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    M14x R2 and crucial M4 msata

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by ali_ale, Jul 29, 2012.

  1. ali_ale

    ali_ale Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thinking of Installing crucial m4 msata......can anyone confirm if it's compatible with the m14xr2?
     
    ali_ale, Jul 29, 2012
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    I was just reading that one of the 256GB Crucial models is NOT compatible, I think it was the m4...? It's mentioned in another recent thread. Just be sure to double check
     
    the_psychologist, Jul 30, 2012
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    I'm waiting for feedback too. I've posted on the crucial forums with the same query but no response as yet. I'm hoping they're just been stamped as incompatible on the basis of being fairly new products so maybe there's been no official engineer tests?
     
    sprucejuice, Jul 30, 2012
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    Is this the Crucial M4 SSD regula or the Msata SSD?
     
    Colpolite, Jul 30, 2012
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    The msata ssd
     
    ali_ale, Jul 30, 2012
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    There seems to be some misinformation going around in regard to the Crucial M4 mSATA SSDs. They Work... I believe the misinformation started because someone on crucial forums asked if they worked and no one ever responded and it got posted as a Discussion for the product type. Well I can confirm that they absolutely work beautifully.

    Kaldon Draxl
     
    kaldon, Aug 1, 2012
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    There's even a video on YouTube of a guy putting an M4 in his M14x R2 and it works flawlessly. It's in hungarian, but you can see the SSD.
     
    DaCM, Aug 1, 2012
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    digitalmo, Aug 1, 2012
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    the 128GB & 256GB mSATA M4 SSD both work.

    Kaldon

    Allow me to quantify this. I have the 128GB M4 mSATA in my M14x R2, my best friend got the 256GB model. Neither of us have any issues.

    Both the 128GB & 256GB models work flawlessly.
     
    kaldon, Aug 2, 2012
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  10. Alien in the Box

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    I believe that the REAL question is: Are the Crucial M4, mSATA 128GB / 256GB micro SSD operating at CLASS III speeds NOT the slower CLASS II Speed.


    Any benchmarks available proving they are operating within CLASS III speeds?


    If not, we'll need a BIOS cracker.
     
    Alien in the Box, Oct 4, 2012
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    AW has stated that the mSATA slot is SATA III max. You should be able to easily find some screengrabs from users.
     
    digitalmo, Oct 4, 2012
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    It should work fine. No problems have been reported to us about this.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 5, 2012
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    just picked this up and can confirm that it works
     
    wankel, Oct 8, 2012
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