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Are you concerned about synthetic benchmarks or real world performance? I hope you are concerned with real world performance. If that is so, then there is very little performance difference between modern ssd's.

The synthetic benchmarks are called synthetic for a reason. They are not real. They do not accurately reflect real world performance. Instead they are used to grossly exaggerate minor differences that could not normally be observed.

If I could only choose between the two, then I would choose the Crucial m4.
Are you concerned about synthetic benchmarks or real world performance? I hope you are concerned with real world performance. If that is so, then there is very little performance difference between modern ssd's.

The synthetic benchmarks are called synthetic for a reason. They are not real. They do not accurately reflect real world performance. Instead they are used to grossly exaggerate minor differences that could not normally be observed.

If I could only choose between the two, then I would choose the Crucial m4.
 
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I went through the same decision process - went with the Crucial M4 128GB.

- Vertex 3 has a much faster write speed but since most SSDs store the OS and essential programs, you don't expect to (or want to) be writing much anyway.

- Their read speeds are close but you won't see the difference in real world use as JohnnyLucky noted.

- The Crucial M4 is highly regarded for reliability.