Intel 310 Series Mini SSDs Now Shipping, Benchmark

MojoKid writes "Intel's new 310 Series SSDs utilize the same 34nm NAND flash memory technology and controller found on the chip maker's 2.5-inch SSDs, but in a form factor just 1/8th the size; a scant 2 inches (51mm) long by 1.18 inches (30mm) wide and flatter than a pancake. The new tiny Intel SSDs are now shipping and despite their diminutive stature, performance is actually pretty similar to that of the company's popular X25-M 34nm SSD. Intel says the 310 Series is shipping to customers for $179 in 1,000-unit quantities for the 80GB version of the drive."

Units?

[NBolander]

As a European reader, I haven't really gotten my head around those imperial units yet. How many mm would this pancake measurement of yours represent?

I love the Slashdot icon for this

[Anonymous Coward]

The icon is an old 9-track tape... on a story about tiny tiny new Solid State storage.
there's irony or something like that in the air.

On the Subject of Pancakes

[da3dAlus]

I'm curious as to the continued widespread use of "flatter than a pancake" as a technical unit of measure, considering that a specific mm width and length were just previously mentioned. Not to be a nitpicker, I just prefer my pancakes to be somewhat light and fluffy, and therefore not flat. Perhaps "flatter than a tortilla" would be more apt? Though if we're going this route, I continue to back the opinion that "shitload" be considered a unit of measure ;)

Re:So are these compatible with any laptop?

[tepples]

mSATA is physically, but not electrically, compatible with miniPCIe slots.

Then the designers screwed that up. A CompactFlash card can operate in both PCMCIA and parallel ATA modes.