WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:11.400 today I'm going to be unboxing a very exciting product this is the second to 00:00:06.359 --> 00:00:14.120 Market SATA 36 gbit per second SSD so 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:20.760 this is the Intel 510 Series this is a 120 GB super fast according to Intel and 00:00:18.439 --> 00:00:25.160 I believe them super fast hard drive replacement drive it is high performance 00:00:23.119 --> 00:00:29.480 it is for desktop and mobile system so this is a 2 and 1/2 in drive and it 00:00:27.519 --> 00:00:33.920 includes a desktop installation kit that is how they achieve that so here we find 00:00:31.840 --> 00:00:38.640 Intel's product information so you can see here this is a 510 Series 120 gig 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:43.879 capacity Drive okay there's not a whole lot else on here other than the pack 00:00:40.480 --> 00:00:45.680 date which is January 28th 2011 so Intel 00:00:43.879 --> 00:00:50.640 being ready for launches as they always are has these boxed up fully retail 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:54.239 ready to go well before launch this box includes well we'll get to that once we 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:57.719 actually open it and let's see what else Intel has to say for themselves do more 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:04.040 wait less super fast hard drive alternative rugged silence solid SATA 6 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:06.680 gbit per second and 3 gbit per second 00:01:04.040 --> 00:01:10.520 compatible Now Intel with their usual tradition is providing or in line with 00:01:09.040 --> 00:01:16.240 their usual tradition is providing a three-year warranty on this product and 00:01:12.320 --> 00:01:18.840 oh look at this it's not sealed okay 00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:22.479 this side is sealed let's break the seal just because that's part of what I enjoy 00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:28.560 doing there we go ha let's open this baby up I'm actually 00:01:25.360 --> 00:01:31.640 really excited about this so the first 00:01:28.560 --> 00:01:35.000 sha 3 gbit per second SSD on the market 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:37.880 was The crucial C300 and here we are we 00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:41.799 finally have an answer from Intel one of the big players in the SSD Market they 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:47.040 really shook things up when they released the original x25 M so there's 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:53.240 the SSD itself let's go a little bit further in and see what else we got ooh 00:01:50.399 --> 00:01:57.439 I love stickers I actually I actually really love stickers so uh this is a 00:01:55.479 --> 00:02:02.960 pretty nice sticker I would actually be pretty content to put this on something 00:01:59.479 --> 00:02:04.399 speed demon look a barcode all right 00:02:02.960 --> 00:02:10.000 just in case Intel needs to track their sticker inventory Intel 00:02:07.440 --> 00:02:13.640 SATA solid state drive here's a little thing thank you for 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:18.200 purchasing in a wide variety of different languages basically thank you 00:02:15.200 --> 00:02:20.319 for purchasing okay next we've got one 00:02:18.200 --> 00:02:26.000 of those little mini CDs that I think are 00:02:21.560 --> 00:02:28.080 adorable open that up what's this okay 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:33.800 installation guide and warranty oh on disc nice okay next we've 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:38.400 got more environmentally friendly packaging hey look at that it comes with 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:43.760 a SATA cable that's high class not a very nice SATA cable mind you that's a 00:02:40.720 --> 00:02:46.440 very thin thin SATA cable you might want 00:02:43.760 --> 00:02:49.680 to get your own SATA cable but my assumption is that this is in spite of 00:02:48.239 --> 00:02:55.400 its thinness and flexibility you know you could argue that thin and flexible is an advantage for a SATA cable uh it's 00:02:53.480 --> 00:02:59.879 got to be rated for SATA 6 gbit per second because it does come with a SATA 00:02:57.080 --> 00:03:03.400 6 gbit per second drive and if I could get it to focus we could see what it's 00:03:02.280 --> 00:03:10.920 called here there it is what is that M phenol 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:15.480 cool okay we've also got a Molex TOA power adapter included in the packaging 00:03:13.640 --> 00:03:20.280 oh look at that a locking SATA power adapter or connector I haven't actually 00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:23.840 seen one of those before interesting okay we got some screws there's case 00:03:21.959 --> 00:03:28.360 screws they include an extra one just in case and then here are screws for the 00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:32.280 SSD itself to bolt to the 2 and 1/2 in to 3 and 1/2 in adapter and they include 00:03:30.519 --> 00:03:37.640 an extra one of those just in case as well nice little touch from Intel here's 00:03:35.480 --> 00:03:41.760 the adapter so you mount one drive on there you mount this in your 3 and 1/2 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:44.760 in and then you're good to go nice solid steel 00:03:43.239 --> 00:03:52.000 adapter okay now we get to the goods here so 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:56.079 we've got a careful observe precautions 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:57.760 for handling this device and that is a 00:03:56.079 --> 00:04:00.840 wow you can only break that sticker once you can see it leaves behind an ugly 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:05.280 residue okay and then we 00:04:02.599 --> 00:04:11.720 have Oo we have some do not 00:04:08.079 --> 00:04:15.879 eat and the SSD itself so here is the 00:04:11.720 --> 00:04:18.560 Intel SSD 510 series it uses a silver 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:27.000 housing unlike you know what I think the first SSD sample I ever got was this one 00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:29.759 right here so that is my Intel x25 M80 00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:34.000 gig and it was black and it had kind of a little uh plastic Ridge thing on it so 00:04:32.479 --> 00:04:39.720 it could be installed in varying thicknesses of notebook mounting 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:42.600 mechanisms so this is actually the next 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:46.639 Intel SSD sample I've received so it'll be interesting to see in terms of 00:04:44.440 --> 00:04:52.840 Aesthetics and in terms of performance how far they have come so we've got some 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:55.400 specs here there's the 6 gbit SATA SSD 00:04:52.840 --> 00:05:00.400 so remember too guys that SATA 6 GB per second is physically identical to SATA 3 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:05.680 gbit per second as well as SATA 1 150 megabit per second so you don't have to 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:10.000 worry about any backwards compatibility issues physically now some older 00:05:07.479 --> 00:05:13.320 chipsets like maybe SATA 1 chipsets might have trouble with a SATA 6 Drive 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:17.680 although there's no reason to believe they would necessarily but just 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:21.880 something to bear in mind Intel does specifically say though that it is 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:28.039 compatible with SATA 3 6 GB per second and SATA 2 3 GB per second so it's got 00:05:25.280 --> 00:05:33.919 its usual mounting holes on the sides usual interface at the back ual mounting 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:36.199 holes on the bottom and uh ooh this is 00:05:33.919 --> 00:05:39.800 interesting okay okay looks like we're going to uh looks like we're going to be 00:05:38.400 --> 00:05:47.120 doing a longer video than I had originally thought here because I'm 00:05:43.160 --> 00:05:50.039 going just dig into my backpack 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:55.479 here find a screwdriver there are no warranty void 00:05:52.840 --> 00:06:00.319 if removed stickers on this drive so we're going to be opening this guy 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:08.840 up and finding out what there is what Mysteries it 00:06:03.880 --> 00:06:11.280 holds inside so there's one 00:06:08.840 --> 00:06:15.160 screw sorry guys I apologize because it's a six-minute unboxing of a drive 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:19.160 already but oh yeah performance why don't I talk 00:06:17.479 --> 00:06:25.960 about performance while we do this so Intel spec this drive for up to 00:06:21.639 --> 00:06:29.400 470 megabytes per second read and up to 00:06:25.960 --> 00:06:33.319 315 megabytes per second right speeds so 00:06:29.400 --> 00:06:36.360 what that means is that this is fully 00:06:33.319 --> 00:06:38.639 justified in using a SATA 3 6 GB per 00:06:36.360 --> 00:06:45.759 second interface now there are some SATA 36 gbit per second hard drives out there 00:06:41.560 --> 00:06:48.520 that really don't even begin to approach 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:53.240 needing that kind of sorry these are really hard to remove needing that kind 00:06:50.280 --> 00:06:57.639 of bandwidth for the amount of data that they can actually read and write 00:06:55.080 --> 00:07:00.120 sequentially now this drive also uses actually okay I'm not going to spoil 00:06:58.599 --> 00:07:05.960 that surprise but in in terms of its spec it speced for up to 00:07:02.840 --> 00:07:09.440 20,000 uh 4K random reads per second and 00:07:05.960 --> 00:07:12.919 50,000 4K random rights per second okay 00:07:09.440 --> 00:07:17.080 it uses here we go Intel flash this is 00:07:12.919 --> 00:07:21.120 34 nanm Flash and a Marvel controller 00:07:17.080 --> 00:07:22.960 let's go ahead and take this PCB out of 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:27.440 here so it's double-sided Okay so we've got eight 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:31.720 chips on the one side eight chips as well as what appears to be a cache so 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:38.520 we've got a controller a cache and then a 16 chip 00:07:34.960 --> 00:07:39.919 solution um Intel also calls out that 00:07:38.520 --> 00:07:43.879 it's specifically compatible with their six series chipsets although it'll work 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:49.639 just fine probably with any other SATA 3 6 GB per second controller and it is 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:52.039 available in two capacities the 120 gig 00:07:49.639 --> 00:07:56.840 that we are looking at here today and at launch it is also available in a 250 gig 00:07:54.800 --> 00:08:00.080 configuration do not take your drive apart the way that I have I don't 00:07:58.360 --> 00:08:03.680 recommend it that is not not what tech tips is all about it's about me doing it 00:08:01.840 --> 00:08:06.599 so you don't have to but other than that thank you for watching and don't forget 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:13.440 to subscribe to lineus techtips for more unboxings reviews and other computer 00:08:08.960 --> 00:08:15.520 videos and stay tuned on my NC Tech tips 00:08:13.440 --> 00:08:18.520 channel for more information about this drive