Testseek.co.uk 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.
January 2018
(91%)
219 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
2272 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very attractive price
Five-year warranty
Power-loss immunity
Robust endurance claims
Latest Micron 3D NAND technology
Large capacity options
Plenty of features
Including NAND-integrated power-loss protection
Impressive performance
Low asking price
Hardware-based encryption with AES 256-bit
5-year warranty
Competitive pricing
Good performance
Included software is useful
Long lifespan with high TBW rating
Steady performance
Impressive feature set
Large capacity and multiple form factors
Cloning software included
Competitive performance
Long endurance rating
Excellent software package
Host power failure protection
Very fast
Competitive price
Lengthy warranty
64-layer 3D NAND
Overall performance
Price
5 year warranty
The editors didn't like
Sata interface
None
“Crucial shows everyone how a SATA3 SSD should be created in 2017. The MX500 simply delivers performance and features.”
Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive Review
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Drive looks dated
“Crucial sets new standards for what you should expect from a budget-oriented SSD. The MX500 is something different.”
Crucial MX500 1TB M.2 SATA SSD Review
The look appears dated
NVMe option
Drive cloning software not built into the Storage Executive utility
Kitguru says
In the MX500
Crucial have a mainstream drive that mixes good performance with a highly competitive price tag that may well make competitors sit up and take notice
Published: 2018-03-26, Author: Tony , review by: Techreport.com
Crucial's MX500 duo delivers just the sort of performance we expect out of an enthusiast SATA drive. Read speeds and sustained write speeds are much improved over the MX300, but burst writes and load times weren't quite so clear of a victory. On the whol...
Published: 2018-03-09, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
Conclusive ThoughtsConsidering the fact that the MX500 SSD does feature TLC NAND packages, we were expecting a sudden performance drop after the buffers have been filled, but fortunately it was not the case! The drive succeeded to maintain write speeds ar...
The MX500 does an amazing job of balancing an affordable price with top notch performance in its class. We highly recommend it as a pick for your storage solutions...
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
No NVMe Version. Yet,
Shopping for a SSD can be a little confusing. For instance do you focus on storage capacity and price or do you look at performance and pick the best one. As you may have noticed I included two very similar drives in this review both using Micron 3D NAND...
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,
Small Performance Increase Compared To The BX300,
When we get a brand new SSD model with a higher number than the previously released one we see a performance increase and as clearly shown from our charts this is exactly the case with the MX500 500GB drive when compared to last year's MX300...
Crucial has two consumer SATA SSD series that you have to pick from. You have the entry-level BX series and then the mainstream MX series and both have been revamped in recent months. Both series feature the same exact Silicon Motion SM2285 controller, bu...
Abstract: Crucial MX500 1TB: Bigger, Faster, Stronger – but not harderVery recently we had the opportunity to put the all new MX500 500GB solid state drive under the microscope and, while it is not without controversy, we did walk away very impressed with what it c...
Published: 2018-02-02, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
This second look at the Crucial MX500 reinforces our opinion of it as a solid performer, but it definitely isn't the fastest TLC SSD around. It is more common to find the MX500 placing second or third in its class on the performance tests, which isn't a p...
Abstract: It's not that long ago that I first tested the all new Crucial MX300 750GB SSD, and back then this was the first drive to feature the new 3D TLC NAND that micron had to offer. Now Micron has a new SSD and it's not called MX400 as the previous naming sche...
high performance, high endurance, 5-year warranty, Acronis HD software, inexpensive, available up to 2TB
nothing worth to mention,
Crucial MX500 SSD is well designed storage which is clearly optimal option for most users who are searching for well performing but inexpensive SSD for their computers. Now you don't have to choose between performance, endurance and price. The MX500 offer...
