[Brian]

Crucial has released a low cost SSD for legacy systems.

Crucial v4 SSD Targets Existing SATA 2 Systems with Low-Cost Performance

[Kdawgca]

Don't mind some more competition or cheaper drives, but SSD prices are pretty good and even popular SSDs frequently go on sale, so hopefully it is not just a move to hook some ignorant customers...

Also, should be interesting to see how reliable is the Phison PS-3105(should be the one used in the V4 IIRC). Do you know if other ssds used that controller beside the Patriot Torqx 2?

[continuum]

Not sure how many more SSDs we need in the low-cost market. Unless they're planning to kill the m4 entirely and replace it with a higher-performing one, thus leaving the v4 to fill the low-end...

[Brian]

We've never seen anything good come from a Phison controller. I'd be happy to not see them any longer unless they find a way to improve.

[RichardLee]

In terms of performance, the sustained sequential in the neighbourhood of 200 MBps is about right for SATA 2 interface. But those random 4K...given that for typical SATA 3 SSDs, it's in the tens of thousands, I wonder how this would "feel" in real world performance.

In terms of price, I just checked Amazon right now. Crucial m4: $105. Crucial v4: $115.