Crucial m4 256GB mSATA SSD Review Discussion

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US people can find them here, for example.

The critical detail to check for is the "3" at the end of the part number. A "1" means 7mm and a "2" means 9.5mm. Some websites are putting the correct part number but with a photo of the 2.5" SSD.

John

I just ordered mine from that link (Insight.com) anyone else try them out? I'd like to know how quick they get the product out. They were the only site i could find that had them instock for under 450 bucks >.<

Anyone try this is a MSI GE60 yet? Will install and post an update in a few weeks when they both get in.

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Can anyone more knowledgeable than i shed some light on why MyDigitalSSD SMART 256GB mSATA SSD Review - Top Performance Unmatched Capacity Killer Price - The SSD Review seems to have a sizable performance edge over the Cruicial option? At a price premium of course.

Not that you can buy one of these mydigitals in next month due to shortages.

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For these, the first thing to check is the speed of the mSATA slot. Some of these are SATA 2 (300 MB/s) whereas (on more recent notebooks) the 2.5" bay is SATA 3 (600 MB/s). With the latest SSDs able to read data at around 400 MB/s the SATA 2 speed is a bottleneck.
John

In benchmarks, yes. But in real world use I doubt anyone would ever notice. I just ordered one of these to go into a ThinkPad W520. That mSata slot in there is SATA 2, but honestly I don't care about that. The very miniscule performance gain is dwarfed by the savings of being able to use a 2.5" HDD in combination with an mSata SSD.

[John Ratsey]

I see that SSDreview has given the Micron M400 / Crucial m4 its Editor's Choice award. However, the review was being economical with the truth when saying that the m4 wasn't yet available at the time of the review.

John