Our friends at Intel have updated their blog with information on the company’s very own solid state drives. We all know the benefits of SSDs as a whole (faster boot times, enhanced durability, longer endurance), but what we’ve found intriguing was blogger Knut Grimsrud’s statement that he saw a “dramatic difference” in system performance, and that for users who dip into the Intel SSD pool (when they’re finally released), it could be “quite difficult to ever go back.”

Considering that the SSDs Grimsrud installed into his IT notebook were preproduction units—and this is essentially Intel commenting on Intel—we’ll take the gushing with a grain of salt. But we’re curious to see how Intel’s SSDs stack up against Mtron’s offerings.