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Although the second generation Intel X25-M SSDs are here, well sort of, we still feel the Indilinx Barefoot SSDs have a lot to offer. The Crucial M225 has once again proven this, as it delivered stellar performance, and although it may not be as quick as the X25-M when working with 4KB files for example, the performance is still sufficient. When compared to drives such as the new Corsair P Series, which is based on the new Samsung controller, the Crucial M225 looks even better. Although the top end performance may be a little lower, there is very little in it, and when it comes to small file writes the Crucial M225 was far superior to the Corsair P Series.  The Crucial M225 also compared very well to the OCZ Vertex, which is based on the same hardware. The internal board design of the M225 and Vertex is slightly different, as the M225 is based on the Super Talent UltraDriveME. This is interesting, as you can expect the performance of all Indilinx Barefoot SSDs to be roughly the same, assuming you are comparing models of the same capacity. The reason why we find this interesting is because while the M225 and UltraDriveME are virtually the same thing, Super Talent are asking for roughly $350 US for their version, while Crucial want just $330 US. When it comes to pricing Crucial are playing it quite aggressively, undercutting not only Super Talent, but also OCZ and Patriot.
Reviewed By Steven Walton |
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