Intel Cuts Price of SSDs: Result of 34-nanometer Manufacturing Process

Intel has finally launched its next-generation of SSDs and the amazing thing is the new solid-state drives are 42 percent cheaper than previous models. The reason for the price drop is due to its new 34-nanometer manufacturing process of NAND flash memory.

The NAND flash memory in older SSDs used to use the 50-nm process. With using the smaller nanometer, this has an effect on the die size of the memory, making it much smaller, which means that there is less material to use.

Intel SSDs come in two sizes for mobile PCs, 2.5 inches and 1.8 inches, these come with a storage capacity of 80 GB or 160 GB. The new X25-M and X18-M are easy to change over from the older models in your system, without the need for any modifications.

For pricing details of these new Intel SSDs, visit Information Week