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Anyone know how much slower the Intel 320 SATA II SSDs are than the Crucial M4 SATA 3

The intels had an issue with some drives being bricked. I think that issue has been resolved (although I'm not 100% sure). Both drives are considered good buys as far as reliability goes.
 
newegg has the 320 80GB for $80
gotta deal wtih a big rebate tho, but this is the first $1/GB i've seen yet

as far as performance goes, SSD == fast regardless imo
 
birthdaymonkey said:
The intels had an issue with some drives being bricked. I think that issue has been resolved (although I'm not 100% sure). Both drives are considered good buys as far as reliability goes.
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You're right, they had resolved that. I remember reading about it on dailytech
 
Crucial is a SATA III - Intel is a SATA II. Thus you really can not compare SATA III vs SATA II.
Intel's have the best reliability record period.
Both are very good drives. You can't go wrong.
 
You shouldn't be focusing on whether or not one SSD is slower than another SSD. You should focus on whether or not any modern SSD on the market completely dominates any consumer HDD in performance.

And for that, the answer is yes.
 
Crucial is a SATA III - Intel is a SATA II. Thus you really can not compare SATA III vs SATA II.
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Read the specs here.

Unless the drives you're considering can go over SATAII speed (300 MB/s) why would you think SATAIII would make a difference?

The connection has NOTHING to do with the drive's speed.
 
Well SSD SATA 2 goes to 295mbps

SATA 3 gives 500mbps sustained. My dads A-DATA SSD that came with his comp is 120GB SATA 3 , it gives out 385mbps ,,, What does this mean, should I change his BIOS to AHCI , Im scared to do so and windowz doesnt boot, I cant flak with his machine. cuz SATA 3 should pump near 500mbps. Thank you

But you wont notice difference unless you do large copies. gl
 
My dads A-DATA SSD that came with his comp is 120GB SATA 3 , it gives out 385mbps ,,, What does this mean, should I change his BIOS to AHCI , Im scared to do so and windowz doesnt boot, I cant flak with his machine. cuz SATA 3 should pump near 500mbps. Thank you
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If I tell ya do you promise NOT to give advice on Anand's computer forums?
 
I was debating whether to buy a Crucial drive or an Intel drive a while back, and this new rebate has sealed the deal for me. Intel 320 Series 160GB SSD here I come! (Already ordered on Newegg.)
 
Yeah, it's almost TOO hard to resist the 320 at those prices. Intel is literally having a blow-out. And I really was waiting for a good deal on the M4.
 
bradley said:
Yeah, it's almost TOO hard to resist the 320 at those prices. Intel is literally having a blow-out. And I really was waiting for a good deal on the M4.
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I'm still seeing lots of reports of BSODs and problems even after the new firmware, so I'm gonna hold out. Its really, really tempting but I cant deal with BSODs/RMAs, etc.
 
kazaam said:
I'm still seeing lots of reports of BSODs and problems even after the new firmware, so I'm gonna hold out. Its really, really tempting but I cant deal with BSODs/RMAs, etc.
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My 320 40GB has been fine so far. And I have a 310 40GB MSATA drive in my Thinkpad.
 
Ughhhhhhhh.......damnit, now i dont know what to do! If i wont notice the speed difference between the two maybe i should just go for the cheaper intel?
 
kazaam said:
Ughhhhhhhh.......damnit, now i dont know what to do! If i wont notice the speed difference between the two maybe i should just go for the cheaper intel?
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I went for the rebate/Intel name. Of course, if your experience with Intel has been subpar, I hear Crucial and Samsung make themselves quite a mean and reliable SSD, too.
 
You won't regret it, that I can assure you... Unless you're the kind of person to do benchmarks and complain about the results... Then get the M4... But if you just want speed that you can feel, and benchmarks don't matter to you, the Intel is a STEAL right now.

I ordered a 80GB and I'm soooo tempted to order a 120GB as well... Gotta have one for my steam folder yaknow 🙂
 
The speed differences between tier 1 SSDs are not worth talking about, unless you know you have a workload that would benefit from the faster SSD (and if you knew, you wouldn't be on a forum asking).

Intel is top of the market in reliability. Crucial is right up there with them, but Intel is inarguably the best. When SSDs are so far beyond HDDs in performance, squabbling about SATA2 vs. SATA3 is pointless.

As was mentioned, Intel SSDs at these prices are absolute *steals*.
 
LokutusofBorg said:
The speed differences between tier 1 SSDs are not worth talking about, unless you know you have a workload that would benefit from the faster SSD (and if you knew, you wouldn't be on a forum asking).

Intel is top of the market in reliability. Crucial is right up there with them, but Intel is inarguably the best. When SSDs are so far beyond HDDs in performance, squabbling about SATA2 vs. SATA3 is pointless.

As was mentioned, Intel SSDs at these prices are absolute *steals*.
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Thanks all, I guess I will go with the Intel then! Unless i get a weird feeling that its not reliable...because i keep reading about how the old firmware was messed up and some claim its still not fixed. 🙁
 
kazaam said:
Thanks all, I guess I will go with the Intel then! Unless i get a weird feeling that its not reliable...because i keep reading about how the old firmware was messed up and some claim its still not fixed. 🙁
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Don't worry, there are so many random and wierd complaints out there... Basically if you can find an Intel drive that is no good (for any reason at all) you'll find 5 of any other drive with as bad or worse problems... There are no 'perfect' SSD, like there is no 'perfect' HDD... There will always be people with problems, but IMHO 95% of the time it's not the drive's fault 🙂
 
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