I'm curious to know whether anyone has any first-hand experience of the Sandisk X210 512Gb SSD? I found this Tomshardware review:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...view,3648.html
It seems to be an OEM version of the Sandisk Extreme II, but tuned more for validation, compatibility & reliability rather than out & out speed. It's actually quite good value too - Ebuyer have the 512Gb version for £230.98, which compares quite well with the M500 480Gb at £201. They actually use the same controller; the Sandisk has a 5 year warranty, but the Crucial has eDrive hardware encryption support (under Win8 Pro).
http://www.ebuyer.com/545210-sandisk...b2m-512g-1022i
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BQ8RHJ2/?tag=pcp0f-21