Crucial M500 SSD

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 3602 reviews of Crucial M500 SSD. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the design and size. The reliability and usability also get good opinions.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 332 user reviews of Crucial M500 SSD from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Comments about the design and reliability are overall positive. The price and usability also get good opinions. Views are divided on the size.

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95% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Crucial M500 SSD

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1718 user reviews of Crucial M500 SSD from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the design and size are generally positive. The reliability and price also get good opinions.

usability, price, reliability, size, design

95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Joel Hruska (pcmag.com)

Crucial m500 (960GB)

The Crucial m500 (960GB) internal solid-state drive (SSD) trades some performance for encryption capabilities and a larger pool of redundant flash.

A huge storage pool at an excellent price. Hardware support for cutting-edge encryption standards

Slightly lower performance than alternatives from Samsung and Sandisk

The Crucial m500 (960GB) ($475) is an internal solid-state drive (SSD) that's priced to move and built to fly. It's the first internal SSD we've reviewed that closes in on a 1TB capacity, but after seeing the drive's overall performance, we suspect...

Mar, 2014

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Expert review by : Anand Lal Shimpi (anandtech.com)

Crucial M500 SSD Giveaway: Holiday 2013

I've been a huge fan of SSDs ever since I started looking into them back in 2008. The impact to the overall PC user experience is nothing short of tremendous. Honestly, whenever I use a system without an SSD I end up frustrated at just how slow it...

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING.

Dec, 2013

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Expert review by : Anand Lal Shimpi (anandtech.com)

The Crucial/Micron M500 Review (960GB, 480GB, 240GB, 120GB)

This is probably the most excited I've been about any SSD launch in quite a while. At CES this year, Crucial announced its M500 SSD - the world's first to use Micron's new 128Gbit MLC NAND die. Courtesy of the cost savings and density increase...

For SSDs to become more cost effective they need to implement higher density NAND, which is often at odds with performance, endurance or both. Samsung chose the endurance side of the equation, but kept performance largely intact with the vanilla 840....

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : maximum pc (maximumpc.com)

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

Fastest drive in its class by a hair; great value.

Bare-bones bundle; 3 year warranty.

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : PureOverclock (pureoverclock)

Crucial M500 960GB

If you need a very large capacity SSD and don't want to break the bank, then the Crucial M500 960GB is your best bet.

Sleek design; Excellent incompressible data results; Great value; Massive storage capacity

Not the fastest on the market

Oct, 2013

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Expert review by : Chris Ramseyer (tweaktown.com)

Crucial M500 240GB SSD Review

We've seen the large 960GB M500 and the smaller 120GB drives. Today we look at the sweet spot for enthusiasts and power users, the 256GB class model. Sold with 240GB of user capacity, does the mid size model suffer from the same performance issues that...

Jul, 2013

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Expert review by : [H] Enthusiast (hardocp.com)

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

The big news surrounding the Crucial M500 during CES this year was the shockingly low price per GB. The price of a 960GB for $599 brings the price per GB down to 63 cents. This is the lowest price on the market, and with Crucial's solid reputation in...

May, 2013

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Crucial M500 480GB SSD review

Today we have in our labs the latest SSD offering by Crucial, the Crucial M500 series. Announced earlier this year at CES, it is the world's first SSD series to use Micron's new 128Gbit MLC NAND die. The move to 20nm MLC NAND with a larger 128Gbit die...

Overall, a very good value SSD.

May, 2013

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Expert review by : CDRinfo (cdrinfo.com)

Expert Review

The Crucial M500 480GB left us with the impression of a solid SSD designed for everyone, packed with performance and enterprise features and available at a competitive price. The 480GB drive is retailing for $390 which is translated to a respectable...

May, 2013

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Expert review by : techPowerUp! (techpowerup.com)

Crucial M500 480 GB

Crucial has been in the SSD market for a while now, and has constantly been a key player, not only due to good performance but also competitive pricing. The new Crucial M500 SSD is no different. It is based on a slightly evolved, rock-solid Marvell...

Great pricing, 7.5 mm thin—Ultrabook compatible, Adapter for 9.5 mm drives included, Supports TRIM, 3-year warranty

Can't find anything wrong

May, 2013

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