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Crucial MX500. SSD capacity: 1 TB, SSD form factor: 2.5", Read speed: 560 MB/s, Write speed: 510 MB/s, Data transfer rate: 6 Gbit/s, Component for: PC
MX500
- Start your system in seconds
- Load files almost instantly
- Accelerate your most demanding applications
- Store massive amounts of data with drive capacities up to 2TB
- Be more efficient with Micron 3D NAND
- Enjoy a cooler, quieter computer and extend laptop battery life using only 100 mW of power
- Keep all your saved work if power is unexpectedly cut with Integrated Power Loss Immunity
- Get a high price-to-performance ratio without needing a financing plan to pay for it
- Protect your data on a drive thats tried, tested, and proven from start to finish
- Block hackers and thieves with AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption
- Transfer files easily from your old drive with Acronis True Image HD
- Manage and improve your SSD with the Crucial Storage Executive tool
- 5-year limited warranty
It's worth it.Every time you turn on your
computer, youre using your storage drive. It holds all your irreplaceable files and it loads and saves almost everything your system does. 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 thats all backed by helpful service and support. Even if youve never installed an SSD, dont sweat it our step-by-step guide walks you through the process to make installation easy. Its worth it.
Fly through everything you do
Start your system in seconds, load files almost instantly, and accelerate the most demanding applications with the Crucial MX500. Our Dynamic Write Acceleration technology uses an adaptable pool of high-speed, single- level cell flash memory to generate blistering speeds.
Store up to 2TB of data
Save massive amounts of photos, music, and videos comfortably and securely. With fast access to your media, creations, and designs, youre ready to share at the speed of your life.
Enjoy the efficiency of next-gen Micron 3D NAND
Our cutting-edge components are engineered from start to finish for efficiency. As a result, the Crucial MX500 uses only a minimal amount of power and still delivers a high price-to-performance ratio without needing a financing plan to pay for it. Experience a faster, cooler, and quieter computer in your home or business. Youll wonder how you ever put up with a hard drive.
Upgrade with a drive you can count on
With thousands of hours of pre-release validation, dozens of SSD qualification tests, and a heritage of award- winning SSDs, the Crucial MX500 has been thoroughly tried, tested, and proven. Secure your most important files on a drive with established dependability and these advanced features.
- Hardware-based encryption: Keep personal files and confidential data restricted from hackers and thieves with AES 256-bit encryption that meets all industry standards, including Microsoft eDrive, IEEE- 1667, and TCG Opal 2.0.
- Integrated Power Loss Immunity: Avoid unintended data loss when the power unexpectedly goes out. This built-in feature of our new NAND protects your data swiftly and efficiently, so if your system suddenly shuts down, you keep all your saved work.
- Exclusive Data Defense: Prevent your photos, music, videos, and other files from becoming corrupted and unusable with layers of error correction and adaptive read technology.
- Redundant Array of Independent NAND: Protect your data at the component level with an SSD that automatically provides parity protection for your data. This high-end feature works similarly to how RAID is used with multiple hard drives and maintains the integrity of your data, especially for intense users.
- Built-in durability: Because SSDs dont use moving parts that wear out over time (unlike hard drives), your files are less susceptible to a crash. SSDs are better equipped to survive physical trauma, like getting dropped, because they dont rely on mechanical parts.
Install with confidence
For many people, opening a computer and transferring data seems terrifying. Thats why weve made it easy in the step-by-step Crucial SSD Install Guide. Check it out before you buy, then install your own SSD quickly with everything transferred over successfully and hassle-free.
Micron quality a higher level of reliability.
As a brand of Micron, one of the largest flash storage manufacturers in the world, the Crucial MX500 is backed by the same quality and engineering innovation that has produced some of the worlds most advanced memory and storage technologies for more than 35 years. Split-second speeds, lasting reliability, and a decades-long legacy upgrading with the Crucial MX500 gives you the best combination of quality, performance, and security. Its worth it.
- Start your system in seconds
- Load files almost instantly
- Accelerate your most demanding applications
- Store massive amounts of data with drive capacities up to 2TB
- Be more efficient with Micron 3D NAND
- Enjoy a cooler, quieter computer and extend laptop battery life using only 100 mW of power
- Keep all your saved work if power is unexpectedly cut with Integrated Power Loss Immunity
- Get a high price-to-performance ratio without needing a financing plan to pay for it
- Protect your data on a drive thats tried, tested, and proven from start to finish
- Block hackers and thieves with AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption
- Transfer files easily from your old drive with Acronis True Image HD
- Manage and improve your SSD with the Crucial Storage Executive tool
- 5-year limited warranty MX500
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1 TB, 2.5" SSD, SATA III, 560/510 MB/s, 7.0mm
Crucial MX500. SSD capacity: 1 TB, SSD form factor: 2.5", Read speed: 560 MB/s, Write speed: 510 MB/s, Data transfer rate: 6 Gbit/s, Component for: PC
Warranty information: Limited 5-year
Initial Release Date: 22/12/2017
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Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III CT1000MX500SSD1 Reviews
Reviewer - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on gadgetexplained.com in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2019
There are two basic form factors you should keep in mind when choosing your next SSD! They are 2.5-inch SSDs, like the Crucial MX500 and M.2 SSDs M.2), which are much smaller than 2.5-inch SSDs but more expensive. 2.5-inch SSDs are usuall...
Tomas - 4 out of 5 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2018
The supply of SSDs remains high and prices are falling again: it is high time for a new comparison test. You can read it here, based on a completely new test setup, with which we can test SSDs even better than before. We scored 67 models in this test, inc...
Now that the prices of SSDs are starting to fall again, the competition is starting to take off again. Especially the new models from Crucial and Samsung bring some life back to the business, which was badly needed in this market. Last year there were few...
Ben - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on enostech.com in the United Kingdom on 08 August 2018
We are finally starting to see a small decline in the price of storage based products. For instance, back in November 2017, we took a look at the Crucial BX300 240GB SSD which was £80.39 at the time of review. Today, we are looking at the Crucial MX500 50...
Performance and DesignGiven the price of the drive the speeds we achieved were fairly good. However, on our test system, we weren't able to achieve the specified speed given by Crucial. This just means Crucial uses a much different testing scenario to car...
Bohs - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on eteknix.com in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2018
I had a look at Crucial ‘s MX500 once before when the series was launched a couple of months ago. Back then, there was a single capacity with 1TB. While great, that wasn't for everyone. Since then, Crucial has launched other capacity options as well as an...
+Steady performance, Impressive feature set, Large capacity and multiple form factors, Cloning software included,-none, “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, We would like to thank, Crucial, for this sample,Pricing and AvailabilityAt the time of writing, Crucial's MX500 (CT1000MX500SSD4) M.2 SSD with 1TB is available for £213.59 and $249.99 at Amazon. That's a low price for a lot of capacity on first-grade hardware.DesignThere isn't a whole lot to say to the...
Peter - 4 out of 5 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2018
The previous MX300 drive offered good value for money and perfectly adequate performance for most users, but was noticeably slower than several other mainstream drives.Now Crucial's back with the MX500 and, seemingly, the story remains the same.This d...
Given the modest performance of the Crucial MX300, you'd be forgiven for expecting the MX500 to deliver much of the same. However, the Crucial MX500 is as nippy a SATA SSD as you can find, without opting for a pro-level drive. With competitive pricing and...
Dave - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on pcgamesn.com in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2018
The Crucial MX500 SSD is hitting the market just when Samsung are looking to sweep all opposition aside. But, unlike their last few drives, the MX500 is a genuine player in both speed and capacity, and not just in terms of its low, low price.Check out o...
A great value SATA SSD, and one that can compete on a level playing field with the might of Samsung's solid state department...
Reviewer - 5 out of 5 Reviewed on expertreviews.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2018
This drive sees the debut of Micron’s 64-layer 3D NAND, up from the 32-layer NAND of the MX300, but there’s still no NVMe option and this SATA version still isn’t an all-out performance model. However, while the picture doesn’t appear to have changed much...
+Very fast, Competitive price, Lengthy warranty-NVMe optionFast, cheap and with a lengthy warranty, the Crucial MX500 is a great option for anyone who doesn’t need a pro-level drive...
Tomas - 4 out of 5 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2018
As if they had matched it up, Samsung and Crucial will both present new series of SATA SSDs this month. It's no secret that Samsung has been working on a 860 EVO and 860 Pro. The Crucial MX500 recently arrived in the Hardware.Info test lab and in this art...
Crucial has introduced with the MX500 SSDs worthy successors to the very popular MX300 series. We are impressed by the performance of the combination of IMFT's latest generation 3D NAND and the Silicon Motion controller. Only in very heavy enterprise scen...
Simon - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on kitguru.net in the United Kingdom on 23 February 2018
The latest SSD range to enter the market from Crucial is the MX500. Aimed at the mainstream market segment, the MX500 is a replacement for the MX300 family using Micron's latest 2nd generation 64-layer 3D TLC NAND instead of the 32-layer used in the MX300...
+64-layer 3D NAND, Overall performance, Price, 5 year warranty-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, RaHome / Tech News / Featured Tech Reviews / Crucial MX500 500GB SSD ReviewCrucial MX500 500GB SSD ReviewSimon Crisp 7 hours ago Featured Tech Reviews, Reviews, SSD Drives1. Introduction2. Crucial MX500 500GB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO D...
Reviewer - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on vortez.net in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2018
Stick around to find out how it fares in our testingCrucial on the MX:Every time you turn on your computer, you're using your storage drive It holds all your irreplaceable files and it loads and saves almost everything your system does Join more and more...
+Competitive pricing, Good performance, Included software is useful, Long lifespan with high TBW rating-Drive looks datedPriced at £115, the Crucial MX500 hits a price:performance point that nothing else can match at the moment. This makes the MX500 absolutely ideal for rejuvenating an old laptop, adding some new, fast storage to a PC or even using this as your main PC driv...
Mark - 4.5 out of 5 Reviewed on techadvisor.co.uk in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2018
With the majority of PCs and laptops having SATA ports, companies that make SSD drives are determined to support this technology even if superior interface options are available. The Crucial MX500 is aimed squarely at those people who have traditional sp...
Unless you're going to be using this drive for editing 4K video every day or need a 4TB device, the MX500 provides an almost perfect combination of performance and price.If you can afford the bigger capacities, you get a bonus not only in cost-per-GB, but...
Tarinder - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on hexus.net in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2017
The consumer solid-state drive (SSD) market can be split into two broad categories. On the one hand you have fast drives that connect to the system via a PCIe Gen 3 x4 interface, often hitting sequential speeds in excess of 2GB/s. The other end of the spe...
+Very attractive price, Five-year warranty, Power-loss immunity, Robust endurance claims-Sata interfaceCrucial's remit with the MX500 series of SSDs is to offer an enviable mix of features and price across all capacities. The 1TB model in for review today mates a Silicon Motion controller, first seen on the BX series, to its latest-generation 3D Nand.T...
Bohs - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on eteknix.com in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2017
I've been part of quite a few Crucial launches and I'm glad to be part of the MX500 as well. The new series continues the features and performance that we're used to from Crucial and Micron and it is also the first use of Micron ‘s latest 64-layer 3D TLC...
+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,-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, We would like to thank, Crucial, for this sample,I always have high expectations when testing a Crucial drive simply because I have gotten used to it. The drives are engineered well from start to end and deliver what they promise. The MX500 with 1TB capacity which I tested today was no different. We saw...
Chris - 4 out of 5 Reviewed on tomshardware.com in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2017
The SSD industry has been in a race to the bottom of the barrel, but due to the NAND shortage, we've often been given the bottom without the price drops to match. Micron's new 64-layer NAND, which makes its way into the Crucial MX500, promises to tip the...
+Competitive performance, Competitive pricing, Five-year warranty, Long endurance rating, Excellent software package, Host power failure protection-The look appears datedThe Crucial MX500 1TB is the product to buy in the 1TB SATA SSD space. It checks all of the feature boxes like the previous MX series products, but this new edition focuses on performance. The MX500 is a true competitor to the Samsung 850 EVO 1TB and take...