New SSD Provides Powerful Performance in a Tiny Form Factor

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  --  Provides the performance and reliability of the Crucial m4 SSD in a
      drive that's one-eighth the size to address the rapidly emerging
      Ultrabook(TM) category
  --  Ultrathin mSATA form factor enables users to save system space by
      mounting the SSD directly to the mSATA-enabled motherboards or to use it
      as a cache for an existing hard drive to accelerate system performance
  --  Offers inherent power savings, travel-worthy durability, and validation
      for Intel(R) Smart Response technology and Dataplex(TM) cache software
      from NVELO




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  --  Crucial m4 mSATA SSD




BOISE, Idaho, and GLASGOW, United Kingdom, July 17, 2012 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- Crucial, a leading global brand of memory and storage
upgrades, today announced the immediate availability of the Crucial(R)
m4 mSATA Solid State Drive (SSD), designed primarily to address the
rapidly emerging Ultrabook(TM) category and deliver powerful, proven
performance for systems where space is at a premium. The Crucial m4
mSATA SSD delivers the award-winning performance and reliability of the
Crucial m4 SSD in a drive one eighth the size. Because of its tiny
mSATA form factor, the Crucial m4 mSATA SSD can be mounted to an
mSATA-enabled motherboard to serve as a primary storage in ultrathin
laptops or act as a cache to complement the performance of an existing
hard drive. Available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities with
MSRPs of $52.99, $80.99, $121.99, and $225.99, respectively, the
Crucial m4 mSATA SSD can be purchased now through select global channel
partners, or directly at www.crucial.com.

The Crucial m4 mSATA SSD features sequential read speeds up to 500MB
per second and offers inherent power savings, travel-worthy durability,
validation for Intel(R) Smart Response technology and Dataplex(TM)
caching software from NVELO. The Crucial m4 mSATA SSD joins the Crucial
m4 SSD and the Crucial Adrenaline Solid State Cache Solution as part of
the award-winning Crucial SSD portfolio.

"With the rapid growth in ultrathin laptops and the adoption of smaller
system builds, consumers are increasingly in need of SSD performance in
a smaller form factor. The Crucial m4 mSATA is designed for users who
want the flexibility that a micro-sized SSD offers," said Robert
Wheadon, senior worldwide product manager, Crucial. "In a form factor
that's about a third the size of your business card, the Crucial mSATA
SSD can also be used as a standalone SSD or as a cache for an existing
drive."

Featuring the same advanced controller technology, Micron custom
firmware, and high-speed synchronous MLC NAND that have made the
Crucial m4 SSD a mainstay, the Crucial m4 mSATA SSD is engineered to
deliver the same blazing-fast performance. The Crucial m4 mSATA SSD
leverages the industry-leading memory, design, and manufacturing
capability of Micron Technology and is backed by a limited three-year
warranty.

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About Crucial

Crucial is a leading global brand of Micron Technology, Inc., one of
the largest semiconductor manufacturers in the world. Crucial branded
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About Micron

Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of
advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations,
Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR
flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies,
packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge
computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron's
common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more
about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.

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