Testseek.com have collected 93 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch BX500 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch BX500 Series SATA600.
July 2019
(74%)
93 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(94%)
44 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Great Performance
SATA 6 Compliant
96-Layer 3D NAND
Available in Sizes up to 960GB
More Storage Less Cost
Included Imaging Software
Performance (Compared To HDDs)
Features (NANDXtend / SLC Write Caching / DevSleep)
Crucial Storage Executive Software
3 Year Warranty
Price
Great Sequential Read/Write Speeds
Free Acronis True Image Software
Significantly Faster Than a HDD
Highly Affordable
Three-Years Warranty
High performance to price ratio
Inexpensive
High compatibility
Momentum Cache
3-year warranty
Strong sequential burst performance
Low cost
Supporting software
On-point testing results for a value-minded SATA drive
Four capacities to choose among
Comprehensive drive dashboard
Good everyday performance
Low price per gigabyte
Very cheap drive from a proper brand
Mostly good specifications
Extremely affordable
Just 17 cents per GB
Excellent sequential read and write performance
Solid real-life application performance
DRAM-less design reduces cost
The editors didn't like
TLC NAND
Wear rates are pretty high
Overall Performance Levels (DRAM-Less Design)
Plastic Enclosure (Temperatures)
Available Capacities (120/240/480GB)
Not Available In The M.2 Form Factor
Low Random Write Speeds
Limited To 480GB Max Capacity
Crucial's SSDs have always been competitively priced compared to the competition and the BX500 is no exception. At $80
The BX500 480GB is affordable but not by much compared to the MX500 500GB whic
Nothing worth to mention
Performance in random operations could be higher
Lower than average application performance
Low endurance
Low sustained write performance
Three-year
Versus five-year
Warranty
Lower "total writes" rating than competing drives from Crucial
Few ancillary features
Slows drastically when secondary cache runs out
Minimal SLC cache and no DRAM kills performance
User Rating
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Weak random writes
High read latency
Only available in capacities up to 480 GB
Very large writes (>30 GB) see significant speed drop
Abstract: Crucial's BX500 internal SSD offers a lot of capacity for not so much cash, along with great everyday, real-world performance. Most users will be perfectly happy with this QLC drive, as long as they don't bang on it too hard—as in writing large amounts of...
Abstract: We have come a long way from the "Crucial SSD" that offered a peak sequential read of 100 MB/s. In the last decade, Crucial, operating as the consumer arm of Micron, has brought years of innovation to the market with their C300, m4, BX, and MX series of s...
In the introduction, we said we would talk about Crucial's marketing of the BX500 to gamers and also detail some advanced info on DRAMless SSDs.Let's look at two scenarios first that everyone will be able to pick up easily. Let's say you have 99 white pin...
Published: 2018-10-30, Author: David , review by: itwire.com
Abstract: This is a mid-priced SSD with better-than-expected performance.We recently announced the availability of the Crucial BX500 SSD with 120, 240 and 480GB versions. Following the announcement, iTWire received a review unit.Installation was a breeze (once we h...
The BX500 is all about value. The SSD's speed performance is very fast for normal usage and temporary intense workload. The Crucial BX500 is one of the most budget-friendly drives in the 500GB range since the DRAM chip was not included.The BX500 480GB SSD...
Crucial always sets the bar for affordable and efficient SSD storage. Their new BX500 SSD is a great indication of how Crucial have evolved their storage products over the years. If you have been sitting on the fence with storage technology, this drive is...
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Published: 2021-04-16, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Good for everyday use, Speed on par with the market
Not great for power users
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Published: 2021-04-16, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: Crucial's BX500 internal SSD offers a lot of capacity for not so much cash, along with great everyday, real-world performance. Most users will be perfectly happy with this QLC drive, as long as they don't bang on it too hard—as in writing large amounts of...
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Published: 2018-10-16, Author: Darren , review by: futurefive.co.nz
Abstract: Top memory wizards Micron, in a bid to convert the last remaining PC users over to solid-state drive technology, have released their Crucial BX500 SSD.We've all been that guy, listening to a work colleague rattling on about just how fast Windows loads in...
Blissfully cheap, Impressive read and write speeds
Low TBW rating
Some PC enthusiasts might look at the TBW limits or small file transfer speeds and scoff, but then the BX500 was never for them. This is a simple yet sufficiently quick entry-level SSD, priced accordingly, which means almost anyone can upgrade from their...
