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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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2272 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: 2018-01-29, Author: The , review by: thestreamingblog.com

  • The brand new MX500 will definitely be the best device when you are searching for a product that provides effectiveness and performance. It may not really be along the same price range as the other SSD's around, but it definitely offers you a solid and ef...

 
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  Published: 2018-01-24, review by: cravingtech.com

  • More space, faster, and more reliableCrucial MX500 SSD Review – I've had Crucial MX300 750GB and MX200 500GB SSDs running on my machine and they ran really well and realiable.Crucial (by Micron) latest SSD line up, the MX500, comes with 2nd Generation Mic...

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  Published: 2018-01-22, Author: James , review by: impulsegamer.com

  • Crucial should be commended with their latest SSD as this company provides the perfect solution in upgrading your existing hardware or for those wanting a brand new system, a component SSD for their new system. Additionally, Crucial offer some competitive...

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  Published: 2018-01-18, review by: geeklingo.net

  • Fast, Affordable,
  • Nothing noteworthy at time of writing
  • Micron-Intel and Toshiba are the two main brands of 64-layer 3D NAND in the market at the moment. The main competition to the Crucial MX 500 is other 64-layer 3D NAND SSDs from brands like Intel, Sandisk, Samsung, and WD. The MX 500 offers premium feature...

 
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  Published: 2018-01-16, Author: Stephen , review by: itwire.com

  • Abstract:  How does Crucial's latest SSD compare with the previous model?iTWire recently reported the debut of Crucial's latest SSD, the MX500. We received a review sample, and put it to the test in the same MacBook Pro used to try out the earlier MX300 SSD. The box...

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  Published: 2018-01-16, Author: Ray , review by: gadgetguy.com.au

  • Super fast 2nd genaration SSD
  • Crucial MX500, 2nd Generation SSD (review)

 
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  Published: 2018-02-09, review by: futurefive.co.nz

  • Abstract:  At CES 2018 memory and storage gurus, Crucial, launched their MX500 SSD range. For the last week, FutureFive's Darren Price has been putting one of these hard drives through its paces.Anyone still booting their PC from a traditional hard disk, really need...

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  Published: 2019-08-29, review by: gadgetexplained.com

  • Abstract:  There are two basic form factors you should keep in mind when choosing your next SSD! They are 2.5-inch SSDs, like the Crucial MX500 and M.2 SSDs M.2), which are much smaller than 2.5-inch SSDs but more expensive. 2.5-inch SSDs are usuall...

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  Published: 2018-09-29, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info

  • Now that the prices of SSDs are starting to fall again, the competition is starting to take off again. Especially the new models from Crucial and Samsung bring some life back to the business, which was badly needed in this market. Last year there were few...

 
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  Published: 2018-08-08, Author: Ben , review by: enostech.com

  • Performance and DesignGiven the price of the drive the speeds we achieved were fairly good. However, on our test system, we weren't able to achieve the specified speed given by Crucial. This just means Crucial uses a much different testing scenario to car...

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