"Intel as a company needs no introduction as they are the 800lb. gorilla when it comes to CPUs; however this is their first real foray into "mainstream" SSDs. As such it should be interesting to see how effective the first generation is, and whether or not it suffers from "first version syndrome". We truly doubt that it will considering if anything, Intel is known for their approach to solid QA so while it may not end up being a speed demon we highly doubt many drives in the near future will beat it in the overall performance category."