Compact racer, the 256GB mSATA SSD from Crucial
Subject: Storage | August 15, 2012 - 02:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: msata, crucial, Crucial m4
mSATA drives are for far more than just Intel's Rapid Storage Technology to give a platter based drive a performance boost. At 256GB the Crucial M4 mSATA drive is large enough to run a system off of, tiny enough that it could fit into any system and at $220 it is affordable as well. If you are looking to build a fast HTPC or simply have a motherboard with an mSATA port you want to fill then you should check out Funky Kit's review.
"We've just published a review on the Crucial M4 mSATA 256GB SSD. We've seen a lot of mSATA SSDs in the past, but sadly they've out of reach to a lot of consumers. But fear not ... Crucial is now making their mSATA SSDs mainstream and widely available. We take a closer look at their M4 mSATA 256GB SSD."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ Agility 4 Solid State Drives: 128 GB and 256 GB Models @ X-bit Labs
- OCZ Agility 4 256 GB @ techPowerUp
- Crucial 256GB v4 SATA II Solid State Drive @ Pro-Clockers
- Kingston V200 Review - 128GB @ HCW
- ADATA XPG SX300 128GB mSATA @ Kitguru
- Corsair Force GS 240GB @ Tweaktown
- OCZ Technology Agility 4 256GB @ Tweaktown
- MyDigitalSSD BP3 256GB mSATA SSD Revisited - 3.2 Firmware Update @ Tweaktown
- The Intel SSD 910 @ AnandTech
- Micron RealSSD P400E Five Drive JBOD Enterprise Report @ Tweaktown
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB @ Hardware.Info
- Western Digital 1TB WD RE4 Enterprise Hard Drive Review @ PCSTATS
- SI 9207-8i Mustang RAID Controller Host Bus Adapter @ Tweaktown
- RAIDON Hybrid Runner iH2420-2S-S2 Review @ NikKTech
- Akitio NT2U3 USB 3.0 Dual Bay RAID Enclosure Review @ NikKTech
- Patriot Gauntlet Node Wireless Enclosure Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- Migrating From One QNAP NAS to Another @ CoD
- StarTech.com InfoSafe SATA HDD Enclosure @ XSReviews
Pump up the volume; pump up the IOPs? The performance scaling of larger SSDs
Subject: Storage | October 20, 2011 - 05:49 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, Corsair Force Series, Crucial m4, Intel 320. Intel 510
We know that there are several reasons that larger SSDs perform better than their smaller compatriots. More flash memory means more channels for the data to traverse, which has a very noticeable effect on SATA 6Gb/s drives. The Tech Report demonstrates just how effective a larger SSD can be, with 10 SSDs ranging from 120GB up to 300GB as well as having a healthy mix of different 25nm flash and a variety of controllers. As you'd expect Sandforce continues their dominance by simultaneously offering better performance and a lower cost than Intel's SSDs. Of course, the stability and durability of those drives is a hot topic right now.
"Fresh from rounding up a collection of the latest 120-128GB solid-state drives, we've turned our attention to a pack of 240-300GB models to see how SSD performance scales as one climbs the capacity ladder."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Corsair Force 3 60GB SATA III SandForce SF-2281 SSD Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- OCZ RevoDrive 1TB SSD Review @ The SSD Review
- OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid 1TB PCI-E SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- Silicon Power Velox Series V30 120GB Solid State Drive @ Tweaktown
- Intel 320 Series SSD 300 GB @ techPowerUp
- ADATA S511 60GB 6Gb/sec Solid State Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- Hard Disk Drive Myths Debunked! @ TechARP
- SilverStone Treasure TS07 USB 3.0 Enclosure @ Benchmark Reviews
- Synology DiskStation DS211j NAS Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Synology DiskStation DS712+ and DX510 @ Legion Hardware
- ynology DS411+II 4-Bay Desktop NAS Server @ Tweaktown
- Lacie 2big Network 2 Review @ TechwareLabs
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