Intel cuts SSD price, intros 120GB model

BANGALORE, INDIA: Chip-maker Intel has announced that it has lowered the prices of its SSDs for the holiday season. Intel also added a new 120GB solid-state drive (SSD) to its product line.

The new US resell pricing for the Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA SSD is now $199 for an 80 gigabyte (GB) drive. It has an expandable storage capacity with a 160GB X25-M drive for $415.

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The new 120GB version of Intel X25-M, which is a part of Intel X25-M SSD line, costs  $249.

An entry-level 40GB Intel X25-V "boot drive," is available at a suggested US resell price of $99.

SSDs can replace hard disk drives in a PC. With no moving parts, SSDs deliver greater reliability and consume less power than conventional hard disk drives (HDDs).

Intel claims that its SSDs can help improve overall system performance by up to 56 percent.

"Every Christmas, consumers are looking for the latest tech gadget; this year, with prices dropping, the solid-state drive is becoming more mainstream and can make the single greatest improvement to PC performance," said Troy Winslow, director of product marketing, Intel NAND Solutions Group.