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I have wanted to get this article in with respect to the new Intel Tool Box Update and apologize for the delay.  There was a reason, however, in that I wanted to do the article as I upgraded and optimized my own Intel X-25m 160GB SSD, a drive that has been in use since its first release. Let’s take a …

This review is an indepth look at the Intel 710 Series 200GB 3Gbps solid state drive.  At first glance, we see that the 710 is SATA II, capable of typical  speeds of 270MB/s read and 210MB/s write with advertised specs of  38500 IOPS read and 2700 IOPS write; this at a MSRP of  $1250. All is not as it seems, …