Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive Review

Final Thoughts
If your system has SATA 6G capabilities and you are looking into solid state drives then the C300 is the definite choice. We received the highest scores on all tests with this drive! It is really impressive and shows you how powerful solid state technology is coming along. We received scored of 350MB/s read and 216MB/s write in ATTO Disk Benchmark, which means this drive is perfect for the enthusiast.

The Marvell 88SS9174-BJP2 Solid State Drive controller teamed with the ONFI 2.1 synchronous NAND flash and all of that on the SATA 6Gbps connection really makes this drive one of the fastest available. You also get native TRIM garbage collection and Sanitary Erase support.

We’ve heard so much buzz about the SandForce drives that are coming out and for some reason I didn’t even hear about how fast this drive was until I plugged it in and started running the tests! I was really impressed and surprised! I really like that Crucial had brought solid state drives up to the 6Gbps standard and I hope that more drive manufactures follow. There is no other drive that we have seen that is faster than the C300!

As I said if you can support a SATA 6Gbps drive then there is no question you should get this drive. The 256GB version of this drive can be found for around $600 online, which is quite a lot to drop on a drive, but like we said it is the fastest drive available and truly cutting edge. Overall ThinkComputers gives the Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive a 10 out of 10 score and our Editor’s Choice Award!

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Pros:
– The fastest solid state drive we have tested!
– A SATA 6G drive
– A cutting edge enthusiast product
– TRIM and Sanitary Erase support

Cons:
– None that I found

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