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Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive
- Price: $384.99
- Free Shipping (USA)
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- B&H # CRM4512SSD
- Mfr# CT512M4SSD2
Product Highlights
- Ultra-Fast SATA 6Gbps Interface
- Laptop-Fitting 2.5" Form Factor
- Read Speed of up to 500MB/s
- Micron MLC Flash Components
- Shock & Vibration Resistant
- Quiet & Cool Operation
The 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive from Crucial is a incandescently fast Solid State Drive (SSD) with 512GB of storage capacity. Taking advantage of the 6Gbps SATA interface, the SSD provides fast, reliable, and efficient data storage and retrieval. Unlike traditional hard drives, SSDs feature no moving parts, providing quiet, cool, and durable storage. The 2.5" form-factor and standard SATA interface make this SSD perfect for notebook users looking for the reliability Solid State Drives provide with a little added speed on top.
- Blazing Data Transfer Speeds
- The 2.5-inch Crucial m4 SSD drive offers laptop or notebook users fast sequential read speeds of up to 500MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 260 MB/sec (SATA 6Gbps)
- The Advantages of Solid State
- SSDs provide many benefits over traditional hard drives. You'll enjoy reduced power consumption and less heat generation. Because they have no moving parts, SSDs are quiet, more lightweight, and they're rugged and reliable even in the most demanding operating environments or temperature extremes
- Latest and Greatest
- Designed for client computing, the Crucial m4 SSD delivers faster boot and application load times for mobile users alike. Low power, lightweight, and durable, it empowers high-speed synchronous MLC NAND, advanced controller technology, optimized NAND management, and the second-generation SATA 6Gb/s interface. Together, that technology dramatically improves data transfers for bandwidth-demanding applications
- Memory Experts
- Delivering on the highest quality based upon Micron's leading-edge NAND media, the Crucial brand of SSDs has long been synonymous with reliability and highperformance. And because we're part of Micron, the m4 was bred and built entirely in-house. So you can rest assured you'll get one of the highest quality products available-from the company that knows memory.
- Highly Compatible
- The m4 SSD series drives employ a standard hard drive interface and dimensions, so it is an easy storage upgrade for most notebooks
Go To
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB |
| Interface | SATA 6Gbps |
| Sustained Transfer Rate |
Up to 6Gbps Backwards compatible with SATA 3Gbps |
| Maximum Data Rate |
Sequential Read: Up to 500MB/sec(SATA 6Gbps) Sequential Write: up to 260 MB/sec (SATA 6Gbps) (SATA 6Gbps) Random 4k Read: 40,000 IOPS Random 4k Write: 50,000 IOPS |
| Access Time | On Average: <.1 ms |
| Reliability |
Data Reliability: Built-in EDC/ECC PCMark Vantage Score: 65K HDD test score |
| Monitoring | Self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology (SMART) command set |
| Controller | Integrated 8-channel single chip |
| MTBF | 1.2 Million Hours |
| Certification | FCC, CE, RoHS, UL |
| General | |
|---|---|
| System Requirements | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Power Supply | 5V |
| Power Consumption |
Active Average Power: 280 mW Idle Average Power: <100 mW |
| Environmental Requirements |
Operating Temperature: 32 to 158°F / 0 to 70°C Non-Operating Temperature: -67 to 203°F / -55 to 95°C Shock Resistant: 1500G / 1.0ms Vibration Resistant: 2-500Hz at 3.1G |
| Dimensions (LxWxH) | 3.95 x 2.75 x 0.37" / 10.05 x 6.99 x 0.95 cm |
| Weight | 2.64 oz / 75 g |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 73 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
97%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Quiet (67)
- Fast (64)
- Easy to install (58)
- Highly compatible (54)
- Reliable (43)
Cons
- Pricey / poor value (15)
Best Uses
- High-end multimedia (33)
- Gaming (12)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Heavy duty user (54), Frequent user (17)
- Primary use:
- Business (42), Personal (30)
Most Liked Positive Review
An ultimate upgrade
I purchased this drive to upgrade a new MacBook Pro. The performance improvement is incredible. Applications start instantaneously, the computer cold boots in about 15 seconds. I benchmarked it at 250 MB/s ...Read complete review
I purchased this drive to upgrade a new MacBook Pro. The performance improvement is incredible. Applications start instantaneously, the computer cold boots in about 15 seconds. I benchmarked it at 250 MB/s writes and 500 MB/s reads.
Because there is no moving parts, it made the computer completely silent during normal operation. Not sure if it had any affect on battery life.
The drive was very easy to install and I have not encountered any problems with it so far.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Not sure how I feel about this!!!
I recently purchased 2 M4 ssd drives from B & H who are great by the way, I brought a 512GB and a 128GB, fitted the 128 to my 4 year old dell ...Read complete review
I recently purchased 2 M4 ssd drives from B & H who are great by the way, I brought a 512GB and a 128GB, fitted the 128 to my 4 year old dell fps laptop which is now running better than ever but the 512gb was a different story.
I cloned the drive which I thought went ok but when I tried to install to my 17" MBP (2011) it failed so I assumed the clone hadn't worked properly so tried to reformat the drive but with no joy, in the end I called Crucial tech support who suggested a few things that didn't work so called back and they said it must be faulty so to return it to B & H but due to B & H holidays and time restrictions I had I didn't have time to do that so asked if I could send it directly to them and they send me a new drive which they said they would do but I had to purchase the new drive ($850) and then once they had received the old drive back they would refund the money.
I sent the faulty drive back via UPS which cost me $28 and then a few days later received the new replacement drive. As soon as I saw the new drive I knew something was up as it was just in a plain white box unlike the previous new drive and when I opened it up it was confirmed they had sent me a refurbished drive and not a new one.
Due to work commitments and I didn't have time to complain about so went ahead and cloned the drive and installed and all work perfect so very happy with that. They received the fatly drive back and refunded the money the next day which was good but when I emailed to mention that I had received a refurbished drive and not a new one they didn't want to know and just said it was as good as the original which I am sure it is but that's not the point, I paid for a brand new product which is not what I now have install in my laptop so I am a little annoyed.
I have previously purchased refurbished ssd drives direct from crucial at a very discounted price and have been very pleased with them but I didn't get this as a discounted price, I have paid full price.
I am very happy with the product and the speed difference on start up and opening programs is amazing although the 4 year old dell laptop running Vista actually starts up faster now than my 2011 MBP which is a little annoying.
I would recommend an ssd drive to anyone who wants to get more done but maybe try other brands!!!
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Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Bought this as it was recommended for use with my Blackmagic Cinema Camera. However, I had dropped frames left and right. Not a card issue. Just an issue with compatibility.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
Best Uses
- Gaming
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Like I got the jod done
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
A follow up to my previous 5 star review: Two weeks later this upgrade is looking not so good. When first installed, my MacBook Pro was noticeably faster, the spinning beachball was mostly gone, and my monitor problems seemed to be solved. Now after 2-3 weeks I'm having more frequent beachballs (mosly during finder operations, copying and moving files) and the monitor problems have returned. I have more free drive space, so I'm not sure why this is happening unless it is a fragmentation issue...though there is no such thing as defragmentation for Mac.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Great upgrade for MacBook Pro 13". Computer is noticeably faster. Also, upgrading to this drive has fixed the problem with Thunderbolt Dual Link adapter. I thought I needed a new monitor, but intermittent snow and black screen was apparently a processing speed issue. This drive was definitely cheaper than a new monitor. Still get a beach ball occasionally, but mostly that is eliminated too.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I bought this to speed up my 17" MacBook Pro (early 2011). With 16GB of RAM installed and this SSD, the computer runs fairly fast consistently. It is an improvement overall the previous drive (Seagate Momentus XT) although not by a large margin.
The installation was simple. However, to ensure the Mac OS Recovery Partition is brought over to the new drive, be sure use something like Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the disk.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Highly Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
For video playing and editing.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- None
Cons
- Runs Hot
- Unreliable
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I need a SSD for my Blackmagic Cinema Camera. I ordered this item because of the price and i've seen some good reviews. I brought this drive, formatted it, I started having problems soon after. I exchanged this for another of the same type, thinking it was just a bad drive. Another note: the ssd runs hot! The second one I got, I had simliar problems, so I decide to call Crucial technical support. NOte: I thought them the ssd is very hot, they said it shoudl be warm, not hot. Day one with technical support, they tried to trouble shoot it, so finally they emailed me some instructions to do and they were closing. For the troubleshooting, i had to have it connected to my imac for hours/overnight. So I did the troubeshooting they instructed of me, with no good luck. I called them the next day with the bad news, and they tried to further troubleshoot, still no luck. Still because the price was so cheap, i called b&h to exchange it again for the ssd of the same type. This time, the ssd was working, after i formatted it. Cool. Days later while teaching basic filmmaking to high school age children as an after-school program. The students were filming using the Blackmagic CInema Camera. For some reason, the camera stopped recognizing the ssd. When i went over to it, the camera was very hot, abnormally. After the ssd cooled down, the camera was able to recognize the ssd again. So i took that ssd, connected it with my imac, the ssd were behaving abnormally, not being recognize by my imac. So I called this ssd in again for exchange for the OWC Extreme Pro 6G. I haven't gotten the ssd yet,, but i researched and found that this drive were excellent with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. This is much more expensive for less memory. But I choose reliability or cheap prices.
I gave it one star, because I had to, but it deserves no stars!!!!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
By now everyone knows that SSD is super fast, quiet, low-power. The only thing holding me back was price. I had been waiting a long time for the price to drop to everyman levels. I got my wish and I don't have anything bad to say.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I installed this in a 2009 MacBook Pro. I cloned the existing drive onto the Crucial SSD using Carbon Copy Cloner and then replaced the existing drive with the SSD. The MBP is only capable of 3 gb/sec and the Crucial SSD negotiates the correct link speed. I have had no issues except that my other computers seem very slow now. Startup for the MBP from pushing the start button to login screen is about 10 sec. From login to a usable desktop is 2-3 seconds. Some files load before the dock icon bounces once. This has some practical advantage because I often work with many files and with the Crucial SSD one can close them to get them out of the way and then reopen them in a second or two. I will not comment on durability after less than two weeks, but otherwise this drive is terrific.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Hd Videos
- High-End Multimedia
- Photos
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Fast for rendering videos, working with photos the processing are fastest than the HDD
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I use this drive in my BMCCamera to shoot 2.5K uncompressed CinemaDNG RAW 12-bit video. These are big files that need a lot of disk space. After the shoot I pull the drive out and connect it to my editing system to edit the video. I like the spaciousness and the price. Thanks B&H!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Bootup time and launch application (Final Cut X. Logic Pro/Firefox/Email) time was ten minutes before this upgrade, at least; now down to around 1.7 minutes or less for boot/launch seq. Some increase in processing disc intensive tasks. Best upgrade in my 30 years of computing, so far. Regards e ;)
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I upgraded my hard drives on all my macs and I was amazed how quick, responsive and powerful this drive is. I'm and director and editor and I use a range of instense programs and I see a dramatic differance in the performance. I highly recommend any one with a computer to upgrade to SSD's
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
works very well with my MAC Bock Pro 15 the best item that i have for my computer works
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
- Gaming
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
proper operation is just right, unlike other parjetas its price is lower and gives the user needs satisfactorily
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I bought two M4 512GB SSD's for a new Late-2012 Mac Mini. Drives arrived quickly and were well-packaged.
Having heard that upgrading drive firmware is essential, yet not as easy via Mac as it is via PC, I visited Crucial's website, dowloaded and upgraded firmware from a Windows PC before I installed them in my Mac. Crucial's firmware upgrade software is much easier to use with M4 drives than it is for Crucial's earlier SSD products -- no reboot required: everything runs wtihin Winodws. Took only 5 minutes for each drive.
I replaced my factory 1TB 5400RPM drive with both of these M4 SSD's using OWC's "Drive Doubler" kit. OWC's line video and the printed instructions that accompanied their "kit" made the installation pretty easy for someone who's previously installed and upgraded PC hardware.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Fast
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
- Video
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I had a C300 before, and I must say this M4 beats it it every way possible
Now I use it in my Atomos Ninja2, it's the perfect match !
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
- Upgrade For Any 25 Drv
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Great drive would be 5 stars but first drive
I received died after about 30 minutes. B & H sent a replacement drive and this one is working great!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
All I had to do was install and start working.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Reasonably fast ship. Installed in MacBook Pro Mid 2009 13" which is a SATA II machine. The SSD drive is capable to negotiate at 3 Gigabit which is the max my Mac can do. (I tried OCZ Vertex 4 and had to return it because it could only negotiate at 1.5 Gigabit). Speed is reasonably fast. Highly recommended.
Note that the SSD drive should be able to get up to 6 Gigabit in a SATA III environment. The cap on 3 Gigabit is due to my "old" Mac's SATA II.
- Primary use:
- Business
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 73 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
97%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Quiet (67)
- Fast (64)
- Easy to install (58)
- Highly compatible (54)
- Reliable (43)
Cons
- Pricey / poor value (15)
Best Uses
- High-end multimedia (33)
- Gaming (12)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Heavy duty user (54), Frequent user (17)
- Primary use:
- Business (42), Personal (30)
Most Liked Positive Review
An ultimate upgrade
I purchased this drive to upgrade a new MacBook Pro. The performance improvement is incredible. Applications start instantaneously, the computer cold boots in about 15 seconds. I benchmarked it at 250 MB/s ...Read complete review
I purchased this drive to upgrade a new MacBook Pro. The performance improvement is incredible. Applications start instantaneously, the computer cold boots in about 15 seconds. I benchmarked it at 250 MB/s writes and 500 MB/s reads.
Because there is no moving parts, it made the computer completely silent during normal operation. Not sure if it had any affect on battery life.
The drive was very easy to install and I have not encountered any problems with it so far.
VS
Most Liked Negative Review
Not sure how I feel about this!!!
I recently purchased 2 M4 ssd drives from B & H who are great by the way, I brought a 512GB and a 128GB, fitted the 128 to my 4 year old dell ...Read complete review
I recently purchased 2 M4 ssd drives from B & H who are great by the way, I brought a 512GB and a 128GB, fitted the 128 to my 4 year old dell fps laptop which is now running better than ever but the 512gb was a different story.
I cloned the drive which I thought went ok but when I tried to install to my 17" MBP (2011) it failed so I assumed the clone hadn't worked properly so tried to reformat the drive but with no joy, in the end I called Crucial tech support who suggested a few things that didn't work so called back and they said it must be faulty so to return it to B & H but due to B & H holidays and time restrictions I had I didn't have time to do that so asked if I could send it directly to them and they send me a new drive which they said they would do but I had to purchase the new drive ($850) and then once they had received the old drive back they would refund the money.
I sent the faulty drive back via UPS which cost me $28 and then a few days later received the new replacement drive. As soon as I saw the new drive I knew something was up as it was just in a plain white box unlike the previous new drive and when I opened it up it was confirmed they had sent me a refurbished drive and not a new one.
Due to work commitments and I didn't have time to complain about so went ahead and cloned the drive and installed and all work perfect so very happy with that. They received the fatly drive back and refunded the money the next day which was good but when I emailed to mention that I had received a refurbished drive and not a new one they didn't want to know and just said it was as good as the original which I am sure it is but that's not the point, I paid for a brand new product which is not what I now have install in my laptop so I am a little annoyed.
I have previously purchased refurbished ssd drives direct from crucial at a very discounted price and have been very pleased with them but I didn't get this as a discounted price, I have paid full price.
I am very happy with the product and the speed difference on start up and opening programs is amazing although the 4 year old dell laptop running Vista actually starts up faster now than my 2011 MBP which is a little annoying.
I would recommend an ssd drive to anyone who wants to get more done but maybe try other brands!!!
REVIEWS
Reviewed by 73 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-20
Previous | Next »
Pros
- Fast
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Bought this as it was recommended for use with my Blackmagic Cinema Camera. However, I had dropped frames left and right. Not a card issue. Just an issue with compatibility.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
Cons
Best Uses
- Gaming
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Like I got the jod done
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
A follow up to my previous 5 star review: Two weeks later this upgrade is looking not so good. When first installed, my MacBook Pro was noticeably faster, the spinning beachball was mostly gone, and my monitor problems seemed to be solved. Now after 2-3 weeks I'm having more frequent beachballs (mosly during finder operations, copying and moving files) and the monitor problems have returned. I have more free drive space, so I'm not sure why this is happening unless it is a fragmentation issue...though there is no such thing as defragmentation for Mac.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Great upgrade for MacBook Pro 13". Computer is noticeably faster. Also, upgrading to this drive has fixed the problem with Thunderbolt Dual Link adapter. I thought I needed a new monitor, but intermittent snow and black screen was apparently a processing speed issue. This drive was definitely cheaper than a new monitor. Still get a beach ball occasionally, but mostly that is eliminated too.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I bought this to speed up my 17" MacBook Pro (early 2011). With 16GB of RAM installed and this SSD, the computer runs fairly fast consistently. It is an improvement overall the previous drive (Seagate Momentus XT) although not by a large margin.
The installation was simple. However, to ensure the Mac OS Recovery Partition is brought over to the new drive, be sure use something like Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the disk.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Highly Compatible
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
For video playing and editing.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- None
Cons
- Runs Hot
- Unreliable
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I need a SSD for my Blackmagic Cinema Camera. I ordered this item because of the price and i've seen some good reviews. I brought this drive, formatted it, I started having problems soon after. I exchanged this for another of the same type, thinking it was just a bad drive. Another note: the ssd runs hot! The second one I got, I had simliar problems, so I decide to call Crucial technical support. NOte: I thought them the ssd is very hot, they said it shoudl be warm, not hot. Day one with technical support, they tried to trouble shoot it, so finally they emailed me some instructions to do and they were closing. For the troubleshooting, i had to have it connected to my imac for hours/overnight. So I did the troubeshooting they instructed of me, with no good luck. I called them the next day with the bad news, and they tried to further troubleshoot, still no luck. Still because the price was so cheap, i called b&h to exchange it again for the ssd of the same type. This time, the ssd was working, after i formatted it. Cool. Days later while teaching basic filmmaking to high school age children as an after-school program. The students were filming using the Blackmagic CInema Camera. For some reason, the camera stopped recognizing the ssd. When i went over to it, the camera was very hot, abnormally. After the ssd cooled down, the camera was able to recognize the ssd again. So i took that ssd, connected it with my imac, the ssd were behaving abnormally, not being recognize by my imac. So I called this ssd in again for exchange for the OWC Extreme Pro 6G. I haven't gotten the ssd yet,, but i researched and found that this drive were excellent with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. This is much more expensive for less memory. But I choose reliability or cheap prices.
I gave it one star, because I had to, but it deserves no stars!!!!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
By now everyone knows that SSD is super fast, quiet, low-power. The only thing holding me back was price. I had been waiting a long time for the price to drop to everyman levels. I got my wish and I don't have anything bad to say.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I installed this in a 2009 MacBook Pro. I cloned the existing drive onto the Crucial SSD using Carbon Copy Cloner and then replaced the existing drive with the SSD. The MBP is only capable of 3 gb/sec and the Crucial SSD negotiates the correct link speed. I have had no issues except that my other computers seem very slow now. Startup for the MBP from pushing the start button to login screen is about 10 sec. From login to a usable desktop is 2-3 seconds. Some files load before the dock icon bounces once. This has some practical advantage because I often work with many files and with the Crucial SSD one can close them to get them out of the way and then reopen them in a second or two. I will not comment on durability after less than two weeks, but otherwise this drive is terrific.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Hd Videos
- High-End Multimedia
- Photos
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Fast for rendering videos, working with photos the processing are fastest than the HDD
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I use this drive in my BMCCamera to shoot 2.5K uncompressed CinemaDNG RAW 12-bit video. These are big files that need a lot of disk space. After the shoot I pull the drive out and connect it to my editing system to edit the video. I like the spaciousness and the price. Thanks B&H!
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Bootup time and launch application (Final Cut X. Logic Pro/Firefox/Email) time was ten minutes before this upgrade, at least; now down to around 1.7 minutes or less for boot/launch seq. Some increase in processing disc intensive tasks. Best upgrade in my 30 years of computing, so far. Regards e ;)
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I upgraded my hard drives on all my macs and I was amazed how quick, responsive and powerful this drive is. I'm and director and editor and I use a range of instense programs and I see a dramatic differance in the performance. I highly recommend any one with a computer to upgrade to SSD's
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
works very well with my MAC Bock Pro 15 the best item that i have for my computer works
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
Cons
- Slow
Best Uses
- Gaming
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
proper operation is just right, unlike other parjetas its price is lower and gives the user needs satisfactorily
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I bought two M4 512GB SSD's for a new Late-2012 Mac Mini. Drives arrived quickly and were well-packaged.
Having heard that upgrading drive firmware is essential, yet not as easy via Mac as it is via PC, I visited Crucial's website, dowloaded and upgraded firmware from a Windows PC before I installed them in my Mac. Crucial's firmware upgrade software is much easier to use with M4 drives than it is for Crucial's earlier SSD products -- no reboot required: everything runs wtihin Winodws. Took only 5 minutes for each drive.
I replaced my factory 1TB 5400RPM drive with both of these M4 SSD's using OWC's "Drive Doubler" kit. OWC's line video and the printed instructions that accompanied their "kit" made the installation pretty easy for someone who's previously installed and upgraded PC hardware.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Fast
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- High-End Multimedia
- Video
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
I had a C300 before, and I must say this M4 beats it it every way possible
Now I use it in my Atomos Ninja2, it's the perfect match !
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
- Upgrade For Any 25 Drv
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Great drive would be 5 stars but first drive
I received died after about 30 minutes. B & H sent a replacement drive and this one is working great!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
Cons
- Expensive
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
All I had to do was install and start working.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Easy To Install
- Fast
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Crucial 512GB m4 SSD 2.5" Solid State Internal Drive:
Reasonably fast ship. Installed in MacBook Pro Mid 2009 13" which is a SATA II machine. The SSD drive is capable to negotiate at 3 Gigabit which is the max my Mac can do. (I tried OCZ Vertex 4 and had to return it because it could only negotiate at 1.5 Gigabit). Speed is reasonably fast. Highly recommended.
Note that the SSD drive should be able to get up to 6 Gigabit in a SATA III environment. The cap on 3 Gigabit is due to my "old" Mac's SATA II.
- Primary use:
- Business
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