Crucial M4 vs Intel 320 Series

[jmsellars1]

Hey guys,

I'm thinking of buying a SSD around Christmas time but I'm torn between these two.

http://www.ebuyer.com/266526-crucial-128gb-2-5-m4-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-read-415mb-s-write-175mb-s-ct128m4ssd2

http://www.ebuyer.com/261753-intel-120gb-320-series-ssd-2-5-sata-ii-read-270mb-s-write-ssdsa2cw120g3k5

I'm not too bothered about the price difference I just want a fast, reliable SSD. As far as I can tell, I think the Crucial would be a bit faster but the Intel would be a bit more reliable, thoughts?

Any other ideas are welcomed too, I want something as fast as possible without compromising reliability. I'd like to keep the price at ~£150 but up to £200 would be OK for something good.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

The Intel 320 is a SATA 2 3Gb/s ssd.

The Crucial M4 is a SATA 3 6Gb/s ssd.

Does your motherboard support the newer SATA 3 6Gb/s ssd's? If it does then the Crucial M4 would be an appropriate choice.

 

[jmsellars1]

The answer would be sort of, it came with a SATA 3 card. Since I don't plan on an SLI setup anymore there is plenty of space for it though so that's fine.

 

[geofelt]

In a normal desktop environment, you will not be able to tell the performance difference between the two.
Take your pick. My pick in the past has been Intel, because they seem to have done a better job of developing their products. But, by now, most modern SSD's are good.

 

[jmsellars1]

In that case I'm tempted by the Intel one, I am told they are the most reliable SSD's around and it has a 5 year warranty to back that up.