Crucial M225 CT256M225 vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Solid State Drives
Item 2683: Crucial CT256M225
Size256 GB
Cache64 MB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
ControllerIndilinx Barefoot
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Warranty5 year
CT256M225 Reviews4 (avg: 4.5/5)
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
OCZ Petrol PTL1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 309.99 0.83
Plextor PX-M2 Series PX-256M2S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 128 256 3 314.99 0.81
Plextor PX-M3S Series PX-256M3S Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 5 329.99 0.78
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 336.49 0.76
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 344.99 0.74
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 349.99 0.73
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 354.99 0.72
Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 364.99 0.70
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-256G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 369.99 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 369.99 0.69
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 370.53 0.69
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3N/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Kingston SSDNow V200 Series SV200S3D/256G SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 379.99 0.67
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 381.03 0.67
Corsair Performance Pro Series CSSD-P256GBP-BK Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2N/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 399.99 0.64
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256B/AM Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 433.99 0.59
Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/256GZ JMicron JMF618 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 453.19 0.56
Plextor PX-M2P Series PX-256M2P Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 256 3 470.29 0.54
Samsung 470 Series MZ-5PA256/US Samsung S3C29MAX SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 476.83 0.54
Kingston SSDNow V+ 100 SVP100S2/256G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 494.50 0.52
Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2B/256G Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 529.51 0.48
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 529.99 0.48
Patriot PS-100 PS256GS25SSDR PHISON PS3016-S3 SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 3 540.53 0.47
A-DATA S599 AS599S-256GM-C SandForce SF-1200 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 579.25 0.44
Corsair Nova Series CSSD-V256GB2-BRKT Indilinx Barefoot ECO SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 2 636.70 0.40
Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 256 3 721.44 0.35
Cavalry Pelican Elite CASD0256P2 JMicron JMF602 SATA 256 1 726.99 0.35
Super Talent UltraDrive ME FTM56GX25H Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 256 2 726.99 0.35
Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0256SC-2100 JMicron JMF612 SATA 3 Gb/s 256 3 1198.95 0.21
Crucial M225 CT256M225 Indilinx Barefoot SATA 3 Gb/s 64 256 5 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
FlashMLC
Performance
Read250 MB/s
Write200 MB/s
Physical
Dimensions100.20 mm x 69.85 mm x 9.50 mm

External links

Crucial
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Crucial CT256M225 Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Tom's Hardware's Summer Guide: 17 SSDs Rounded Up - Aug. 31, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Spring 2010 Solid State Drive Roundup, Part 1 - April 7, 2010
Register Hardware - Crucial CT256M225 256GB SSD - The best value solid-state drive yet? (90/100) - Oct. 5, 2009
Tom's Hardware - SSD Summer Slam: 12 New 2.5" And 1.8" Drives Rounded-Up - Sept. 7, 2009

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