W520 - New Micron SSDs in 2.5" and mSata formats

January 10, 2013
New Micron and Crucial M500 SSDs Offer Affordable, High-Capacity Storage
New M500 SSD Reaches Terabyte-Class Capacity and Delivers Next-Generation Feature Set
Key Messages:
Offered in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities
First terabyte-class drive available for under $600
Utilizes Micron 20nm MLC NAND flash with a SATA 6Gb/s controller and Micron custom firmware
Includes hardware-based encryption, data protection against unexpected power loss, and an adaptive thermal monitoring system
Available in 2.5 inch, mSATA, and M.2 form factors for standard computing and next-generation ultrathin devices
SSD Performance
Dramatically faster than a hard drive, the M500 SSD enables lightning fast boot-up, near instant wake from sleep, and fast application loading, creating a dynamic and engaging computing experience. The M500 SSD uses a SATA 6Gb/s controller combined with Micron's custom firmware to deliver up to 80,000 input/output operations per second (IOPS). The drive's sequential read and write speeds reach up to 500 MB/s and 400 MB/s, respectively
Compatibility and Availability
The Crucial M500 SSD is backed by a three-year limited warranty and is compatible with both PC and Mac® systems4. The 2.5-inch drive will be available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities. The smaller M.2 and mSATA form factors will be available in 120GB, 240GB and 480GB capacities. The 2.5-inch Crucial M500 SSD is expected to be available for purchase in the first quarter of 2013. The M.2 and mSATA form factors are expected in the second quarter of 2013.
W520, i7-2820QM, BIOS 1.42, 1920x1080 FHD, 32 GB RAM, 2000M NVIDIA GPU, Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD, Crucial M550 mSata 512GB, WD 2TB USB 3.0, eSata Plextor PX-LB950UE BluRay
W520, i7-2760QM, BIOS 1.42 1920x1080 FHD, 32 GB RAM, 1000M NVIDIA GPU, Crucial M500 480GB mSata SSD, Hitachi 500GB HDD, WD 2TB USB 3.0

If I would be buying now the mSATA, I would invest in M500 mSATA. I have very positive experience with Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD3 mSATA, running very reliable for more than 6 months now. The only downturn is that M4 mSATA is running in SATA2 mode in W520 but to be honest, in everyday work I can neglect it, with the differences in speed and access time compared to my two other SSD in slots 0 I can live - on mSATA is OS, programs and data, on other 2 SSD's are virtual machines. I really hope that with upcomming haswell intel processors the lenovo will implement all 6 SATA ports in SATA3 mode in ThinkPad W540, at least the upcomming intel chipset should (Z87) should be offering it.
ThinkPad W520, i7-2820 CPU, 32GB RAM, NVidia Quadro 2000M 2GB GPU , mSATA Samsung Evo 840 1TB + 2x Samsung SSD EVO 840 1TB & Lenovo Helix i7 8GB RAM & ThinkPad W540, i7-4800MQ, 32 GB RAM, NVidia Quadro K1100M, OS on M.2 2242 Transcend MTS400 256GB + 2x Samsung SSD EVO 840 1TB

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