Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB v OCZ Vertex 3 120GB

NeverWinter · 23 Dec 2011 at 17:04

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB v OCZ Vertex 3 120GB

Is the M4 still the one to get?

Tibbz2 · 23 Dec 2011 at 17:40

Why not: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-021-CS&groupid=1657&catid=2101&subcat=2103

NeverWinter · 23 Dec 2011 at 17:47

Have they been improved or are slow sequentials standard on them?

lay-z-boy · 23 Dec 2011 at 18:34

Recommend the m4, quick and one of the more reliable ssd's out there.

NeverWinter · 23 Dec 2011 at 18:40

It's what I was leaning towards, the Corsair price is almost too good to be true.

RevBillyG · 23 Dec 2011 at 20:54

I have the same dilemma. M4 looks good but is €40 more expensive here than the Corsair Force Series 3

I'm on SATA 3gb so I'm leaning toward the Force 3. I'm too cheap for the M4

Triggaaar · 24 Dec 2011 at 11:44

Is there any evidence that the M4 will last a lot longer than the Corsair? Unless there is, I just don't see how it's worth the extra.

Broken Hope · 24 Dec 2011 at 11:54

Sandforce controller drives tend to have had more issues in the past.

Amidar · 24 Dec 2011 at 12:13

NeverWinter said:
Have they been improved or are slow sequentials standard on them?

Don't bench a sandforce based drive with AS SSD, you need to use ATTO.

Triggaaar · 24 Dec 2011 at 12:21

Broken Hope said:
Sandforce controller drives tend to have had more issues in the past.

Thanks

Andrew Moore · 24 Dec 2011 at 12:24

Amidar said:
Don't bench a sandforce based drive with AS SSD, you need to use ATTO.

False.

Bench the drive on a number or benchmarks. It will reveal any flaws, in this case the sandforce asynchronous NAND inability to provide rated speed on random compressed and none compressed files.

Crucial m4 is good at everything.

Buy that.

Tibbz2 · 24 Dec 2011 at 18:44

FFFFFFF!

Just bought the Corsair

Guest2 · 27 Dec 2011 at 11:12

Im interested in the corsair force 3 to replace my velociraptor 150gb.

Will it be much faster?

Will it work on my motherboard, i think its this one
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P

How do you connect an SSD drive to your computer? Not via sata i take it?

Guest2 · 27 Dec 2011 at 11:24

Andrew Moore said:
False.

Bench the drive on a number or benchmarks. It will reveal any flaws, in this case the sandforce asynchronous NAND inability to provide rated speed on random compressed and none compressed files.

Crucial m4 is good at everything.

Buy that.

Could you link me to the m4 please. I can only find a pack of 2 x 64gb drives. Or is that the same?

Andrew Moore · 27 Dec 2011 at 11:26

Guest2 said:
Could you link me to the m4 please. I can only find a pack of 2 x 64gb drives. Or is that the same?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search_results.php?sortby=&groupid=&search=m4ssd2

Guest2 · 27 Dec 2011 at 13:48

Thanks. 415mb read, 175mb write. Isnt that a lot slower than others that are around 500mb each?

Would these work with my p45 ds3p motherboard?

Broken Hope · 27 Dec 2011 at 14:07

Guest2 said:
Thanks. 415mb read, 175mb write. Isnt that a lot slower than others that are around 500mb each?

Would these work with my p45 ds3p motherboard?

It's over 500MB/s read, actually don't understand why OcUK don't update their description since all drives ship with the new firmware now anyway, as for the write speed, Sandforce drives may advertise over 500MB/s writes, but that's with 100% uncompressed data which is basically never going to happen in normal day to day use.

lewism · 27 Dec 2011 at 17:02

Bought the M4. Now just waiting for it to arrive.

Davefran · 27 Dec 2011 at 17:14

NeverWinter said:
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB v OCZ Vertex 3 120GB

Is the M4 still the one to get?

Crucial m4 128GB (6Gbps) - Marvell MLC
vs
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB (6Gbps) - SF-2200 MLC

SFFNoob · 27 Dec 2011 at 19:59

I've got both of these drives but in 64Gb flavours, can't fault either TBH, though I think the M4's slightly faster when it comes to video editing.

Also want to know how the new Samsung 830 flavours do against the M4!

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB v OCZ Vertex 3 120GB

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