Intel in late May announced its intention to terminate on July 11 orders for the supply of solid-state drive series X25-E, based on 50 nm memory type SLC. Direct shipment of these drives from manufacturers warehouses had to stop on 3 October this year.
This change should take place faster than planned. Deficiency of 50-nm SLC memory type will greatly reduce the amount available for order drives series X25-E, and now they are hard to buy. Intel 710 series drives will be available in August this year.