Upgraded to SSD from Aria Technology (Crucial M4 256GB)
5 of 5 Ciao Users found the following review helpful
Advantages Very fast SSD, very quick delivery. Cheaper than most sites to purchase from (Aria)
Disadvantages Price per GB of SSD is still a bit high at the moment.
One of my Raptors in my RAID 0 array started failing, so I thought it was time to jump into the SSD world and purchase my own!
I researched the latest SSDs and found the M4 to be at a decent price point, beneath the vertex without saturating my Sata II interface too much (wasted performance).I went online to Aria for my purchase as they tend to offer the same product for cheaper. I got next day delivery as I couldn't wait to install this baby into my desktop rig! Delivery was on time and prompt with plenty of packaging. I have never had a problem with any of my orders with them.
Installation took all of 3 minutes, with no need for tools in my Antec 1200 case. Installing Windows 7 was complete in under 10 minutes and then I was away. AS SSD produced very nice results, saturating my SATA II with sequential reading. Writing was a bit slower at 225MB/s, but this was a lot quicker than my 2 Raptors! The random read/write were night and day to the mechanical drives, owning the 4K-64 Thrd test, especially with read speeds.Overall I give this product a 9/10. Whilst it is incredibly fast, it was quite expensive and nothing is perfect! I hope to purchase another in the future to upgrade my laptop.
Aria of course get a 10/10, quick dispatch and prompt delivery. Excellent service and I will continue to deal with them in future.Thanks Aria!
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TheHairyGodmother 24/06/2011 11:09
thedevilinme 22/06/2011 22:35
catsholiday 22/06/2011 21:26
A bit too technical for me - I have no idea what a Raptor or a RAID are -
Thehonesttruth 22/06/2011 20:19
rosebud2001 22/06/2011 20:12
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