Amazon Best Value For Intel 520 Series SSD: $67-120GB/$117-240GB
If you're looking to add a top-of-the-line hard drive for your system, Amazon is the go-to retailer. Comparison-shop, and you will likely find their prices for the Intel 520 series solid-state data drive unbeatable. Free shipping is thrown in for both the 120GB, priced at US$67.00, and the bigger 240GB drive (US$117.00). The five-year Intel warranty will give you peace of mind. Both types boast of LSI SandForce SF-2281 Controller, and Intel 25nm Synchronous NAND MLC flash memory. It is capable of sustained sequential read/write of up to 50/520 mbps respectively, and random 4K read/write at 50,000/60,000 IOPS, respectively. Go to the Amazon web site for a full product desciption: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006VCP7NQ