Urban Herman- Intel New Products
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By Aaron Herman
We had the opportunity to check out Intel at the CEA Line show in NYC. Intel showcased some of their new products that were simply amazing. One of the coolest things they showcased was Solid-State Drives (SSDs) the Intel Corporation announced that its award-winning Intel® Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are now available in 800 Best Buy stores across the country and on BestBuy.com.
SSDs can replace or complement a traditional hard drive in a notebook or desktop PC and deliver noticeably faster computer performance when booting up, opening files and running software applications. With no moving parts, these SSDs deliver greater reliability and consume less power than conventional hard disk drives (HDDs). During the past decade, HDD speed has only improved 1.3 times, while Intel’s processor speeds have improved more than 200 times1. This has caused a system bottleneck that SSDs can help solve. HDDs use a mechanical arm and spinning platter, which can sometimes result in a hard disk crash. An SSD uses flash memory chips and is 100 percent solid state with no moving parts. This makes an SSD extremely rugged, reliable and energy efficient. The biggest benefit is in performance, where an Intel SSD delivers up to 56 percent improvement* in system responsiveness for gamers, multimedia enthusiasts or anyone desiring to get more performance out of their new or existing notebook or desktop computer1.
The Intel® X25-M Mainstream SSD has 80 gigabytes (GB) of storage space, which can store applications and data or hold approximately 20,000 songs or 70,000 photos. The Intel X25-M can serve as a replacement for a hard drive in a notebook or desktop and has a Best Buy price of $229.99. The 40GB Intel® X25-V Value SSD is priced at $129.99. It is most effectively used as a “boot drive” in a desktop PC where the current hard disk drive is used for storing data, while the value SSD gives a boost to system performance by storing the operating system and gaming, or other important applications, for much faster access and boot up.
We also got to check out DTS Surround Sensation analyzes and processes the frequencies, volume intensity, and time delay; while taking into account the distance between your ears, and the distance of your upper body and torso. The specially processed sound comes out of the two speakers (or headphones) and voila!—you experience a surround effect! Really amazing sound and experience.
Intel has some amazing product that are coming on the market. You can learn more at www. intel.com .