Crucial RealSSD C300 Series SATA600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 28 expert reviews

Excellent:

15
Good:

8
Average:

2
Bad:

3

Pros:

Great price/performance ratio.
SATA 6 Gb/s support.
Excellent real life performance.

Cons:

Can not max out SATA 6 Gb/s interface.
Relatively low [synthetic] write speeds.

TechSpot is supported by its audience. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more.

Last revision on January 10, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Great price/performance ratio
SATA 6 Gb/s support
Excellent real life performance
Supports TRIM
Rugged metal case
Capable of blazing fast read speeds
Exceeded 355MB/s rated read speed during testing with SATA 6Gbps controller

Reviewers Didn't Like

Can not max out SATA 6 Gb/s interface
Relatively low [synthetic] write speeds
Each capacity comes with different write speed specifications

Expert reviews and ratings

A superb upgrade, but too expensive to recommend for now...

By Computeractive on February 16, 2011

100

Over 300 MBps in sequential read mode is really something! However, to reach speeds like this you'll need a very recent computer with a SATA-3 interface. For the rest, the C300 is definitely at the higher end of the SSDs we've tested, but it...

By DigitalVersus on January 26, 2011

100

It is inevitable that the Crucial RealSSD C300 will be directly compared to SandForce SF-1200 based SSDs. The 120GB/128GB capacity market is very competitive. When the Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SSD launched early this year, it was without doubt the...

By MyCE on December 14, 2010

Crucial's RealSSD C300 shows impressive real-life performance in both SATA-II and SATA 6 Gb/s mode. When running on a SATA-II controller it is able to surpass most of the Sandforce based drives, in 6 Gb/s mode it even manages to be the fastest SSD...

By techPowerUp! on October 18, 2010

The C300 128GB rounds out the C300-series nicely, offering an extra helping of write performance above that of the comparatively sluggish 64GB model, which caps out at around 75MB/sec. Read speeds using a SATA 6Gbps controller are predictably superb,...

By Bit-tech.net on October 12, 2010

100

Solid state drives are definitely coming of age. Not only are they increasingly the norm for mid-range laptops and pre-built gaming systems, but we've seen huge leaps in performance lately. From Kingston's SSD Now V+ series to the...

By TechRadar on September 24, 2010

The C300 is an incredibly fast SSD, but it's also expensive....

By Expert Reviews on August 16, 2010

We were certainly excited when Crucial announced the 64GB version of its C300. We believe an SSD is the best upgrade you can spend on a modern PC; you’ll certainly notice the improvement in performance more than most CPU or memory upgrades. Of the...

By ITShootOut on August 04, 2010

With the testing over, and some real world usage behind us, what have we learnt? The Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB solid state drive is certainly an excellent performer in many areas, most notably the reads department, delivering some of the highest...

By Clunk.org UK on August 01, 2010

A new land-speed record—for sequential reads It’s about damn time. 6Gb/s SATA is old news now. It’s been half a year since we saw the first 6Gb/s SATA–enabled hard drive, and it was a frickin’ mechanical drive. Talk about...

By Maximum PC on July 26, 2010

Load More Reviews…