July 2012 — Computing On Demand (C.O.D)
Crucial m4 SSD
Gold Award
"As we see the SSD popularity rise and the HDD's fall, we are getting closer and closer to the mark where SSDs can be as common; they are no longer just for the enthusiast. Crucial is bridging that gap by bringing us an SSD in the form of the M4, which not only performs but is under $1.00 per GB. The drive's performance is unquestionable, and packaging the M4 with a data transfer kit, which makes it much more attractive to those that might be tentative about tinkering too much, is sheer brilliance.
The M4 SSD 128GB delivers on both affordability and performance making it a no brainer."
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June 2012 — Techreaction.net
Crucial Adrenaline SSC
Silver Silicon Award
"Overall the Adrenaline m4 gets a TECHReaction Silver silicon award for a great product that can vastly improve a user’s desktop experience with SSD speed and HDD data density and reliability, without incurring SSD’s fallibilities."
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May 2012 — Hardcoreware.net
Crucial 256GB m4 SSD
Recommended High-End Hardware Award
"So where does that leave the Crucial m4 256GB? In my opinion, it is just as easy to recommend as the Vertex 3, which I loved. So that means it deserves the acclaimed “Recommended High End Hardware” award from HCW!"
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May 2012 — Topreviewshop.com
Crucial Adrenaline
On Target Award
"I was impressed that I saw no noticeable CPU overhead, and how well the overall HDD performance improved. Even data that was not cached was at least as fast as it was before caching, and later access was significantly faster."
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April 2012 — Techwarelabs.com
Crucial Adrenaline SSC
Awesome Hardware Award
"Overall, I was surprised and very pleased with the results of the Adrenaline. Crucial is marketing it as hassle-free, plug-and-play, near SSD performance and they hit the nail on the head. It could not have been easier to use. No formatting, no partitioning, no worrying about which drive to install programs. Just plug it in and your computer is faster. As far as performance goes, the aim of this drive is to make general everyday computing feel quicker, which it accomplishes. Looking at the numbers in the benchmarks is one thing but when you wake up in the morning and hit the power button on your tower that is when you really feel the difference. Everything is ready to go much faster, programs open significantly quicker, and the system just feels more responsive ... At only $100, there are very few easier or cheaper ways to make such a large performance difference to your computer. I would recommend this drive to anyone who wants to make their existing computer noticeably quicker without the hassles of a small SSD or the price of a larger SSD."
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March 2012 — The SSD Review
Crucial Adrenaline SSC
Editor’s Choice Award
"The landscape changes significantly with the Crucial Adrenaline Solid State Caching SSD. At $99, the cost for a system facelift is far from prohibitive, installation is quick and easy, there is no need to change your computer landscape whatsoever and NVELO DataPlex will work with any capacity SSD. It is like supercharging your car."
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March 2012 — Techspot.com
Crucial Adrenaline SSC
Outstanding Award
"Licensing issues aside, the NVELO DataPlex software does an excellent job of enhancing system performance without you knowing it’s even there. The Crucial Adrenaline is SSD cache done well and for that it gets our recommendation."
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January 2012 — Circuit Remix
Crucial m4 SSD
Bronze Award
"Crucial's m4 was also able to rank among the top for many tests. It exhibited consistent performance regardless if data was compressible or not, and if you want a non-Sandforce based drive, it's one of the best options available."
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November 2011 — HotHardware
Crucial 256GB m4 SSD
Recommended Award
" ... Crucial made available a firmware update that significantly changed the performance profile of their M4 SSD ... the Crucial drive offered more consistent performance with all data types, thanks to the characteristics of its Marvell-built controller, which handles highly compressible and non-compressible data similarly".
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August 2011 — HCW (Hardcoreware.net)
Crucial m4 SSD
Recommended Mid-Range Hardware Award
"The M4 also did a better job of keeping its performance in our "used drive torture test" but I won't pay much attention to that test, as it doesn't replicate real performance as well. That being said, the M4 won most overall tests that use relatively common levels of compression. That includes 4K IO transfer, and both versions of PCMark."
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August 2011 — Tom's Hardware
Crucial 128GB m4 SSD
2011 Recommended Buy Award
"... we're giving our 2011 Recommended Buy award to Crucial's 128 GB m4. This 120/128 GB capacity point continues to be the sweet spot where we believe you're getting the most performance without entirely breaking the bank."
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August 2011 — PC World Australia
Crucial 256GB m4 SSD
PC World Australia Editor's Choice Award
"Crucial's m4 256GB solid state drive is a little gem. It can supply very fast read and write transfer rates, and it will noticeably boost the performance of a laptop or desktop PC when it's used as a system drive. Sure, it's quite expensive, but like many famous musicians have proclaimed: "you gotta to pay the cost to be the boss."
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July 2011 — Hothardware
Crucial m4 SSD
Hot Hardware Recommended Award
"As you can see, the Crucial M4 was by far the least expensive drive looking at its cost per GB. If you want a high capacity drive and work with lots of incompressible data, the M4 is a fine choice."
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June 2011 — Tweaktown
Crucial m4 SSD
Tweaktown Best Value Award
"The Crucial m4 128GB is a solid buy that will increase your user experience by running your daily tasks quickly...What we learned today is that the Crucial m4 is a real competitor to the SandForce SF-2281 controlled drives with 25nm IMFT flash....What we are left with is a next generation SATA III SSD that is more than fast enough for nearly all users and a very good value when compared to the competition….The Bottom Line: The Crucial m4 128GB is a solid buy that will increase your user experience by running your daily tasks quickly. If you're buying the drive for a desktop don't forget to add a bracket."
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May 2011 — The SSD Review
Crucial m4 512GB SSD
Editor's Choice Award
"As stated right from the outset, finding this SSD even lower was a huge benefit although, myself, I might be more inclined to purchase directly from Crucial, given that I would want the security of a direct sale and customer support for such a purchase. Considering the cost, performance and reputation, Crucial once again grabs the Editors Choice for the M4 512GB SSD!"
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April 2011 — Benchmark Reviews
Crucial m4 SSD
Benchmark Reviews Silver Tachometer Award
"Construction is probably the strongest feature credited to the entire SSD product segment, and Crucial products have never offered any exception. Solid State Drives are by nature immune to most abuses, but add to this a hard metal shell and you have to wonder what it would take to make this drive fail. If a Crucial m4/Micron RealSSD C400-series SSD product fails during the limited 3-year warranty period, end-users can contact Lexar/Crucial via the company website or SSD support forum. There's also a toll-free telephone number for support or customer service questions available at 800-336-8915."
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