When it comes to Solid State Drives (SSD’s), it seems like many of the offerings available are from companies known for memory, not storage. This is because unlike traditional hard drives SSD’s have no moving parts and use NAND memory chips. So you would expect a company like Crucial to have a line of SSD drives, and they do! Actually our first SSD review here at ThinkComputers was a Crucial Drive. Today we will be looking at the 256GB M225 Solid State drive that is based off the ever popular Indilinx Barefoot controller. Let’s take a look…
Special thanks to Crucial for providing us with the M225 Solid State Drive for review!
Specifications & Features
Series Name: Crucial M225 Solid-State Drive
Capacity: 256GB Crucial M225 Solid-State Drive
Internal Cache: 64MB DRAM
Performance: 250MB/s READ, 200MB/s WRITE
NAND Flash Components: Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash Memory
Interface: Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s (SATA)
Form Factor: 2.5″ (100.20 mm x 69.85 mm x 9.50 mm)
A Better Alternative.
Crucial’s M225 series solid-state drive is a better alternative to a traditional hard drive in notebook PCs. No moving parts provide for a quieter, cooler, and more durable storage solution designed for the demands of mobility.
Improves Performance.
Solid-State technology brings a new level of performance and reliability to netbook and notebook storage. With read speeds up to 250MB/s the Crucial M225 series can improve boot and application load times.
Memory Experts.
The Crucial brand of memory has long been synonymous with reliability and high-performance. Our expertise in NAND process technology enables us to optimize the performance and durability of Crucial solid-state drives.
Guaranteed Compatible.
Crucial M225 series employ a standard hard drive interface and dimensions, so it is an easy storage upgrade for most notebooks.
Packaging
Like most Solid State Drives we have reviewed here at ThinkComputers the M225 comes in a small box not much bigger than the drive itself. On the back there is a list of features and specifications.
Opening the box up we find the drive in an anti-static bag and an installation manual.
Great SSD but too bad its not a SLC.
very nice, that they're coming out with larger ssd capacities, now only if the prices came down ^.^
Great SSD but too bad its not a SLC.
very nice, that they're coming out with larger ssd capacities, now only if the prices came down ^.^
it may be a 10/10 on here but the thing is anyone who reads this site couldn't afford a HDD like that. it may perform well but it isn't in thecost effective range of any standard consumer and doesn't look like it will be anytime soon. listing “Pro's – Priced lower than other 256GB solid state drives” doesn't mean anything if no HDD in this category is afforable.
Maybe not affordable to you, but to some people maybe. And that is a Pro because Crucial did not have to list it at such a low price compared to other 256GB SSD's based on the same hardware
I think it'll be a while until I make the move to SSD.
I prolly won't migrate to SSD until $/GB is around the price as current HDDs 🙁
it may be a 10/10 on here but the thing is anyone who reads this site couldn't afford a HDD like that. it may perform well but it isn't in thecost effective range of any standard consumer and doesn't look like it will be anytime soon. listing “Pro's – Priced lower than other 256GB solid state drives” doesn't mean anything if no HDD in this category is afforable.
Maybe not affordable to you, but to some people maybe. And that is a Pro because Crucial did not have to list it at such a low price compared to other 256GB SSD's based on the same hardware
I think it'll be a while until I make the move to SSD.
I prolly won't migrate to SSD until $/GB is around the same as current HDDs 🙁
It'll be a long wait for you then =P.
It'll be a long wait for you then =P.
a long long wait…
a long long wait…
Bah, it not like its gonna be a lifetime LOL
you never know =). The actual ssd tech came out a looong time ago. so it's been a lifetime for some almost xD
Bah, it not like its gonna be a lifetime LOL
you never know =). The actual ssd tech came out a looong time ago. so it's been a lifetime for some almost xD
Does this drive support the trim command available in Windows 7?
With the new available firmware yes it does
Does this drive support the trim command available in Windows 7?
With the new available firmware yes it does
Does this drive support the trim command available in Windows 7?
With the new available firmware yes it does
I can't wait to get an SSD someday. Performance is awesome.
I can't wait to get an SSD someday. Performance is awesome.
What is the best way to identify top developers/engineers in the SSD arena?
What is the best way to identify top developers/engineers in the SSD arena?
Are you asking about how a person can tell if one SSD is better or worse than different SSD?
Are you asking about how a person can tell if one SSD is better or worse than different SSD?
sweet, helps keep this baby runnin fast.
sweet, helps keep this baby runnin fast.
The problem I have with SSD's is the read/write rates.
These have 200/250 MB/s, that is less than half the transfer rate of SATA.
I am waiting for SSD with 300/350 MB/s, then the technology will be worth the money.
The problem I have with SSD's is the read/write rates.
These have 200/250 MB/s, that is less than half the transfer rate of SATA.
I am waiting for SSD with 300/350 MB/s, then the technology will be worth the money.
The problem I have with SSD's is the read/write rates.
These have 200/250 MB/s, that is less than half the transfer rate of SATA.
I am waiting for SSD with 300/350 MB/s, then the technology will be worth the money.
Loooong time ago? Lifetime, are you in kindergarten? Wow. In the scheme of things, we are just touching on the second real generation (full TRIM ect..) They are all in their infancy compared to HDD and the $$ just dose not motivate many users, because we do not want to get burned when the third wave of these devices ($199 – 120GB) arrives.
As for the review, why tout the SATA 6 support and not compare it to how it performed under SATA 3 speeds. Surley the benchmarks of the older drives in the benchies were not done on SATA 6. No?
There are several out there using SATA 6 that are that fast or even faster.