Testseek.com have collected 120 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch M550 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch M550 Series SATA600.
March 2014
(84%)
120 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(85%)
204 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Build Quality
Very Good Overall Performance (Surpasses Its Predecessor The M500)
Features (RAIN & eDrive Support)
1st SSD To Feature Marvell's 88SS9189 Controller
3 Year Warranty
Available In 1TB
Very Fast
Well Priced
High Quality Components
Sturdy construction
Good price
Ships in a variety of form factors in several capacities
Proven history of reliability and support
Speedy sequential-read speeds
Fast small-file read speeds
Available in capacities up to 1TB
Strong Performance
Competitive Pricing
More power efficient
Excellent read speeds
Huge improvement in write speeds (compared to the M500)
7mm thick SSD
Ready for Ultrabooks
Hardware encryption and also thermal protection
7mm to 9.5mm spacer included in the box
Excellent TRIM opera
High performance
Affordable
Better steady state performance than old Vector
Leading MySQL enterprise performance at 64 threads
Complete set of encryption features
7.5 mm thin—Ultrabook compatible
No overprovisioning
Full capacity usable
Supports T
Outstanding 562/514 MBps read/write speed with ATTO
Native write acceleration – no compression used
Marvell 88SS9189 supports TRIM
NCQ
And Microsoft eDrive
TCG Opal 2.0 security with 256bit AES hardware encryption
3Year Micron Technology product war
The editors didn't like
Bundle
Price (Compared To Its Immediate Competition)
Odd Screw Mounting Hole Placement
Editors choice
Not quite up to par in our real world benchmarks
Pricier
At this writing
Than Samsung's competing SSD 840 EVO drive
No software or setup guide in the box
Minimal Bundle (no mounting adapter or cloning software)
None worth mentioning.
More expensive than the M500 which is not much slower
Not as fast as other high-end drives (which are more expensive
Abstract: Crucial has updated it's slightly aging M500 SSD with a revamped model, and as the changes are modest, the drive's name received only a slight bump of 50 marketing buzzwords, hence the name M550 instead of M600 or similar.Changes to the drive include a sl...
Very Fast, Well Priced, High Quality Components, Sturdy construction
Odd Screw Mounting Hole Placement, Editors choice
The Crucial M550 feels very much like the M500 that came before it. When the M550 was first released, I assumed that it would replace the M500. It appears that is not the case and both drive will be sold simultaneously. The M500 is a wonderful drive, but ...
Abstract: A few months back, we took a look at the ADATA Premier Pro SP920 series of SSDs. Those came equipped with the Marvell 88SS9189 controller. Marvell SSD controllers have always done a good job, and they were among the first to support SATA 6Gbit speeds. Cru...
Build Quality, Very Good Overall Performance (Surpasses Its Predecessor The M500), Features (RAIN & eDrive Support), 1st SSD To Feature Marvell's 88SS9189 Controller, 3 Year Warranty, Available In 1TB
Bundle, Price (Compared To Its Immediate Competition)
When we received word that the M550 was on its way here we placed a single primary goal which was to see just how much better it was compared to its predecessor the M500 and it really didn't disappoint us. Of course as you can see from our charts the M500...
Increasing the capacity of flash memory devices while transitioning them to more advanced manufacturing technologies is an expected trend. The semiconductor manufacturers want to optimize their cost efficiency, so 128-gigabit NAND devices have begun to re...
Speedy sequential-read speeds, Fast small-file read speeds, Available in capacities up to 1TB
Pricier, at this writing, than Samsung's competing SSD 840 EVO drive, No software or setup guide in the box
The M550 is a strong competitor to Samsung's stellar SSD 840 EVO. It's fast and affordable, though Samsung and Intel SSDs have better software, and the EVO costs a bit less as a bare drive. Read More…...
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Published: 2014-05-15, Author: Carl , review by: HardCOREware.net
If you have wondered what caused SSD prices to drop so dramatically in the last few years, it has more to do than just competition. Higher density NAND is what has led the charge in plummeting prices; with the ability to cram more storage onto a package, ...
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Published: 2014-04-16, Author: Jeff , review by: examiner.com
Abstract: Ease of Use, Performance: 4/5 Look & Feel: 5/5 Features: 5/5 How much I enjoy: 5/5Recommendation: 5/5 StarsIt is now time to abandon those hard drives and switch to solid state drives for faster startup, quicker response and better performance. Solid stat...
Crucial's SSD product lines have always been conservative in performance in favor of rock solid reliability, and without a doubt this was a very successful business model back when the Crucial M4 was introduced; largely because it was the least expensive,...
More power efficient, Excellent read speeds, Huge improvement in write speeds (compared to the M500), 7mm thick SSD, ready for Ultrabooks, Hardware encryption and also thermal protection, 7mm to 9.5mm spacer included in the box, Excellent TRIM opera
None worth mentioning.
Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points belowPositivesMore power efficient.Excellent read speeds.Huge improvement in write speeds (compared to the M500).7mm thick SSD, ready for Ultrabooks.Hardware encryption and also thermal prot...
