Crucial M4 512GB $550 @ Newegg

[THizzle7XU]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148444

Actually just got this same SSD with exact product number on Amazon Thursday for $590.

 

[kmmatney]

You better hope they don't check the serial numbers on what they shipped, though. I don't know if that's worth $30 (on a $550 purchase).

Damn good price, on a quality SSD of this size...

 

[THizzle7XU]

The serial number is only located on the sealed drive case. The only difference is the lot number on the outside and accompanying barcode, which doesn't look scannable with a UPC scanner. And I didn't find any Google results where they mention checking the lot number on returns. I already own two of these drives and other than the lot number, the boxes are identical.

 

[Elganja]

damn... good deal. I would have easily bought 2 of these instead of 4 256gb ones I have now

 

[Craig234]

How does this compare to the Samsung or any other top SSD in reiability and speed?

 

[cytoSiN]

How does this compare to the Samsung or any other top SSD in reiability and speed?

This thread has some comparisons to the 830. IMO they're both very solid drives, so get whichever is cheaper when you're in the market.

 

[TemjinGold]

So tempting but about to close on a house so no discretionary funds...

 

[THizzle7XU]

I know I said I was going to return the unopened one from Newegg back to Amazon, but my motherboard *does* support RAID 0 on the two SATA III ports...

So tempting...

Also, there's nothing "unethical" about returning the product. Amazon actually provides a return option called "Better price available" where you pay the return shipping and tell them where you found the better deal, which is what I'm doing. I still save $30 getting the Newegg version. And Amazon gets an identical unopened product back they can re-sell.

 

[Craig234]

This thread has some comparisons to the 830. IMO they're both very solid drives, so get whichever is cheaper when you're in the market.

Thanks for the thread. It says Samsung is a bit more reliable but alleges it deteriorates performances as you use it...

 

[cytoSiN]

Thanks for the thread. It says Samsung is a bit more reliable but alleges it deteriorates performances as you use it...

I'd take that last bit with a grain of salt. All SSDs arguably deteriorate performance as they fill up. In theory, that's what TRIM is for, but others with more technical expertise might want to jump in here to clarify. In any event, I've been using IBM 320s in my personal rig without any deterioration, and I've built several rigs with Samsung 830s for others, and none have complained about any noticeable performance deterioration with those drives either. I don't think you can go wrong with Crucial, IBM, or Samsung at this point.

 

[Craig234]

I've never quite understood TRIM. I read it's a useful, important feature to 'freshen up' the allocation (de-frag?); but I've never run it; hope it runs automatically.

 

[cytoSiN]

I've never run it; hope it runs automatically.

It does, except in some (most?) RAID setups, assuming your OS supports it. Win7 and most flavors of Linux support it. Current versions of OSX support it for apple-installed drives, and will support it for third-party drives with a kernel extension.

 

[bryanW1995]

How does this compare to the Samsung or any other top SSD in reiability and speed?

Anand still recommends the samsung 830 in his vertex 4 review posted today, but the m4 is just as reliable and probably 90% as fast. I'm probably getting one of those 2 on or around BF unless intel comes out with some crazy stupid sale again around that time.

 

[bryanW1995]

I've never quite understood TRIM. I read it's a useful, important feature to 'freshen up' the allocation (de-frag?); but I've never run it; hope it runs automatically.

It does, except in some (most?) RAID setups, assuming your OS supports it. Win7 and most flavors of Linux support it. Current versions of OSX support it for apple-installed drives, and will support it for third-party drives with a kernel extension.

Nobody officially offers TRIM with RAID yet, though intel has had a beta driver out for 3-4 months that does it. Newer SSD's from pretty much any recognizable brand have on the fly GC as well, so even if you don't run an OS with TRIM capability (or RAID) you won't see too much deterioration, anyway. There are some isolated, extreme examples where GC can get overwhelmed, but unless you are a SERIOUS power user (aka IT professional) then the odds of getting yourself into that type of situation are remote.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I'd take that last bit with a grain of salt. All SSDs arguably deteriorate performance as they fill up. In theory, that's what TRIM is for, but others with more technical expertise might want to jump in here to clarify. In any event, I've been using IBM 320s in my personal rig without any deterioration, and I've built several rigs with Samsung 830s for others, and none have complained about any noticeable performance deterioration with those drives either. I don't think you can go wrong with Crucial, IBM, or Samsung at this point.

IBM 320? Sure you don't mean Intel 320?

 

[bryanW1995]

Basically $1/gb, I've never seen anything like this on a quality 512gb drive like the m4. Usually the price/gb gets absurd on sizes over 256gb, this is a fantastic deal. The crucial m4 isn't the fastest sata 6gb/s ssd out there anymore, but it's still pretty fast and this deal is ridiculously cheap. I assume that crucial is clearing inventory for their next gen marvell ssd's.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I assume you are talking about the deal at Newegg, at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148444

EDIT: Amazon has the same price.

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

It's $530 now! Thanks for the bump info Don!

 

[philipma1957]

I paid 529.99 at amazon.

I got a 22 dollar discount so I paid 508 for 512gb this is the lowest I have paid for a 512gb ssd .

New in box from a real seller thanks to the op and the amazon poster

 

[Craig234]

Anand still recommends the samsung 830 in his vertex 4 review posted today, but the m4 is just as reliable and probably 90% as fast. I'm probably getting one of those 2 on or around BF unless intel comes out with some crazy stupid sale again around that time.

OK, planning a purchase over 6 months away huh? You don't fit in here

 

[Destiny]

I've never quite understood TRIM. I read it's a useful, important feature to 'freshen up' the allocation (de-frag?); but I've never run it; hope it runs automatically.

If you have Windows 7, you have nothing to worry about...

 

[Stoneburner]

I just got this. Thanks dudes. I think

I was thinking of a simple IVB plus z77 upgrade.. maybe 600. But i've spent 80 on new memory, 530 for a new ssd (already have 2)

 

[bryanW1995]

OK, planning a purchase over 6 months away huh? You don't fit in here

Yeah, well, I'm having to fight this one. I was resigned to getting 2x256gb ssd's for ~ $1/gb, but if I can get a single drive then I might go ahead and pull the trigger now, instead.