Crucial m4 2.5" SSD (512GB)
Manufacturer: Crucial Technology Part number: CT512M4SSD2
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Crucial m4 2.5" SSD (512GB) price range: $379.99 - $555.80
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Reviewed on: 06/24/2011
The good: The Crucial m4 solid-state drive is competitively priced and offers fast performance. The drive supports SATA 6Gbps and works in all SATA-based storage applications.
The bad: The Crucial m4's performance could be better comparatively, and it doesn't come with a drive-bay converter to work with desktop computers.
The bottom line: So far, the Crucial m4 offers the best value among SSDs. Though it's not the fastest, it's by far the most affordable among its peers.
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4 stars
Very buggy if you are replacing a drive.
by liquorguy on September 12, 2012
Pros: Data transfer works well.
Cons: Crashes my computer constantly. Quickbooks did not work anymore after the transfer.
Summary: I was taken in by the size of this drive, as Lenovo only had a 256 GB SDD and I really wanted a 512GB.
The transfer of data worked, but ...
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Summary: I was taken in by the size of this drive, as Lenovo only had a 256 GB SDD and I really wanted a 512GB.
The transfer of data worked, but now my computer constantly crashes. If I close my computer and let it "sleep" overnight, much more often than not I will see a blue crash screen when I "wake" it.
It constantly crashes on its own when I leave my computer on.
Quickbooks did not transfer, and now every time I get turn on my computer I get these annoying error messages from QB.
Would DEFINITELY NOT recommend. That said, if you're building your own computer from scratch maybe it will work. I really don't know.
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- Manufacturer: Crucial Technology
- Part number: CT512M4SSD2
- Description: The award-winning Crucial m4 SSD delivers powerful performance gains for SATA 6 Gb/s systems. Designed to empower your system, the Crucial m4 SSD offers faster application load times, faster boot times, and increased durability compared to a traditional hard drive. The results speak for themselves: blazing-fast sequential read speeds of up to 500 MB/s - for any file type. Built with advanced controller technology, Micron proprietary firmware and high-speed synchronous MLC NAND, the Crucial m4 SSD is engineered to deliver consistent, blazing-fast SSD performance. From the extensive research and development that led to its ultimate design, to the hours of testing and validation spent on each NAND component, to rigorous compatibility testing in the Crucial Performance Labs to ensure component functionality, the Crucial m4 SSD is built to last. There's a reason the Crucial m4 SSD has garnered numerous international awards since its launch - it does what it's supposed to do. No matter what kind of files you're working with on a Crucial SSD, you'll experience high speeds with no drop in performance. Unlike other SSDs on the market, Crucial SSDs treat all files the same, regardless of whether they're compressed or uncompressed. This is important because the files most people use everyday - videos, mp3s, advanced graphics files and zip files - are compressed files and thus unable to be compressed any further. While many SSDs on the market achieve faster speeds by using file compression, many of the most common file types can't be compressed, resulting in SSDs that often deliver drastically slower speeds than originally advertised. With the advanced technology of a Crucial SSD, however, you'll never have this problem!
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Solid state drive - Internal hard drive
- Capacity 512 GB
- NAND Flash Memory Type Multi-level cell (MLC)
- Form Factor 2.5" x 1/8H
- Interface Serial ATA-600
- Features S.M.A.R.T.
- Width 2.8 in
- Depth 4 in
- Height 0.4 in
- Weight 2.6 oz
Performance
- Internal Data Rate 500 MBps (read) / 260 MBps (write)
Reliability
- MTBF 1,200,000 hour(s)
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces 1 x Serial ATA-600 - 7 pin Serial ATA
- Compatible Bays 1 x Internal - 2.5" x 1/8H
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards FCC,
RoHS,
UL Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 158 °F
- Shock Tolerance 1500 g @ 1ms (operating) / 1500 g @ 1ms (non-operating)
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Crucial m4 2.5" SSD w/Data Transfer Kit (512GB)
$405.38 - $572.09
Manufacturer: Crucial Technology
Specs: 512 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5"
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Crucial m4 2.5" SSD w/Data Transfer Kit (64GB)
$98.99 - $188.92
Manufacturer: Crucial Technology
Specs: 64 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5"
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Crucial m4 2.5" SSD (64GB)
$83.60 - $163.75
Manufacturer: Crucial Technology
Specs: 64 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5" x 1/8H
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Crucial m4 2.5" SSD (128GB)
$129.99 - $231.92
Manufacturer: Crucial Technology
Specs: 128 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5" x 1/8H
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Crucial m4 2.5" SSD (256GB)
$189.99 - $312.22
Manufacturer: Crucial Technology
Specs: 256 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5" x 1/8H
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Crucial m4 2.5" SSD (512GB)
$379.99 - $555.80
Manufacturer: Crucial Technology
Specs: 512 GB,
Internal hard drive,
Serial ATA-600,
2.5" x 1/8H
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