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Today we are revisiting the Crucial m4 Solid-State Disk using the latest firmware, to see how it compares to the competition in terms of value and performance. This time we have the premium 512GB model on hand, so we are keen to see how half a terabyte of m4 handles itself...

Today the Crucial m4 is even better as firmware updates have fine-tuned the performance, allowing it to better compete with the speedy SF-2281 drives. The 512GB version of the m4 that we reviewed was exceptionally fast, providing rapid Windows 7 boot times and lightning fast multitasking performance.

01/19/2012

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Calle2003

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Posted on: 07/17/2012 10:28 PM

I couldn't decide between the Samsung 830 and Crucial m4.
Based on your review I'll choose the m4.

PS
Have you tested the 000F firmware since this review?

Changes between version 0309 and 000F include the following changes:

Improved compatibility with certain SAS expanders and peripheral RAID cards.
Improved throughput stability under extremely heavy workloads.
Improved data protection in the event of unexpected, asynchronous power loss.

This firmware update is recommended for all drives currently in the field if the end user is experiencing any of these symptoms.

Steve

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Joined: 2010-02-08

Posted on: 07/17/2012 11:47 PM

Hi Calle, the m4 is a nice choice. I have not retested with the 000F firmware since it doesn't claim to improve performance and there are no stability issues that we have encountered.

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