Crucial Micron SSD RealSSD M4 C400 128GB MLC SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Competitively priced.
Offers fast performance.
Supports SATA 6Gbps.

Cons:

It doesn't come with a drive-bay converter to work with desktop computers.
Higher price than C300.

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Last revision on September 9, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Competitively priced
Offers fast performance
Supports SATA 6Gbps
Works in any SATA-based storage applications
10% faster than Sandforce drives
Supports TRIM
3 year warranty
Rugged metal case

Reviewers Didn't Like

It doesn't come with a drive-bay converter to work with desktop computers
Higher price than C300
No significant performance update over C300

Expert reviews and ratings

Budget SSD Roundup: The Best SSD for Less Than $100: The Crucial M4 128GB gives a very good consistent performance and lower cost per gigabyte. It is a very good option for budget users.

By TechSpot on November 14, 2012

When we reviewed the Kingston Hyper X earlier in the month we found it to be an absolutely blistering performer with a suitably enthusiast price-tag. The Crucial M4 is obviously cheaper in this 128GB guise, but also crucially (ahem) in the 256GB...

By Overclock3D on August 19, 2011

So far, the Crucial m4 offers the best value among SSDs. Though it's not the fastest, it's by far the most affordable among its...

By cnet on June 25, 2011

Consumers looking to purchase a high-end SSD upgrade are likely to make their choice based on three criteria; performance, capacity and price. Based on those key factors, we've seen few SATA 6Gbps drives as compelling as Crucial's 128GB m4 SSD. ...

By HEXUS.net on June 07, 2011

Compared to the older C300, Crucial's m4 SSD is more of a shift in performance priorities than a new design with improved performance all across the board. We see substantially improved performance in scenarios like Large File Copy and Game...

By techPowerUp! on May 12, 2011

PCMag Editors did not test the Crucial m4 (128GB). We did, however, test and review the Crucial m4 (256GB) (3.5 stars) from the same series. A 128GB solid-state drive (SSD) measuring just 2.5 inches and packing a SATA 3 connection, the Crucial m4...

By PC Mag on August 22, 2011

Crucial has once again demonstrated they can put out a great performing solid state drive. The m4 definitely takes off where the c300 left off. The read performance numbers fall right in range of some of today’s better solid state drive that also...

By Pro-Clockers on August 09, 2011

Die neue Crucial m4 SSD darf ohne Umschweife als gelungenes Facelifting der vorherigen RealSSD C300 Serie betrachtet werden, mehr aber auch nicht. Denn außer der Umstellung auf die 25nm Fertigung der NAND-Flash Bausteine und einiger kleineren...

By PC-Experience on May 27, 2011

Micron a annoncé le RealSSD C400 lors du CES, le 4 janvier dernier. Evolution du RealSSD C300, ce SSD arrive sous la dénomination commerciale M4 chez Crucial, la filiale grand public de Micron. Lancé un an plus tôt, le C300 se distinguait des autres SSD...

By Hardware France on April 18, 2011