If I remember correctly, the S3500 isn't really meant for mobile (lacks Devsleep?) and uses a lot of power, so it's interesting to see an M.2 version. Maybe for server motherboards or something?
They're also priced completely out of touch with consumers. The M550 with the SAME NAND DIE as the S3500 sells for $40 less with +180GB...
It's 340GB. As I mentioned in the article, the main market for the M.2 S3500 is embedded devices (like ATMs), which aren't usually portables. There is also growing interest for M.2 in the enterprise (for data center use as well as just a server boot drive). The cost is explained by enterprise features (like full power-loss protection) and validation.
I would really like my next i5 micro ATX build to have an intel m.2 for a boot drive, if possible. I just love the compactness of it all (even though it's totally unnecessary). I'm hoping in Feb/March that the pricing will be a bit more competitive. Regarding your "I Love Intel SSDs" - i think they have a great brand and name for reliability etc. so they are probably banking on that name to make up some of the difference in cost...which kind of sucks for us.
I'm still waiting on good pocketable M.2-to-USB 3.0 enclosures so I can finally quit flash drives and just replace the enclosure when it ends up becoming damaged.
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Samus - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
Is that 340GB or 240GB?If I remember correctly, the S3500 isn't really meant for mobile (lacks Devsleep?) and uses a lot of power, so it's interesting to see an M.2 version. Maybe for server motherboards or something?
They're also priced completely out of touch with consumers. The M550 with the SAME NAND DIE as the S3500 sells for $40 less with +180GB...
I love Intel SSD's though.
Kristian Vättö - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
It's 340GB. As I mentioned in the article, the main market for the M.2 S3500 is embedded devices (like ATMs), which aren't usually portables. There is also growing interest for M.2 in the enterprise (for data center use as well as just a server boot drive). The cost is explained by enterprise features (like full power-loss protection) and validation.jwhannell - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
I would really like my next i5 micro ATX build to have an intel m.2 for a boot drive, if possible. I just love the compactness of it all (even though it's totally unnecessary). I'm hoping in Feb/March that the pricing will be a bit more competitive. Regarding your "I Love Intel SSDs" - i think they have a great brand and name for reliability etc. so they are probably banking on that name to make up some of the difference in cost...which kind of sucks for us.MrCommunistGen - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
If you look at any/all the M.2 sections of the charts (presumably provided by Intel based on color scheme, font, etc), they say 340GB.hfm - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
Are there any M.2 SATA drives bigger than 512GB?mkozakewich - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
Nice.I'm still waiting on good pocketable M.2-to-USB 3.0 enclosures so I can finally quit flash drives and just replace the enclosure when it ends up becoming damaged.
mkozakewich - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
(I'm just taking another look around, and there are more than there were a few months ago. This looks promising: http://www.amazon.com/ZTC-Enclosure-Adapter-SuperS... )galfert - Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - link
The problem is that you will not have TRIM. I much prefer the Corsair GTX USB drive that has TRIM.JellyRoll - Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - link
The new versions of the DC S3500 actually have a new controller, as per reports from several other tech publications.Kristian Vättö - Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - link
That is not what I was told by Intel, but let me check with them again.