Mystery Intel SSD in the Wild?!?
Yesterday I was shopping around for yet another SSD drive...We've been using Intel x25-M drives at work and they're pretty darn nice for the cost, so I headed to newegg because they are usually my starting point for stuff like this.
Anywho, I noticed that the X25-M had gotten a few 1-egg reviews which seemed rather odd. I assumed that they were just morons that bought the wrong drive or screwed up a firmware update... but their reviews caught my eye:
Both of these reviews mention being sent a non-standard SATA part with the part # "SSDSA1M080G201" Which is nowhere to be found via Google search. Could it be a new miniSATA or SATA3 drive? Who knows.
Yesterday, some "Open Box" versions of the X25-M popped up on Newegg which could have possibly been these returned mystery drives..
Here is the link for the "Open Box" X25-M, Currently out of stock:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167016R
Does anyone know WTF "SSDSA1M080G201" is?! I'm tempted to order an "open box" one if it pops back in stock just to see what I get...
February 22nd, 2010 - 02:48
‘SA1′ is actually the X18-M (the 1.8″ form factor variant). I believe the part number is a typo though, as it should read ‘MH080′ not ‘M080′. The trailing digits are not helping either. Try “SSDSA1MH080G2″. After reading the Newegg comments, it may actually be the G1 version of the same.
I’ve linked my SSD Decoder page with this post. While it does not list 1.8″ drives, it should help you out with the 2.5″ models. After reading this confusion, I’ll get the 1.8″ drives added.
Best Regards,
Allyn Malventano
Storage Editor, PC Perspective