WEBVTT 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:07.680 Today I'll be doing a quick unboxing of something that looks quite plain and 00:00:04.640 --> 00:00:11.519 ordinary on the outside, but is actually 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:14.799 a pretty sweet product. So today we have 00:00:11.519 --> 00:00:16.800 the Intel SSD 320. I have only one 00:00:14.799 --> 00:00:22.320 capacity, although it does come in a variety of capacities including 40 gig, 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:27.920 80 gig, 120 gig, 160 gig, 300 gig, and 00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:32.320 even 600 GB of total capacity. Now, the 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:36.800 SSD 320 is not meant to be a performance 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:38.960 king successor to the Intel 510 series 00:00:36.800 --> 00:00:43.440 drive that was just released. No, rather this is meant to be a value segment 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:49.920 part. So unlike the 510 which does not use 25 nanometer flash for higher 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:52.000 densities, the SSD 320 does. Okay, so it 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:55.600 uses higher density flash. It doesn't use as advanced a controller as some of 00:00:54.000 --> 00:01:00.160 the other drives on the market. So it doesn't do any uh data compression while 00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:04.720 it's reading and writing for example which means that it does not offer the 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:08.560 same performance but it should offer outstanding reliability as we've come to 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:16.240 expect from Intel products of all sorts be it motherboards CPUs and now SSDs and 00:01:12.880 --> 00:01:18.640 should offer a good price toerformance 00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:23.360 ratio. Now, performance is a little bit better than Sanforce 00:01:21.360 --> 00:01:29.439 uh than the older last generation Sanforce drives using the Sanforce 1200 00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:31.840 controller, but it is not up to par with 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:38.880 something like a 510 or with a newer Sanforce 2281 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:40.240 controller SSD drive. 00:01:38.880 --> 00:01:44.400 All right, so the first thing we find inside is an installation guide designed 00:01:42.479 --> 00:01:47.280 for easy installation. They can be quickly incorporated into a computer. 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:53.280 Getting started, handling precautions and installation instructions. 00:01:50.079 --> 00:01:56.720 Very nice. Ooh, speed demon sticker. And 00:01:53.280 --> 00:02:00.399 shiny, too. 00:01:56.720 --> 00:02:04.399 Yes, SSDs are fast. Even this a 00:02:00.399 --> 00:02:06.159 mainstream SSD is really faking fast. It 00:02:04.399 --> 00:02:09.039 uses a SATA 2 controller, which means that it doesn't have the benefit. Oh, it 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:13.440 doesn't include a 2 and 1 half to 3 and 1/2 in adapter. So you'll need to buy one if you're going to install it in a 00:02:11.599 --> 00:02:19.440 desktop and you don't have a case that natively supports 2 and 12 in drives. So 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:21.360 while it is a mainstream drive, remember 00:02:19.440 --> 00:02:26.239 it was only last gener the last generation of products where the Vertex 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:31.040 2 reigned supreme and this is faster than a Vert.ex 2. So we're only one 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:35.360 generation behind the high performance parts in terms of performance on this 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:38.319 mainstream part. So the drive looks pretty typical. This looks pretty much 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:41.599 Oh, this is kind of interesting actually. Check this out. So, compared 00:02:40.160 --> 00:02:46.720 to the You know what? I actually have a 510 handy. I apologize for the uh state 00:02:44.720 --> 00:02:50.959 of my workbench here right now. But there's my 510 with kind of a goldy 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:56.480 finish on it on my test bench. You see that? Okay. So, look at the 510. Now, 00:02:53.200 --> 00:02:59.040 look at the 320. So, the 320 brings back 00:02:56.480 --> 00:03:03.280 this little plastic piece here, which increases the compatibility of this 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:08.560 drive. So you can install it even in notebooks that require a slim 2 and 1/2 00:03:05.680 --> 00:03:12.640 in profile just by taking out the four screws which are not marked with 00:03:09.920 --> 00:03:15.840 warranty void if remove tabs. You just take those four out, take off this 00:03:14.239 --> 00:03:19.519 plastic piece and put the four screws back in. And now all of a sudden you 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:24.319 have a slimmer profile drive. So this spacer here is so that it'll also 00:03:21.440 --> 00:03:27.760 install easily in computers that do not require the slimmer drive. So on the 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:34.239 front you'll find information like the part number. Basically, think of this, 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:37.040 you guys, as an X25M Gen 2 refresh. So, 00:03:34.239 --> 00:03:43.760 think of it as X25M Gen 3. It's still SATA 2. It's still a performance drive 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:45.760 by all means, but it is not necessarily 00:03:43.760 --> 00:03:50.000 meant to be the performance crown holder. Okay, Intel's own products 00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:53.680 actually eclipse it in terms of performance. Remember, the 510 series 00:03:52.239 --> 00:03:59.200 not only features a more advanced controller, but also SATA 3 and 34nm 00:03:57.519 --> 00:04:04.239 flash, which does not provide the same densities as 25 nmter, but in general 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:07.760 does perform better at this time. So, here we go. We've got our standard SATA 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:11.280 power interface, as well as our SATA 2 data interface. All the mounting holes 00:04:09.760 --> 00:04:15.599 that we've come to expect are here with two on the side here, two on the side 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:20.560 here, and four on the bottom. Thank you for checking out my unboxing of the 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:22.079 Intel SSD 320 series drive. Don't forget 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:26.400 to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:26.400 videos.