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The Intel 3rd Generation SSD controller was first seen in  our review of the DC S3700 SSD in late 2012, and followed by our later review of the DC S3500 in May of 2013, both SSDs being enterprise variant drives targeted for the data center. The controller is an 8 channel 6Gbps controller and has enjoyed a great deal of …

As TSSDR reported a couple of days ago, Chinese site VR-Zone published Intel’s latest SSD roadmap.  This roadmap indicates a pending 530 model release, along with M.2 NGFF form factor and mSATA series.  VR-Zone has now posted an updated model chart related to the roadmap. The model chart indicates that the 530 series will be offered in M.2 form factor …

Let’s make it clear right from the start and not mix words when we say that the Intel DC S3500 is an enterprise/data center SSD through and through.  Availability and pricing of the DC S3500 found early on the morning of release, however, is definitely going to tempt more than just the data center crowd.  After all, the Intel DC …