Testseek.co.uk 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
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The editors liked
Strong price point per GB
Enthusiast grade performance throughout
SATA
MSATA and M.2 options available from launch
Lower power draw – ideal for mobile systems
MLC NAND
3
000 write cycles
Good transfer speeds
Overprovisioning
Capacitors limit the risk of data corruption
Large 1 TB capacity available
Very keen prices
Great performance
The editors didn't like
Performance all round does degrade as the NAND becomes more worn
MSATA and M.2 drives only available up to 512GB
Guaranteed 3 years (most competitors guarantee for 5 years)
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
Some manufacturers offer fiveyear warranty, Most affordable SSD, but still expensive enthusiast product
Our first rating is performance, which compares how effective the Crucial M550 SSD performs in benchmark operations against competing SATA-based solid state drive storage solutions. For reference, Micron specifications suggest 550 MB/s maximum reads and...
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Published: 2014-03-18, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Crucial/Micron significantly improves on their M500 release by adding the M550 which has upper tier performance, increased capacity, as well as a very competitive price. Crucial also includes the M.2 form factor which will benefit many newer systems avai...
Crucial’s M550 512GB is one hell of an SSD. While it may not top our performance charts or feature a particularly impressive list of accomplishments, it represents the next logical step towards affordable, high capacity SSDs which hit high levels of lo...
Abstract: While manufacturers have announced larger capacity SSDs (2TB and more), for storing a lot of files, a mechanical HDD is still a much more affordable option. This looks set to change in the future though, as SSD production volume increases lead to lower pr...
Published: 2014-04-25, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
A topic we discussed in the previous M550 articles is the fact that Crucial now has a two-drive approach for the SSD market. The notebook battery life test shows the M500's superior power handling, and in every other test we published today, the M550 fea...
Abstract: If you want to speed up your desktop PC or notebook, one of the best and most cost-effective upgrades you can make is to buy a solid-state drive to replace its internal hard drive. SSDs offer a quantum leap in performance and transfer speeds, and have ste...
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Published: 2014-04-12, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
There is a reason why I wanted to divide these reviews up and not toss them all into one while trying to explain all of the bits and pieces for four capacity sizes at one time. When it comes to the 1TB capacity size, there are very few players in that ma...
