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Reviews of Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch MX500 Series SATA600

Testseek.com have collected 219 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch MX500 Series SATA600 and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron 2.5 inch MX500 Series SATA600.
Award: Editor’s Choice January 2018
January 2018
 
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219 Reviews
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2213 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Great Performance
  • SATA 6 Compliant
  • 3D TLC NAND
  • Available in Sizes up to 2TB
  • Available in M.2
  • More Storage Less Cost
  • Included Imaging Software
  • Solid Performance
  • Great Design
  • Excellent Price
  • Solid overall performance and performance consistency
  • Competitive endurance
  • Good cost/GB
  • High performance
  • High endurance
  • 5-year warranty
  • Acronis HD software
  • Inexpensive
  • Available up to 2TB
  • Build Quality / Durability (180TB TBW / 1.8 Million Hours MTBF)
  • Very Good Performance
  • Features (NANDXtend / Static Data Refresh / SLC Caching / DevSleep/ eDrive Support)
  • Crucial Storage Executive Software
  • 5 Year Warranty
  • Price
  • Available in 250GB
  • 500GB
  • 1TB and 2TB capacities
  • Silicon Motion SM2258 controller
  • Micron 64-layer 3D TLC NAND
  • Good sequential and random read and write performance
  • Dynamic Write Acceleration
  • Data Defense and RAIN technologies
  • AES 256-bit full disk
  • Much Cheaper Than Competition
  • Includes 7mm to 9.5mm Spacer
  • Hardware Encryption
  • Five-Year Warranty
  • High capacity
  • High quality
  • High compatibility
  • Very Good Overall Performance
  • Features
  • Capacity (4TB)
  • Endurance Numbers (2 million Hours MTBF / 100
  • 0
  • TBW)
  • 5 Year Limited Warranty
  • Competitive performance
  • Competitive pricing
  • Fiveyear warranty
  • Long endurance rating
  • Excellent software package
  • Host power failure protection
  • Low cost per gigabyte
  • Excellent performance for a SATA SSD
  • Available in 2.5-inch or M.2 SATA versions
  • Capacity options from 250GB to 2TB
  • Long warranty
  • Solid all-around performance
  • Five-year cover
  • Great price
  • Fantastic performance
  • Great Warranty
  • Great File Transfer Speed
  • Great price per GB
  • Huge storage capacity
  • Excellent performance
  • Great value
  • 5 year warranty
  • Outstanding price-per-GB
  • Great price/performance
  • Encryption
  • Power-loss protection
  • 7 mm thin—Ultrabook compatible
  • Acronis TrueImage HD included (via Crucial website)
  • Large capacity
  • Compact form factor
  • Very competitively priced
  • Outstanding Performance
  • Acronis True Image HD Included
  • Higher Write Endurance Than Competition
  • Five-Years Warranty
  • Solid all

The editors didn't like

  • Slower write speeds
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  • No NVMe Version. Yet
  • None
  • TRIM-related performance issues
  • Nothing worth to mention
  • Small Performance Increase Compared To The BX300
  • Write speed drops when SLC cache is full
  • Small Performance Increase Compared To The BX300 Line
  • High Temperatures (Performance Throttling)
  • Performance (Compared To NVMe Drives)
  • Lower Write Endurance Than Competition
  • The only downside that I can think of is the write endurance which is much lower than what the Samsung 870 EVO offers. Other than that
  • The MX500 4TB capacity is perfect for users who are looking for a large capaci
  • Sequential bandwidth could be higher
  • DRAM Amount
  • Prev
  • The look appears dated
  • Endurance rating low for usage cases involving heavy data writes
  • It s still a SATA drive
  • PCI Express SSDs are far faster
  • Slightly slower write speeds than contemporaries
  • TLC not trusted by as many users as MLC
  • Slightly reduced performance in mixed random accesses
  • Uses slower SATA interface
  • Thermal throttling with heavy writes and no additional cooling
  • I can't think of any downsides that I see with the MX500 1TB and 500GB SSDs because it has everything you can want in a premium SSD
  • High performance at an affordable price. Compared to the Samsung 850 EVO 1TB that retails for $300
  • The MX500 1TB i
  • It's still a SATA drive

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  Published: 2023-09-24, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be

  • After checking the performance of the Crucial MX500 4TB, we can clearly note that it works best as a secondary storage device, where speed is less of a priority, but the user will mainly be more interested in price per GB. The drive succeeds to maintain a...

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  Published: 2022-02-22, review by: nikktech.com

  • Very Good Overall Performance, Features, Capacity (4TB), Endurance Numbers (2 million Hours MTBF / 100, 0, TBW), 5 Year Limited Warranty,
  • DRAM Amount, Prev,

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  Published: 2021-10-28, Author: GaK_45 , review by: realhardwarereviews.com

  • Abstract:  It is a safe bet that nearly every storage enthusiast has fond memories of their ‘first' and how it changed the way they look at things… their first high performance SSD that is. It is also a safe bet that a lot of those fond memories feature Crucial and...

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  Published: 2021-10-26, Author: Bartosz , review by: funkykit.com

  • High capacity, Inexpensive, High quality, High compatibility, 5-year warranty
  • Sequential bandwidth could be higher,
  • If you are looking for a high capacity and reliable SATA SSD, which delivers high performance, then the MX500 from Crucial is probably one of the top choices on the current market right now. The MX500 SSD combines all that matters most… large capacity an...

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  Published: 2021-10-20, Author: translated , review by: notebookcheck.net

  • Abstract:  Crucial's MX series is the somewhat faster, but also somewhat more expensive SATA SSD series from the manufacturer, which has now been expanded by a 4 TB model. The manufacturer wants just under 360 Euros (~$418) for it, and the prices on the Internet are...

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  Published: 2021-10-17, Author: HP , review by: relaxedtech.com

  • Great Performance, Much Cheaper Than Competition, Includes 7mm to 9.5mm Spacer, Hardware Encryption, Five-Year Warranty
  • Lower Write Endurance Than Competition, The only downside that I can think of is the write endurance which is much lower than what the Samsung 870 EVO offers. Other than that, the MX500 4TB capacity is perfect for users who are looking for a large capaci
  • Price-wise, the MX500 4TB SSD is hard to beat and comes with features such as hardware encryption, dynamic write acceleration, and can also protect your data in case of a power outage. If you're looking to buy a great high capacity SATA SSD, then the new...

 
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  Published: 2020-10-19, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com

  • Abstract:  Today we're revisiting storage performance with an emphasis on gaming. Since we tested the first batch of PCIe 4.0 SSDs about a year ago, we've been wanting to run more tests. Up until now, most games have been built with hard drives in mind, but as we mo...

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  Published: 2020-07-11, Author: Brady , review by: gadgetreview.com

  • Great price per GB, Huge storage capacity, Excellent performance
  • Slightly slower write speeds than contemporaries,
  • What this SSD review ultimately revealed is that Crucial MX500 2TB is a shoe-in for one of the best SSDs for its price. With its excellent performance, quality, and huge storage capacity, you're going to have plenty of space for video games, and still hav...

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  Published: 2020-05-11, review by: hardwareslave.com

  • As we said at the beginning of this review, we have had the Crucial MX500 250GB for a few months now and we didn't just review it, we have been using it as a backup drive for various systems and activities. So far it's been a reliable SSD, as you would ex...

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  Published: 2019-06-20, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be

  • The 1TB version of the MX500 Crucial SSD does trade punches with the 500GB and 250GB versions we have previously tested and overall we are seeing good mainstream performance for both reads and writes. We are getting plenty of storage space for different a...

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