Intel Starts Shipping X25-E SDD, E for ‘Extreme’

Intel has started shipping the “Extreme” flavor of the X25 SSD (version X25-M reviewed here). The write speed is superior to the other X25 versions: 170MB/s versus 70MB/sec, which is quite extraordinary, not only for a SSD, but for a drive in general. This flavor is aimed at enterprise applications and it is probably a dream device for system administrators frustrated by disk access performance. Here’s the catch: the 32GB costs $700 (in bulk) and the 64GB, which will be available early next year will cost even more. I’m sure that a reviewer will put this in a Lenovo S10, just for the kick of it…