Testseek.com have collected 162 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch MX100 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch MX100 Series SATA600.
July 2014
(85%)
162 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
892 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Good performance. Very fast small-file write speeds. Costs less than 50 cents per gigabyte.
Outstanding price for a 512GB SSD
3 year warranty
Power efficient
Read speeds are outstanding
7mm thick SSD
Which includes a 9.5mm adapter
Includes a key for Acronis 2014
Excellent write performance.
Build Quality
Excellent Overall Performance (Outperforms The M550 256GB)
Features (RAIN/eDrive and Power Loss Support)
Acronis True Image HD Software
3 Year Warranty
Price (For Some)
Awesome incompressible data performance
Great compressible performance
Incredible write speed
Very competitive price
Available in 128GB
256GB and 512GB capacities
Excellent sequential read speeds
Good random read and write performance
Performs equally well with compressible and incompressible data
SATA 6Gb/s interface
Large DRAM cache
Native Write Acceleration
D
Strong Performance
Affordably Priced
Spacer and Imaging Software Included
Competitive pricing
Great support and reliability
Enterprise-grade data protection
Good performance in our gaming and sequential profiles
Read speeds are very respectable
Attractively priced
Three year warranty
Includes access to free license of Acronis True Image
Well Priced
High Quality Components
Excellent Read and Write Speeds
Extremely competitive** cost/GB (256GB and 512GB)
Solid performance (on tested 512GB capacity)
Priced lower than Samsung's excellent SSD 840 EVO
Very fast small-file writes
Performed well overall
Coolrunning
Excellent performance
Price per GB very attractive
Great performance
Low price
Legendary Crucial Support
Prepared for 7mm and 9.5mm drive bays
Hardware encryption
Free Acronis True Image HD key
Outstanding 555/514 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
Awesome price per GB
Best price/performance
7 mm thin—Ultrabook compatible
Leading MySQL performance at 64 threads
Acronis cloning software included
Price
Good performance
Acronis True Image HD included
3-year warranty
Enthusiast SSDs by Samsung and others cost around 80% more
Yet the MX100 delivers similar performance.
The editors didn't like
Not available in 1TB capacity. Lagged a bit in real-world
File-copy testing
No 1TB SSD available
Slow write speeds for the 128GB and the 256GB drives.
None
Lower capacity drives have slower sequential write speeds than other SSDs in their class
Didn't Lead The Pack In Any Particular Category
Sub-par performance in our write-heavy Consumer Real-World tests
Write speeds are below average by today's standards
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Cost/GB could be better on 128GB model
Significant write speed reductions on capacities <512GB
Lagged a bit on our real-world file-copy test
Not available in 1TB capacity
New 16nm cell technology still unproven
Firmware update utility for drive not OS X compatible
No terabyte capacity in MX100 line
None worth to mention
Some manufacturers offer fiveyear warranty
Largest capacity available is 512 GB
None that I found
Well
It's still not as cheap as an HDD but you may have chosen the wrong hobby if $110 is too much to ask for a 256GB SSD.
Published: 2014-08-08, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
There are times when we go overboard on the technology, and the performance benchmarks. When it comes to the MX100 512GB, I don't think the benchmarks are as important as some of the other key factors. On the technology side, I don't think many users rea...
Published: 2014-07-22, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
The Crucial MX100 256GB isn't going to win any awards based on performance alone, but this drive brings more to the table than just raw speed. Compared to a mechanical disk drive, the MX100 is significantly faster and for its target market, that's what i...
Because of the higher price per gigabyte a 120 GB SSD is not a good choice for most people. However, under certain circumstances you can save some money by buying one of these. For example in a computer for grandpa and grandma extra storage capacity mig...
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Published: 2015-12-07, Author: John , review by: techicize.com
Well I think it only fair to say WOW…really is there anything more fitting we could say? The MX100 set out to offer a great performance to price ratio and without a doubt that's exactly what Crucial have achieved. Taking the DNA from a well-received produ...
Samsung's 850 Pro SSDs are without a doubt the fastest SSDs of this moment. Given that this product does not seem to have any flaws, we heartily recommend it to those who are looking for the fastest possible SSD. The Vector 150 and AMD Radeon R7 SSDs ar...
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Published: 2014-11-22, Author: Richard , review by: vortez.net
Excellent value for money, 3 year warranty, 7mm Height
Lots of faster drives available (but at a much higher cost)
The Crucial MX100 offers good performance at a very good price. Clearly, the MX100 does not offer ground breaking performance as it was consistently around mid-table throughout our suite of benchmarks. This however should not put you off from considering ...
Market leading value SSD, – Great bang for buck performance, – 3 year warranty, – Acronis cloning software included
Only available in 128/256/512GB variations (no 1TB option), – Write speeds could be a little better
So the Crucial MX100 256GB has had its chance to impress with our chosen benchmarks, but what's the final verdict? It's arguably one of the cheapest 256GB SSDs on the market but does cheap really mean bad? From personal experience, Crucial drives I have...
Affordable, Good all, round performance, Acronis True HD is a nice bonus
Doesn't quite beat the top, end SSDs on the market, No 1TB version available, SSD lifespan good, but again, not the best around
If someone asked me to recommend an SSD for them, the 512GB Crucial MX100 would definitely be one I'd consider. While the Samsung 850 Pro comfortably retains its top spot on the SSD performance chart, the MX100 puts in a good show, and costs a full £100 ...
Phenomenal price, Good large read speeds, 9.5mm adapter included
Falters in other benchmarks, Mediocre endurance level, Three-year warranty
Crucial's MX100 is the cheapest SSD we've ever seen, and the low price makes up for its inconsistent performance – in some tests this is one of the best drives we've reviewed, and in others it's near the bottom of the table. Still, it's faster than any ha...
