Mainstream SSD Shootout: Crucial v4 vs. OCZ Agility 4 256GB

User Comments: 33

1. August 29, 2012 3:06 PM
   

   LNCPapa said:

   My 512GB Vertex 4 (which is even faster than the 256 included in this review) has not given me any problems yet either... but you can bet if it craps out I'll be crying very loudly.

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2. September 4, 2012 4:01 AM
   Twixtea said:

   8 out of every 10 OCZ SSD will fail within 2 months. The other 2 will last 65 days.

   I have one for a year and have no problems.

   Update firmware maybe?

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3. October 31, 2012 9:59 AM
   Guest said:

   I think you missed the most important number: 1.5, as in 1.5 gb/s. I use an HP/Compaq NC4400 laptop at live music/dj/kj gigs. It's small (doesn't distract), powerful enough (2ghz duo) and cheap ($135.00). Drive speed is becoming important because I am starting to use softsynths. I'm stuck with a 1.5 gb/s interface. If I want to go the SSD route I don't have many options and so far the V4 seems to be the best and cheapest.

   I suspect the V4 was actually intended for laptops with 1.5 gb/s interfaces and the only reason it has a SATA II interface is because it's a technological non-issue to do both. You can think of it as a "retrofit" design with a really good price. Given that perspective, the comparison with a SATA III drive is informative but misses the point.

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4. October 31, 2012 5:14 PM
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   Steve said:

   So you think it is worth saving $10 to buy a far inferior product? It wasn't made for the 1.5Gb/s bus because almost no one uses it anymore and even less are going to invest $100 plus in an SSD for such an old computer. Particularly given you can buy a decent Core i3 laptop brand new for less than $400.

   [link]

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5. November 21, 2012 6:59 PM
   

   IanMark said:

   Why is it that writers do reviews with apples and oranges?

   The Crucial M4 is a SATAll drive and the OCZ Agility 4 drive is SATAlll. Why not compare a Corvette ZR1 and a Corvette Z06 and say the Z06 is not as fast?

   Do you actually get paid to write stuff like this?

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6. November 21, 2012 7:07 PM
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   Steve said:

   Odd logic :eek: . It's the v4 by the way and it was released around the same time as the Agility 4 for roughly the same price. Both are budget SSDs, the v4 is the budget option to the m4 and the Agility 4 is the budget option to the Vertex 4. Sorry but to me it makes sense to compare them regardless of the SATA spec.

   Why not compare a Corvette ZR1 and a Corvette Z06 and say the Z06 is not as fast?

   Do I really need to say why? That analogy doesn't even apply here ?. But okay.

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7. January 9, 2013 6:26 PM
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   Steve said:

   I just thought I should update this thread with a little info on our experience with the Crucial v4 drive. The drive has an issue that causes the system to pause for a few seconds every now and then. Crucial has not issue a firmware update that solves this and there are quite a large number of v4 users reporting this problem over on the Crucial forums. We have been running the drive in an office PC for about 4 months now and the system pause happens once every few days, so not a lot but it is still annoying.

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8. January 9, 2013 7:22 PM
   

   Darth Shiv said:

   I've had mine for 9 months. No failures.

   2 Vertex 3's for over a year now... working flawlessly!

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