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Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD - CT250MX500SSD4
Digital Storage Capacity | 250 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | Solid State |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | Crucial |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 2280 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
Compatible Devices | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept M.2 Type 2280SS SATA drives |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Hard Disk Size | 250 GB |
About this item
- Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 MB/s and random reads/writes up to 95k/90k on all file types
- Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology
- Integrated Power Loss Immunity preserves all Your saved work if the power unexpectedly gets cut
- AES 256 bit hardware based encryption keeps data safe and secure from hackers and thieves
- Crucial 5 year Limited Warranty
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Storage Capacity | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Easy to install | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
For gaming | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.6 | — | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — |
Tech Support | 4.5 | — | — | — | 4.3 | 5.0 |
Sold By | — | MITXPC | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
storage capacity | 250 GB | 256 GB | 1 TB | 2 TB | 500 GB | 2000 GB |
hardware interface | sata 6 0 gb | solid state drive | solid state drive | pci express x8 | pci express x4, ata | solid state drive |
compatible devices | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept M.2 Type 2280SS SATA drives | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop, Laptop, Gaming Console | This drive is compatible with desktops & laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 3.0 drives | Laptop, Motherboards |
form factor | M 2 | M 2 | m 2 2280 | — | M 2 | M.2 2280 |
write speed | 510 | 510 | — | 7000 | 3000 | 6600 |
read speed | 560 megabytes per second | 550 megabytes per second | 3500 megabytes per second | 7400 megabytes per second | 3500 megabytes per second | 7300 megabytes per second |
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Technical Details
Brand | Crucial |
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Series | MX500 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD |
Item model number | CT250MX500SSD4 |
Hardware Platform | PC; Mac |
Item Weight | 0.32 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 3.15 x 0.87 x 0.05 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.15 x 0.87 x 0.05 inches |
Flash Memory Size | 250 GB |
Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
Manufacturer | CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY |
ASIN | B077SL4FZG |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 3, 2018 |
Additional Information
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,620 in Internal Solid State Drives #16,761 in Computer Internal Components |
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Optimize Performance
Up your game. Unleash your creativity. Whatever your passion, accelerate your system with a Crucial MX500 SSD.
Trusted
With a heritage of award-winning SSDs, the Crucial MX500 has been thoroughly tried, tested, and proven.
Lasting Reliability
A decades-long legacy – Crucial MX500 gives you the best combination of quality, performance, and security.
5-year Limited Warranty
We back thousands of validation hours, dozens of qualification tests, and a heritage of award-winning SSDs with a 5-year limited warranty.
Experience a faster, cooler, and quieter computer.
The MX500 uses an adaptable pool of high-speed flash memory to generate blistering speeds at a great price performance ratio. Crucial MX500, a solid combination.
Is the MX500 compatible with my system?
It works with most systems but we recommend you research your computer’s requirements to ensure compatibility.
How easy is it to install the MX500?
Easy. It comes with installation instructions and step-by-step videos to walk you through the process.
Does the MX500 come with software to transfer my data?
Yes, it comes with Acronis True Image for Crucial.
What is the warranty for the MX500?
It is a five-year limited warranty.
If I have questions, does the MX500 come with support?
Yes. We have a Customer Support team and they're pretty awesome.
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Start your system in seconds, store up to 2TB of data, and upgrade with an SSD you can count on. Join more and more people who are keeping their family videos, travel photos, music, and important documents on an SSD, and get the near-instant performance and lasting reliability that comes with solid state storage. Upgrade with the Crucial MX500 SSD, a drive built on quality, speed, and security that's all backed by helpful service and support. Even if you've never installed an SSD, don't fear - our step-by-step guide walks you through the process to make installation easy. It's worth it.
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Customers like the speed, performance, ease of setup, quality and value of the computer drive. For example, they mention that it reads 47% faster and writes 89% faster than a regular HDD, it runs smooth and fast, and that any SSD will work well. That said, they say it's incredibly easy to install and clone. Customers are also impresseded with the value, saying it'll be well worth the price.
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Customers are impressed with the speed of the computer drive. They say it reads 47% faster and writes 89% faster than their old hard drive. Customers also mention that their file explorer transfer speed is much quicker, and that everything runs smooth and fast on Windows 10. They also appreciate the high speed capacity and the performance boost it provides. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...Performance is as advertised (meaning it goes UP TO advertised, and while I never peaked to the advertised speed, it was consistently up there)..." Read more
"...and programs open fast as well).6. Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD47...." Read more
"...After installing this... OMG!!! It's lightning fast. Programs load faster. Wakes up in an instant. Quieter. OMG!!!..." Read more
"...This particular one requires USB 3.0, but it worked great. Speed seems good and it's great to have the extra storage...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the computer drive or storage. They mention that it works flawlessly, the software works as it should, and any SSD will work well. Some say that it worked perfect to bolster the existing memory.
"...Already up to date firmware- 5 year warranty- No real life performance boost for my uses- Quite simply, It works :)...." Read more
"...9 months later, still no issues, still fast, like going from dial-up to cable internet, can't do platters anymore." Read more
"...for You Tube and regular use, but I personally find its not so good for Netflix, look at some decent speakers based on your needs).11...." Read more
"...This particular one requires USB 3.0, but it worked great. Speed seems good and it's great to have the extra storage...." Read more
Customers find the setup of the computer drive to be incredibly easy. They mention that the cloning process was quick and painless, and the installation of Windows 10 was relatively quick. They also say that it's easy to make a Windows 10 installation USB stick following simple instructions at the Microsoft website. Customers also mention that it was able to initialize no problem.
"...Recognized immediately by Linux- Already up to date firmware- 5 year warranty- No real life performance boost for my uses-..." Read more
"...Wakes up in an instant. Quieter. OMG!!! It's pretty easy to install. Hardest part on my laptop was snapping off the bottom cover...." Read more
"...Otherwise, cloning my old drive was was quick and easy. If you don't have two M.2 slots, you'll need an external USB case...." Read more
"...The MX500 is also incredibly easy to install, and it is compatible with a wide range of systems, so you don't have to worry about compatibility..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the computer drive. They say it is a very high-quality and reliable model from a reputable brand. They also say it works quickly and reliably, and is able to perform at great speeds. Customers also say that it is an excellent replacement and easy to install.
"...(Great expandability and room for future upgrades, enough USB ports for most applications).3...." Read more
"...I bought an Asus Vivobook F510UA because it was a great deal, great specs, for the price...." Read more
"...It's a perfect upgrade for your PC that will take your computing experience to the next level...." Read more
"...I used this adapter for the initial transfer – it is very well made and worked perfectly:..." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They say it's an excellent value, well worth the money, and fast for the money.
"...(Really nice monitor for the price though those heavy gamers will want something far superior...." Read more
"...The amazon price is quite good.. The support from "Crucial memory" systems is also quite good...." Read more
"...an SSD (or rather, don't need an NVMe drive), this is a great one to pick up for the price." Read more
"...The price is fair, cost as much as a good SSD SATA3 drive; and the performances are obviously the same as a SSD SATA3; so you get the same read and..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the size of the computer drive. They mention that it is a great size for a boot drive, has great memory, and fits well on their motherboard. Some appreciate the M.2 type as it is small and will not take any space. Overall, customers are happy with the performance and size of this drive.
"...1. Zalman ATX Mid Tower Case R1 (Nice looking case, provides room for everything, adequate cooling and allows good cable management).2...." Read more
"...Speed seems good and it's great to have the extra storage...." Read more
"...500gb is a great size for a boot drive - I comfortably have all the day-to-day applications I use on it, and dual boot Ubuntu and Windows...." Read more
"...The small form factor is great and lessens clutter due to it just being plugged into the motherboard directly." Read more
Customers like the data capacity of the computer drive. They say it has more than enough storage for their OS and base programs, and is a great memory upgrade for their work computer. Customers also mention that the capacity is as advertised, and it works well. Overall, customers are satisfied with the product's performance and reliability.
"...Capacity is as advertised, and I've noticed my file explorer transfer speed is much quicker than before!..." Read more
"...Works good. Increased my speed a little bit. No more insufficient storage notifications." Read more
"...I have not experienced any issues with data loss and am completely satisfied with this product...." Read more
"Great drive just low storage space and it appears to be a little slow compared to a 1tb 970 evo. Otherwise it will fulfill your needs" Read more
Customers are mixed about the booting of the computer drive. Some mention that it works smoothly and their pc boots up in less than 15 seconds, while others say that it wouldn't boot.
"...Simple as that.The MATE installation was very smooth. USB booted up right away, installed MATE, and that's it...." Read more
"...I restarted, the windows loading circle started, but it never booted...." Read more
"...It's lightning fast. Programs load faster. Wakes up in an instant. Quieter. OMG!!! It's pretty easy to install...." Read more
"...The laptop would not boot up, it gets stuck in the booting loop, until I took out the SSD...." Read more
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My System:
Dell XPS 9343
Intel i5
8GB RAM
OS -> Ubuntu Mate 19.04
----INSTALLATION----
Installation was very easy. I popped off the back of my laptop, unscrew a screw, took out the old ssd, put this ssd in, screw back on, pop on the back. Simple as that.
The MATE installation was very smooth. USB booted up right away, installed MATE, and that's it. All in all it took maybe a hour from installing the SSD to installing Mint. Obviously getting packages, customizing the settings, etc... all took much more of my time, but that's not the part of this review.
----PERFORMANCE (SATA only, no NVMe slot)----
Original SSD: Samsung SSD PM871 256GB M.2.
- Didn't really have a problem with this driver. It was the OEM (came with laptop purchase). I used to have dual boot Windows 10/Ubuntu 18.04 and did a SSD performance test on it (from Windows) a while back. I don't remember the result, but it was really not "THAT" bad compared to Samsung 860 EVO. I originally had 860 EVO in mind before MX500. MX500 at the time of purchase was over $20 cheaper with only a tad less in performance overall compared to the 860 EVO. I decided not to dual boot this time because Windows 10 just took up too much resources that this machine does not have (at least for what i do). I also decided to install MINT instead of Ubuntu because it's just far more light weight.
SO basically, I don't think this is a fair comparison since the drivers were used in different circumstances, but here it goes:
- Boot up time a several seconds faster on MX500.
And that's it. I use Dropbox to store my codes and I rarely do large disk write/read. I really can't tell you any real life performance difference between the MX500 and OEM Samsung PM871. There were performance boost overall in daily usage, but that's most likely from using a lighter weight distro than the driver itself. My reason for buying new SSD was purely for reliability (PM871 was several years old). My reason for buying MX500 over 860 EVO (or other brands) was the price per performance. This is an older laptop that I use primarily for linux environment because I rather not use VM's if I don't have to. I didn't need super fast SSD (which is an oxymoron since NVMe's exist, so there's no such thing as a "fast" SATA m.2. SSD) for that reason. For actual daily driver (for other coding and personal use) I have my macbook pro.
Reviews throw a lot of numbers at you and crap, but hardly go over real life performance or even real life scenarios. Real life performance can be subjective because it's based on perception when it's not an obvious difference. The numbers, of course, validate that. I did not see a drastic performance boost in real life performance. As for real life scenarios, how many of you normal users are actually moving around 100's of GB's of data every day/week???? These numbers really only matter for daily users if you do content creation (i.e. Youtuber), data analysis, and the likes.
I guess to sum this part up... Don't bother going for the more expensive and faster SATA m.2. SSD's unless you are one of those people. AND EVEN THEN, FOR YOUR SANITY... If you are still on a SATA m.2 ONLY system, please upgrade your system. The worse NVMe drivers are significantly better than the fastest SATA m.2 driver.
Speed Test samples
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*****WRITE SPEED:
...-9343:~$ sync; dd if=/dev/zero of=tempfile bs=1M count=1024; sync
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB, 1.0 GiB) copied, 2.50705 s, 428 MB/s
*****READ SPEED (from buffer):
...-9343:~$ dd if=tempfile of=/dev/null bs=1M count=1024
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB, 1.0 GiB) copied, 0.251535 s, 4.3 GB/s
*****REAL READ SPEED (cache cleared):
...-9343:~$ sudo /sbin/sysctl -w vm.drop_caches=3
vm.drop_caches = 3
...-9343:~$ dd if=tempfile of=/dev/null bs=1M count=1024
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB, 1.0 GiB) copied, 1.95643 s, 549 MB/s
The write speed was bouncing around in the low to mid 400 MB/s. So not the 510 MB/s as advertised.
The read speed after clearing the cache was right about the same as advertised. Nice :).
*****MORE READ SPEED
...-9343:~$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
Timing cached reads: 8994 MB in 1.99 seconds = 4508.58 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 1564 MB in 3.00 seconds = 520.80 MB/sec
...-9343:~$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
Timing cached reads: 8432 MB in 1.99 seconds = 4229.38 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 1564 MB in 3.00 seconds = 521.33 MB/sec
Also ran hdparm read speed test a couple of times for extra measures. Don't mind the Timing cached reads for obvious reasons, but if it's not obvious then just know that it's not actually reading from disk and that's why it's so high. The more accesses the kernel has to go through, the slower the read/write. (CPU cache -> RAM -> SSD/HDD) this is a very simplistic and "inaccurate" depiction.
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---FIRMWARE UPDATE----
This is really for my linux users. For windows users, Crucial has a software you can install that will do the firmware update for you. I don't know about Mac users.
So I fully expected to update the firmware on this driver when I purchased it. When I got the boot ISO ready to go, I figured let's just check what the current version is.
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...-9343:~$ sudo fdisk -;
// this gives you a list of all your disk with the directory name. You'll need to find it for the next part
...-9343:~$ sudo hdparm -i [THE DIRECTORY NAME]
// for example: ...-9343:~$ sudo hdparm -i /dev/sda <--- i think /dev/sda is going to be the same for most. Also it's a lower case I and not L for " - i ".
this prints on terminal something like:
/dev/sda:
Model=CT250MX500SSD4, FwRev=M3CR023, SerialNo=...
...
...
and so on...
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The current firmware on Crucial's website is M3CR023.
Basically... I didn't even need to create a boot drive for the firmware update. The driver came already updated to its latest firmware. Moral of the story, check before you do it.
---IN CONCLUSION---
That's about it folks. Some final summary bullet points:
- Boot up is faster (if you're coming from something that's actually slower. I doubt you'd see a noticeable boot speed increase if you were to upgrade from this to a Samsung 860 EVO)
- $40 for 250GB (which is more than I need for linux) is just so cheap for the performance
- Performance is as advertised (meaning it goes UP TO advertised, and while I never peaked to the advertised speed, it was consistently up there)
- Recognized immediately by Linux
- Already up to date firmware
- 5 year warranty
- No real life performance boost for my uses
- Quite simply, It works :). Can't say the same for defective units. If you get a working one, it shouldn't give you must, if any, issues
- If your system supports m.2 NVMe, DO NOT GET m.2 SATA (including this)
- This should not be any different if you're installing this on a Windows laptop or (older and still upgrade-able) macbooks. Well as far as process. Performance will vary for all OS and Distros.
My Build (all components work flawlessly):
1. Zalman ATX Mid Tower Case R1 (Nice looking case, provides room for everything, adequate cooling and allows good cable management).
2. ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-H GAMING LGA1151 DDR4 HDMI DVI M.2 Z370 ATX Motherboard with Gigabit LAN and USB 3.1 for 8th Generation Intel Core Processors (Great expandability and room for future upgrades, enough USB ports for most applications).
3. EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING, 8GB GDDR5, EVGA OCX Scanner OC, White LED, DX12OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-5670-KR (Great balance of price and performance).
4. Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W BX80684i78700 (Came with a thermal solution (fan) but I used the Cooler Master - see below).
5. 2 of Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD1(Z) (Man this is fast, Win10 boots in about 5/6 secs. and programs open fast as well).
6. Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD4
7. CORSAIR TX Series TX850M 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (Adequate power supply for into the future and has ample connectors).
8. Corsair LPX 32GB DRAM 3000MHz C15 Memory Kit for DDR4 Systems (Adequate for my application for work and gaming)
9. Cooler Master Hyper RR-212E-20PK-R2 LED CPU Cooler with PWM Fan, Four Direct Contact Heat Pipes (Instructions are poor, system builders with experience will have no problem, first timers will eventually figure it out. Comes w. all you need including thermal paste).
10. ASUS MX239H 23-Inch, Full HD 1920x1080 IPS, Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower HDMI VGA Frameless Monitor (Really nice monitor for the price though those heavy gamers will want something far superior. Built in Audio is good enough for You Tube and regular use, but I personally find its not so good for Netflix, look at some decent speakers based on your needs).
11. Sabrent 74-In-1 3.5" Internal Flash Media Card Reader/writer with USB Port , Black (CR-USNT) (For the cost and convince you can’t go wrong).
12. Asus DRW-24B1ST-KIT 24x Internal DVD Burner + Nero 12 Essentials Burning Software + Sata Cable Kit (Obsolete in some ways but good to have at times as some persons still give work items on CD).
13. Backlit Gaming Mouse, Gaming Keyboard, Large Gaming Mouse Pad, PC Computer Gaming Headset with Microphone Combo, S101-BA Redragon RGB LED Backlit 104 Key Gaming Keyboard with Wrist Rest (No issues at all, good feel and responsiveness and mouse drivers are available on the website. The headset sounds good).
So far, for a month, this Crucial has been awesome. I don't know compared to other brands. But I'm sooo happy with my laptop now.
9 months later, still no issues, still fast, like going from dial-up to cable internet, can't do platters anymore.
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En particular el puerto para la M.2 ya estaba ubicado para arrancar primero en mi laptop, así que no tuve necesidad de mover los discos como sugiere el programa al final. Para los que no arranca el M.2 primero, deben entrar a BIOS y configurar qué sistema debe iniciarse o abrir otra vez e intercambiar ubicaciones.
¿Vale la pena comprarlo? Yo votaría que sí, aún antes que expandir tu memoria RAM, a menos que tengas muy poca, pero si tienes de 6 a 8 GB el SSD es mejor opción, la carga de archivos se eleva y la rapidez con que el Sistema baja a disco los programas en RAM que no estás usando mejora mucho.
Sugerencia: NO borres tu disco original con el sistema, desconfía del M.2 hasta que hayan pasado varias semanas de uso y no encuentres ningún problema (tanto en la clonación como en el hardware y defectos de fabricación) También vale la pena crear una memoria de arranque que la misma App ofrece. Recuerda que no puede hacer un clon de un disco con más datos de Origen que espacio en el destino, hay que borrar todo lo que sobra.
Die Speicherstreifen lagen in sicheren Blisterverpackungen, die in einen riesigen gepolsterten Karton gepackt waren. Alle Achtung! Es lagen je SSD zwei Fixierschrauben und ein Hinweis auf Acronis True Image zum Platten-Klonen dabei. Top!
Die Festplatten funktionieren einwandfrei. Sie wurden nach dem Einbau sofort erkannt und waren nach der Initialisierung / Formatierung betriebsbereit. Ich nutze keine der beiden Platten als Boot-Medium, sondern nur als Datenspeicher, u. a. für virtuelle Maschinen und Backups. Von daher kann ich nichts über die Acronis-Software sagen.
In meinem Notebook verfehlen sie nur knapp die offiziellen Geschwindigkeiten, die der Hersteller angibt (Lesen ca. 520 zu 560 MBit/s, Schreiben ca. 460 zu 510 MBit/s). Das ist trotzdem völlig ok, weil ich davon ausgehen muss, dass die Belüftung im engen Notebookgehäuse nicht optimal ist.
Auf jeden Fall ist die Geschwindigkeit selbst für virtuelle Maschinen, die auch parallel laufen dürfen, völlig ausreichend. Selbst unter längerer Volllast habe ich keine Probleme.
Besonders gut gefallen mir die optionale Verschlüsselung, ein eingebauter Cache und die fünfjährige Garantie. Das liefern andere Hersteller für den Preis nicht.
Ich bin sehr zufrieden!