run natively on windows 7. This new firmware provides trim support on 80gb and 160gb and better sequential write performance on 160gb this new firmware seems to be wellreceived by users. X25 m ssd, 2009 mac mini and xp in bootcamp macrumors forums. X25m ssd, 2009 mac mini and xp in bootcamp macrumors forums.
After the company flat out denied allegations brought forth by pc. The hard drive was a multilevel cell solid state drive available in a 2. In our initial out of the box sequential 2mb transfer test we recorded a read speed of 250mbs and a write speed of 100mbs which is right on the money in terms of advertised claims. The x25 m was released in an 80gb capacity with 50 nm nand flash memory in a 2. We just received our office use 8662 last week and it did not have this update. To the end the of the fourth quarter ssd capacity from intel will increase to 160 gb, and in the following year it will exceed 250 gb. Starting os x is incredibly fast, once the apple is shown when starting the mini it takes about 10 secs for it to finish booting. Xblue online support for x25 phone systems, including suport for x2020, x3030 and x4040 ip phones. Intel x25 m mainstream ssd 160gb overview and full product specs on cnet. In the mean time, the x25 m s established strengths in terms of random read and write performance remain. Intel has just released a firmware update for their 34nm gen x25 m solid state drives that not only boosts sequential write performance, but adds support for the trim feature as well. New firmware, trim tools can increase performance on its x25m ssds by 40%. I got 10gb extra back by deleting windows 7 restore points.
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