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Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD, up to 560MB/s - CT250MX500SSD1(Z)
Digital Storage Capacity | 250 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | eSATA |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | Crucial |
Special Feature | Data Recovery Service |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
Compatible Devices | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept 2.5" 7mm SATA drives |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Color | Gray |
About this item
- Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 mb/s and random reads/writes upto 95k/90k on all file types
- 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
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Easy to install | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 4.6 |
Storage Capacity | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | — | 4.6 |
For gaming | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | — | 4.5 |
Value for money | — | 4.4 | 4.5 | — | — | 4.7 |
Sold By | — | BIWIN Tech | TEAMGROUP Inc. | TOPRAM (SN# Recorded) | Tech Freedom | Priority Sales Inc |
storage capacity | 250 GB | 512 GB | 1024 GB | 1024 GB | 500 GB | 250 GB |
hardware interface | sata 6 0 gb | solid state drive | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb |
compatible devices | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept 2.5" 7mm SATA drives | Desktop, PC, Computer, Laptop, Netbook | Desktop, Laptop | This drive is compatible with desktops and laptops that accept 2.5" 7mm SATA drives | Desktop | Laptop, Desktop |
form factor | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch |
write speed | 510 | 520 | 500 | 510 | — | 530 |
read speed | 560 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second | 550 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second |
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Technical Details
Brand | Crucial |
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Series | MX500 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD |
Item model number | CT250MX500SSD1Z |
Hardware Platform | PC, Linux, Mac |
Item Weight | 0.32 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 4.06 x 0.28 x 2.76 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.06 x 0.28 x 2.76 inches |
Color | Gray |
Number of Processors | 1 |
Flash Memory Size | 250 GB |
Hard Drive Interface | eSATA |
Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
Manufacturer | CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY |
ASIN | B0764WCXCV |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 9, 2018 |
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4.7 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #667 in Internal Solid State Drives |
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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. Hold the power button for 3-5 seconds to discharge residual electricity.
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Customers are satisfied with the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it has made a big improvement in speed, with programs loading faster and rebooting being a lot faster. They say that it works fast without any hiccups, and has one of the fastest controllers for SATA 6.0GB/s. Customers are also pleased with the snappier performance, and say that the read and write speeds are awesome. They also mention that the laptop boots so much faster, and that the game runs smoother and the wait times are basically nonexistent.
"...The results were incredible; I could say that the laptop is like 10X faster, in everything, you do notice the change...." Read more
"...Heavy-Multi-tasking or intensive video editing -- the SSD improves Performance on EVERYTHING, every day...." Read more
"...In less than 30mins - 1 hr I had a "new" super fast laptop. Totally worth it. I do not need more than 250gb that is plenty for me...." Read more
"...Has one of the fastest controllers for SATA 6.0GB/s.If I had to criticize anything, it would be that it came in an OEM package...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They say that it works well, their laptop works much better now, and the process was pretty simple. Some customers also mention that the drive is functioning beautifully and has good results. Overall, most are happy with the performance and use of the product.
"...I read some of the reviews and decide to give it a try. The results were incredible; I could say that the laptop is like 10X faster, in everything,..." Read more
"I used this as a replacement for my system HDD. The SSD itself works well and was a decent upgrade for my one older computer and generally works as..." Read more
"...I tried to use my Mac's Disk Utility but it would not work. SuperDuper worked great and I was able to clone my HDD to the SSD...." Read more
"...Laptop works much better now, and the process was pretty simple. I would recommend swapping out any old spinning hard drives with one of these...." Read more
Customers find the installation of the computer drive to be pretty straight forward. They mention that the supplied software was easy and problem free, with concise yet clear instructions. The hard drive installed fine and works as advertised, and was able to install Windows 10.
"...As described below, I found the process fairly simple -- so long as you launch from Crucial's Online SSD Install guide (crucial(dotcom)/support/ssd..." Read more
"...This hard drive was super easy to install. The Windows 10 usb boot I created was recognized immediately, no need to change the boot drive...." Read more
"...my one older computer and generally works as expected and was easy enough to install...." Read more
"...Ease of installation was pretty straight forward, but I had to laugh as this is the only upgrade I can really make to the laptop I was servicing...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They say it's a great product at the price, with excellent price per capacity. Customers also mention that it'll be a fast SATA drive for the price.
"...was cool, the touchscreen was a nice component and the price was pretty good considering what some of the other options were and what came with it...." Read more
"...In less than 30mins - 1 hr I had a "new" super fast laptop. Totally worth it. I do not need more than 250gb that is plenty for me...." Read more
"Excellent product and runs much cooler than Crucial 2 TB ssd. Great value, great product and Amazon is the best...." Read more
"Great price for a reasonable amount of storage for an aging 2012 Mac Book Pro 13". It replaced a 500GB mechanical drive which only had 80GB used...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the computer drive. They mention it's an excellent drive, very reliable, and holds up very nicely. Some say that it'll hold up better than mechanical hard drives.
"...The drive itself is excellent, at least for me, got no complains so far.How easy is this to install?..." Read more
"...The computer was cool, the touchscreen was a nice component and the price was pretty good considering what some of the other options were and what..." Read more
"...The SSD itself works well and was a decent upgrade for my one older computer and generally works as expected and was easy enough to install...." Read more
"...tl;dr This is an EXCELLENT drive for an older 5+ year computer that is used for emails, media and browsing...." Read more
Customers like the size of the computer drive. They mention it's small, easy to install, and fits perfectly in their old laptop. Some say that it provides a reasonable amount of storage for an aging 2012 Mac Book Pro 13". They also mention that it'll store Windows and still have plenty of space for games, music, movies, videos, and other files. Overall, most are satisfied with the size and performance of the product.
"...The drive is very small, around the size of a laptop drive and it is easy to install, make sure you have enough sata power cables before you buy it...." Read more
"Great price for a reasonable amount of storage for an aging 2012 Mac Book Pro 13". It replaced a 500GB mechanical drive which only had 80GB used...." Read more
"...The software would not do the clone. It said the receiving SSD was too small...." Read more
"...There are no spacing issues since it slipped in perfectly. The computer is definitely running cooler and of course faster on the boot-up...." Read more
Customers like the durability of the hard drive. They say it provides additional years of use and is a great drive to breathe life into an old system. Customers also say it has an excellent life span and is very reliable. They are simple to install and have had no issues with continued use.
"...I love this technology. The SSD runs whisper quiet as expected to be and does not need defragging, something I'm always doing out of habit...." Read more
"It's fast, uses a lot less energy, and gives my case more airspace for my CPU to b r e a t h...." Read more
"...are awesome compared to your typical hard drive, they have an excellent life span and are very very reliable!..." Read more
"...So easy! And it's quiet and fast too!My old drive was SATA 2, and this one only said SATA, but it worked great...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the cloning of the hard drive. Some mention that it's amazingly easy to clo ne their old hard drive and install in their Toshiba c55 laptop, while others say that the clnoing process can be a little glitchy. Some customers also say that they were unable to get their hard drive to cno l with the software they provided.
"So far everything perfect. Installation and cloning my old HDD was very easy. The speed difference is noticeable, very happy so far with the change." Read more
"...It botched up the clone and slightly messed up some Windows 10 features (all apps and deleted store) to where only a full clean install is..." Read more
"Amazingly easy to clone my old hard drive and install in my Toshiba c55 laptop (Crucial provides a free clone tool)...." Read more
"...The software would not do the clone. It said the receiving SSD was too small...." Read more
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The drive itself is excellent, at least for me, got no complains so far.
How easy is this to install? Well, that’s a tricky question, it depends on the machine you’ve. In my wife’s laptop was relatively easy. I installed one on my laptop and that was a real pain, because I had to dissemble the whole laptop to get into the drive, it took me nearly 15 minutes to remove all the part of the laptop. Once you got your laptop opened, is just a matter of unplug and plug and then put all the laptop together again.
Now, that was the good part, here comes the tricky part, replacing your original HDD with this one is not as easy as it seems. Opening up the laptop and installing the drive was one thing. If are going to do a clean installation of windows (assuming your using windows) “you should have no problems”. But, if you’re planning to clone your old drive into this one, now, that’s a bit of a challenge.
I recommend reading a lot of posts on the internet about that, and don’t commit to any specific tool that will say it will do it right out of the box, etc, being there, done that. There are some free tools to do it and other tools that you need to pay ($20 to $80).
At first I try some of the “free” and they didn’t work or at the end it will say, see, it works, now pay. I ended up paying for one of the tools, it was like $30, EaseUS Backup, which everyone says worked like a charm, in my case I waited for about 6 hours and after the process was done, it ended up with an error.
I kept reading and in the end, there was a tool Macirum Reflect, that was the one that got my problems solved, it’s super easy to use and it moved all my data with just a few clicks, when I finished, I swapped the drives and there you go, SSD installed and windows working.
So, when doing that kind of upgrade keep in mind all that, it will save you time and avoid headaches...
ALSO -- another reviewer mentioned Acronis auto-rebooting to clone -- this (maybe) depends on your current partition scheme or particular hardware, or maybe on your OS & version. In my case (Windows 10 ver 1709), once I selected "Automatic" mode & set "Source" & "Target" then "Proceed" -- a toast popped up about "Locking Source disk . . " & next the Cloning progress bar opened right over the Windows Desktop (I was, of course, Locked Out from doing anything else -- but mine did Clone directly from Windows 10)
IMPORTANT (probably?) -- Crucial's guides do say to LEAVE YOUR NEWLY-CLONED SSD PLUGGED TO USB, UNTIL THE COMPUTER IS FULLY SHUTDOWN. When my Cloning completed & gave prompt to "Shutdown now," I wondered if Windows "Fast Start" would write another "hiber.fil" to disk -- so I opened Command Prompt (as Admin) & entered "shutdown.exe /s /f /t 0" -- then worried if that was a mistake (not in Crucial's instructions). I can report it did work though -- once I got the MX500 SSD installed & laptop back together, it booted fine first time, and no issues since. So the "shutdown.exe /s /f /t 0" command will work (though probably not necessary)
Just wanted to clarify some points ( & hopefully help) after seeing some who struggled finding/ Activating the Acronis software, or who described a different cloning process (maybe due to hardware/OS involved ?) As described below, I found the process fairly simple -- so long as you launch from Crucial's Online SSD Install guide (crucial(dotcom)/support/ssd -- then scroll down & find it)
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This was my 3rd HDD to SSD upgrade for various family laptops (all Crucial brand, did two "MX300" about a year ago, this newer model "MX500" just now), & have to say -- Crucial, with the current Acronis download they provide SSD customers, have made disk-cloning absolutely simple. The last Acronis I had used still required creating a "USB Tools" stick, booting from that to clone, so Windows drive could be unmounted for the process -- This Current Acronis can successfully "lock" the internal drive, so you can clone right from the Windows Environment, to your new SSD plugged into USB (via SATA3/USB adapter cable or HDD-to-USB enclosure -- if you don't have one, will need to order w/ your SSD).
Actually, Crucial has made the entire "Drive Swap" aspect of the upgrade easy-peasy, between their Acronis partner software & detailed online guides. Big problem I have is the trend toward Fully-Internal batteries in today's slimmer-lighter notebooks -- prying one open without bumping the Power Button into an accidental half-open boot can be a sphincter-clenching experience. Once that battery is unplugged, swapping the fresh -cloned SSD into the caddy or bracketry & connecting SATA3 is simple -- then the issue of snapping the laptop all back together without pinching LCD/Touchscreen/WiFi Antenna cables is again tense (YouTube >> search your Model "disassembly" -- stiff plastic guitar-pick to pry -- PATIENCE & deep breaths).
The Upside -- speed/ less power/ less heat/ less weight/ Silence -- of SSD over HDD are true of all, or at least "known-brands" like Samsung/ SanDisk/ PNY/ Kingston, etc, as well as this "Crucial" (Micron) brand. May not want to trust your Data/ OS/ & entire boot-process to an "off-brand" for the sake of a few dollars (I wouldn't) -- but for the big names, your choice probably rests as much on your comfort-level with the Cloning Tools/ Guides/ Support offered by a particular brand as on price. Shop & compare similar tech (ie, 3D NAND) of similar generations, & be sure you are comparing "consumer grade" with "consumer grade" and "Pro" with "Pro" -- you'll likely find prices of similar size-class are within a few dollars, brand to brand. For myself, I'm 3 for 3 now with Crucial "MX-" series SSD's -- given my skill-level, I'm thrilled with Crucial !!
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Couple of things, post-install . . . .
1. Windows 10 has "Drive Optimaztion" (de-frag) turned ON by default -- most sources say this is pointless on an SSD (no platter to spin or Read/Write head to move -- Solid State drives can access any cell, any time, at pretty much same speed), and *may* even be detrimental to an SSD. The firmware may scatter files & data for cell "wear-leveling," and we Don't want Windows clumping that back up. So tap "Start" begin typing "optimize" & click the top result "Defragment and Optimize Drives" -- when it opens, click to Highlight your "C:\\" drive in top box, click the "Advanced" button below, and UN-check "Run on a Schedule. . ."
2. For "typical" users, you should go back to Crucial's support/ssd website, download & install "Crucial Storage Executive." Once you have it open, click "Momentum Cache" & then "Enable." Pro-users have pointed out in other reviews (see "MX300 series" reviews) there are lighter, more efficient tools for managing an SSD -- if you're a Pro, you know what they are. For the rest of us, Crucial makes things simple with Storage Executive
3. My "MX500" SSD went in a Dell Inspiron 3169 (Core m3 - 6th gen) & this laptop has 4 GB DDR3L soldered on -- no SODIMM slots at all. I've noticed Q&A on some other laptops with a single SODIMM (factory 4 GB) ask about upgrading to 8GB -- if you have a laptop/notebook with only 4 GB and an HDD, I'd recommend the SSD upgrade FIRST. Extra RAM shows on Heavy-Multi-tasking or intensive video editing -- the SSD improves Performance on EVERYTHING, every day. Besides, the much faster Read/Write of an SSD vastly improves paging file access (Windows "Virtual Memory" or Linux "swap space") -- many "typical" users *might* find 4 GB RAM is enough, with SSD paging . . .
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It comes in a very minimal packaging and the SSD was easy to install in the laptop.
Crucial comes with a cloning utility but did not try it as I re-installed the OS. Wanted to keep things clean.
Did not do any benchmarks but it's been a couple of weeks and the Laptop is working blazing fast.
Overall highly recommended even for desktop PCs.