Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD1CCA (512 GB)

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Item 7759: Crucial m4 512GB CT512M4SSD1CCA
BrandCrucial
Familym4
PartCT512M4SSD1CCA
Size512 GB
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
ControllerMarvell 88SS9174
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Warranty3 years limited
$ 409.99
$ 409.99

Award-winning quality. Award-winning performance. The award-winning Crucial m4 SSD delivers powerful performance gains for SATA 6Gb/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.

Cutting-edge technology. Quality component testing. 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. (crucial.com)

Features

  • Integrated 8-channel single chip Controller
  • Self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (SMART) command set
  • RAID Support
  • Average Access Time < 0.1 ms
  • Data Reliability: Built-in EDC/ECC
Disk Controller Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 376.00 1.36
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 389.96 1.31
A-DATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3-512GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 389.99 1.31
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD2BAA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 395.99 1.29
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD1 Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 399.99 1.28
Crucial m4 CT512M4SSD1CCA Marvell 88SS9174 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 409.99 1.25
A-DATA XPG SX910 ASX910S3-512GM-C SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 5 419.99 1.22
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512B/WW Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 449.99 1.14
Plextor PX-M5P Series PX-512M5P Marvell 88SS9187 SATA 6 Gb/s 768 512 5 461.24 1.11
Transcend SSD720 TS512GSSD720 SandForce SF-2281 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 492.84 1.04
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 5 659.99 0.78
Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC512N/AM Samsung S4LJ204X01 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 779.99 0.66
OCZ Octane OCT1-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest SATA 6 Gb/s 512 512 3 899.99 0.57
OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-512G Indilinx Everest 2 SATA 6 Gb/s 512 3 999.00 0.51
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series SNVP325-S2B/512GB Toshiba T6UG1XBG SATA 3 Gb/s 512 3 1956.41 0.26

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2013-03-15 $409.99 +10.00
2013-03-15 $409.99 +10.00
2013-03-14 $399.99 -10.00
2013-03-14 $409.99 +50.00
2013-03-13 $359.99 -50.00
2013-03-12 $409.99 +30.00
2013-03-11 $379.99 -30.00
2013-03-06 $399.99 -33.57
2013-03-05 $409.99 +10.00
2013-03-05 $433.56 +33.57

Manufacturer's Specs

General
IncludesData Transfer Kit (CD & USB Cable)
Performance
Sequential Readup to 415 MB/s
Sequential Writeup to 260 MB/s
Random 4K Read40,000 IOPS
Random 4K Write50,000 IOPS
Power
Active280 mW
Idle< 100 mW
Reliability
Drive Endurance72TB = 40GB per day for 5 years
Physical
Height7mm

External links

Crucial
http://www.crucial.com/stor...

Crucial m4 Reviews & Benchmarks

TechwareLabs - Crucial m4 256GB mSATA SSD Review - Oct. 8, 2012
TechSpot - Crucial m4 mSATA 256GB SSD Review - Sept. 19, 2012
Silent PC Review - Crucial M4 64GB: Solid-State on a Budget - Sept. 13, 2012
TweakTown - Crucial m4 mSATA 256GB Solid State Drive Review - Aug. 6, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: June 2012 - June 28, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: May 2012 - May 29, 2012
hardCOREware - Crucial m4 256 GB SSD Review - May 8, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Marvell-Based SSDs From Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, And Plextor: Tested - May 1, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: April 2012 - April 26, 2012
ThinkComputers - Crucial M4 256GB Solid State Drive Review - April 22, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: February 2012 - Feb. 28, 2012
The Tech Report - SSD performance scaling across the spectrum - Size matters, but how much? - Feb. 1, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: January 2012 - Jan. 24, 2012
Tom's Hardware - 60/64 GB SSD Shootout: Crucial, Samsung, And SandForce - Jan. 5, 2012
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: December 2011 - Dec. 29, 2011
Bjorn3D - Crucial RealSSD C400 256GB - Dec. 21, 2011
Guru3D - Crucial M4 128GB SSD review - Dec. 21, 2011
Techgage - Crucial m4 256GB SATA 6Gbit/s SSD Review - Dec. 5, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: November 2011 - Nov. 23, 2011
Hot Hardware - Corsair Force GT 240GB & Crucial M4 SSD Update - Nov. 11, 2011
eTeknix - Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB Solid State Drive Review - Nov. 7, 2011
The Tech Report - SSD scaling outside the sweet spot - A look at performance scaling from 120-320GB - Oct. 19, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: October 2011 - Oct. 14, 2011
The Tech Report - SSDs in the sweet spot: Modern contenders at 120-128GB - Surveying the meat of the market - Sept. 25, 2011
Legit Reviews - Crucial M4 SSD Firmware Update (0009) Boosts Performance - Sept. 15, 2011
AnandTech - The Crucial m4 SSD Update: Faster with FW0009 - Aug. 31, 2011
The SSD Review - Crucial M4 SSD Firmware Update (0009) Posted - Tests Display Definite Performance Increase - Aug. 27, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: August 2011 - Aug. 26, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Crucial's m4 SSD Tested At 64, 128, 256, And 512 GB - Aug. 3, 2011
Hardware Secrets - 240 GB SATA-600 Solid State Drive Round-Up - July 22, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: July 2011 - July 18, 2011
PureOverclock - Crucial m4 256GB - July 14, 2011
Hot Hardware - SATA III SSD Round-Up: OCZ, Corsair, Patriot, Crucial - July 12, 2011
X-bit labs - Solid State Drives with SATA-600 Interface - July 11, 2011
TweakTown - Crucial m4 128GB SATA 6G Solid State Drive Review - June 27, 2011
HEXUS - Crucial 128GB m4 SSD review - June 7, 2011
KitGuru - Crucial M4 256GB SSD Review (C400) - June 6, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Best SSDs For The Money: May 2011 - May 31, 2011
The SSD Review - Crucial M4 128GB SATA3 SSD Review – Performance, Capacity and Value - May 27, 2011
TechSpot - Crucial m4 256GB SSD Review - May 27, 2011
The SSD Review - Crucial M4 512GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Top Tier Performance at an Unmatched Price - May 22, 2011
Benchmark Reviews - Marvell 88SS9174-BLD2 SSD Processor - May 16, 2011
Register Hardware - Crucial M4 256GB SATA 3 SSD - May 12, 2011
Benchmark Reviews - Crucial m4 Solid State Drive Tests - April 20, 2011
Legit Reviews - Crucial M4 / Micron C400 256GB SSD Review - April 8, 2011
Register Hardware - Seven SSD sizzlers - April 7, 2011
HEXUS - Crucial RealSSD C400 m4 256GB SSD review - April 6, 2011
AnandTech - The Crucial m4 (Micron C400) SSD Review - March 31, 2011
TweakTown - Crucial m4 256GB SATA 6G SSD Preview and Next Gen 2x0+ GB Shootout - March 30, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Crucial m4 And Intel SSD 320: The Other SSD Competitors - March 28, 2011
Hardware Heaven - Crucial m4 256GB SSD Review - March 28, 2011
The Tech Report - Crucial's m4 solid-state drive - The RealSSD rides again - March 24, 2011
The SSD Review - Crucial M4 256GB SATA 3 SSD Review – Unexpected Performance in a Small Package - March 23, 2011

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