Crucial MX500

An aggressively priced SATA SSD, the Crucial MX500 still manages swift read and write speeds, making it a very good value for upgrading a mainstream laptop or desktop PC.

With that said, the minor write throttling hasn't changed our minds about the MX500. Now that it is finally available in an M.2 form factor and now that we have tested it in a 500GB capacity, we can definitely say that it is still one of the best values...

The Crucial MX500 M.2 1 TB SSD is available online for $250, which is the same price as for the MX500 2.5" 1 TB. Outstanding price-per-GB Compact form factor Very competitively priced Encryption Power-loss protection 5-year warranty Acronis TrueImage HD...

It is funny how the mind works. A 2.5" regular SSD showing the perf numbers we've seen today, would be considered fast. However, on M.2, that same result set all of the sudden feels, or seems, slow? Weird huh? Yeah, an M2 SSD at these read/write levels...

A great value SATA SSD, and one that can compete on a level playing field with the might of Samsung's solid state...

It really is hard to think of many convincing reasons to buy anything...

Fast, cheap and with a lengthy warranty, the Crucial MX500 is a great option for anyone who doesn’t need a pro-level...

That's because of the limitations associated with SATA. First, there's a hard bandwidth limit of around 550MB/s, net of overheads. Then there's the fact that SATA is reliant on the AHCI control protocol, which hails from the mists of 2004, making it...