Comments on: Crucial V4 256GB SSD Review – All Is Not SATA 3 Just Yet

By: genef113

genef113 — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:44:00 +0000

I was shocked at the performance of this V4 SSD. It is very similar to a spinning HDD and is the slowest SSD I have encountered. Shame on Crucial for ever releasing such a dullard.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:59:00 +0000

The V4 256gb version is HORRIBLE at multitasking and cannot perform a replay service which is a relatively lite read sample, smoothly! I am hugely disappointed with this ssd.

By: EGuitarStar

EGuitarStar — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:48:00 +0000

I’ve just purchased thw 256GB model and installed as an OS drive on my Macbook and it has worse performance than a HDD. Try multitasking with real world use and you’ll see how dire the drive is.

By: ssdfreak

ssdfreak — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:01:00 +0000

In reply to Michael. m4 is sata3 which is backwards compatible with sata 2. sata 2 itself is backwards compatible with Sata1. if your mac is sata1 you should go with v4 and not m4

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:50:00 +0000

I’m afraid I’ve gotten a little lost in the technical details here, if someone doesn’t mind helping a brother out! I have a 2008 white Macbook (SATA) and want to upgrade to SSD. Is there a reason why I would pick the V4 over the M4 if not for a slightly cheaper price at this time? Or is there some reason I should consider the M4 over the V4? And, do I need any special mounting hardware or will it plug into the existing slot in my laptop?