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Brand: Crucial
Form Factor: M.2 Type 2280
Total Capacity: 1TB
Warranty: Limited 5-year
Specs: M.2/NGFF (2280) Single Sided Speeds: 560MB/s Read, 510MB/s Write
Series: MX500
Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
Crucial MX500 M.2 SSD 1TB $140 + Delivery ($0 with eBay Plus) @ Futu Online eBay
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but whats the point of getting m.2 SATA?
I got the predecessor to this years ago, the MX300 in M.2 config. I merely did it to save space, since the SATA drive was much larger. But I agree, there's no point in buying an M.2 drive that's SATA if you have plenty of space.
On a side note, I've seen Crucial P1's which are NVMe at 1 TB go for around the same price, if not $12 more, at $152. I'd recommend people get that over this if they can.
but P1 is QLC,
@hanke: Yep. Windows might be slightly nappier, like 200ms snappier and games might load 1-2 seconds faster. But when you're going down to 2 seconds difference, it really could be within margin of error or variance.
i went a mx500 over a p1. Firstly you wouldnt notice the difference in speed if using as a game drive. The mx500 has a 5 yr warranty and also a much higher read/write lifetime specs. The p1 is 3 yr and less read write and not as reliable.
@Tank evil: P1 is 5 yr warranty.
https://www.crucial.com/usa/en/ct1000p1ssd8This video on the SSD's is very interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlGjd1GZWdoDepending on the use case, most likely the P1 or similar SSD's will perform at a similar speed to more expensive SSD's like the Samsung EVO 970 Plus.
I found this potential use case. External dual drive enclosure.
https://www.startech.com/au/HDD/Enclosures/dual-m2-raid-encl…
Anyone ever released a NAS that can take say 4 or these?
I have a spare QNAP TBS-453A running 4x m.2 SSDs. Do you need it?
453A only take NVME as cache, not the actual storage.
It's TBS-453A, not TS-453A.
@Aggregate3: It's quite small, quiet and fast running as an NAS, but the m.2 SSD was so expensive before, and the storage size can't compare with the normal HDD. I was only using it to store the important files and run windows in the Virtualization. Therefore I can using my phone to remote access it to run some software only under windows.
NIC would be the bottleneck unless you're running 10GB ethernet.
It's more about the possible form factor and noise reduction due to lesser? cooling requirements / non mechanical. Potentially I can't see why something doesn't exist now twice the thickness of a modern phone that can hold 6 M.2 devices and hey while I'm dreaming power it off USBC for a small power brick source..
Needs a processor for OS, memory, storage controller, USB controller.. not really as easy as it sounds and unlikely to be a huge seller for now.
NVMe prices will come down in the future so eventually I guarantee you'll see some small 4-6 bay portable NAS with 10's of TB
Can't wait!
What are the advantages/disadvantages of m.2 vs SATA connections? I know nothing about these.
Nothing. M.2 is just a 'standard', for the size of the drive.
This MX500 uses the same protocol as traditional SATA connected ones like the MX300, as they are both SATA drives. The idea is though, that it takes up less space in M.2 configuration and the drive is attached directly to the motherboard via a screw. No need to mount it to your case or waste space, which is great for mATX builds and such.
However, the best M.2 drives are NVMe drives as they are far, far faster most of the time, as it uses PCIE to transfer data.
Thanks KARMAAA, what if you're swapping an old SATA hard drive for an SSD, can you still use a m.2 or does it have to be SATA?
If you're swapping from an old SATA hard drive to an SSD, it can be done to either a SATA SSD, a SATA m.2 SSD and an NVMe M.2 SSD. Just make sure you get a good cloning program to migrate your data from one drive to another and backup before hand in case of any errors.
You will need to however check that your motherboard supports M.2 as a form factors and M.2 SATA/M.2 NVMe based on whatever drive you buy. Most modern motherboards since the Z97 platform support M.2 SATA and since Z270 boards there's been wide support for M.2 NVMe and M.2 SATA.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but for a SATA one like this the only major differences are the fact that you don't have to use cables or multiple screws to install it.
Correct.This installs directly on your motherboard assuming it supports these drives.
Correct. To add to that if you want to use this, you have to make sure your motherboard's M2 slot has sata routed through it. Some M2 slots are NVME only.
NVME is much faster. SATA is old.
yes but this isn't nvme
Physical space, tidy with two less cables (no extra SATA and no power connection needed).
Currently the larger cheaper SSDs (2TB and up) are usually 2.5” SATA drives. There’s the Intel 660p 2TB which is QLC but others than that you’ll need to go 2:5” for better value in 2019.
if you are concerned with speed get NVMe drives not this one which is only SATA
Thanks ordered one to replace my 240gb SSD. Hopefully moving windows over isn't too much of a PITA.
Just clone your drive, worked perfectly for me. However, backup or clone to a separate hard drive before hand just in case, so that way if it clones incorrectly you have another copy for redundancy purposes. Nothing should go wrong, but I've seen drives clones before and have some problems with corrupted files, which meant you needed to clone again to the same drive to make sure those files copied correctly.
I cloned a 256gb ssd over to a 1tb a few days ago. It will create a 256gb partition on the 1tb drive but you just go into disc management and extend it
It's actually cheaper at amazon.com.au (https://www.amazon.com.au/Crucial-NAND-NVMe-PCIe-M-2/dp/B07J…) after 12% cashback (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/492077)
$154 down to about $136 after cashbackIf you have any of the maccas monopoly shopping vouchers like me you can get another $20 off that
don’t you need a new account for the $20 voucher?
I don't know, maybe, I hadn't tried it yet.
Works only for new Amazon account.
wait for black friday sales in a few weeks, there will be much better deals!
Waiting for a 2tb nvme like the 660p to come down to 200ish to replace my gaming hdd! Hmm wondering how long that would take.
I didnt get the point. It works as fast as a regular NVME drive(unless you are writing more than 125 GB in a go), has the endurance of 100GB writes per day and would still last over 5 years. And is a perfect option as a game storage drive. Perfect for my B450M mortar max's second NVME slot.
For me, this should technically last over 10 to 15 years, assuming I even keep it that long.
as a game storage drive.
that’s perfect use-case for QLC. The problem is that people don’t know or consider DWPD, and 0.1 isn’t nice for a main drive that’s nearly full.
@AlexF: I agree, if its used as a primary drive and if the drive is full and is using the swap file like hell, then it looks bad - for that matter even a MLC or TLC would wear out fast, though not as fast. Else nothing wrong in using it as a primary drive as well.
320$ is still expensive for me as a game drive and till the price drops down, I will have to keep moving games that i frequently play to my 500GB 970 evo plus. So am OK waiting for another year or two :)
Some time I feel like 500MX sata SSD is a better option at the same price as its not a QLC, but then its another drive + cables. But then again the advantage is I dont have to limit myself to buying Motherboard with 2 M2 slots for my next upgrade few years down the line. Using 2nd NVME slot will also disable few or all PCIE slots!
I have Lenovo E530 which takes mSata - will this work?
Thank You.
I have dell Inspiron 7559 and it's got m.2 slot. Can i buy this, and transfer my OS? If yes, is there any software to migrate the os to this m.2? Please help. Noob here
A search yielded these answers.
Can Inspiron 7559 use this? Yes, one of the replies specifically mentioned this model in the 500GB capacity.
Software to migrate OS? Acronis True Image for Crucial is provided for free by Crucial for this purpose. Download and installation required.
See also Crucial MX500 Support Page.
Thank you
Alternatively to Acronis I'd recommend macrium reflect, for which there is a free version, but either software should work.
Okay. Will check both. Thanks
I used to have a 7559… I actually installed a Samsung 850 Evo and found the Samsung software to do the migration to be excellent. So whilst the Crucial one might work fine, if it were me, I'd keep an eye out for an 860 Evo or something.
It is not worth. For $40 more you could have a Silicon Power 1TB M.2 NVMe PCI which is a hell faster than this one.
This Crucial is a M.2 SATA.
Even if you are not looking for performance, it is not worth.
Looking at the history its been hovering around $148 ish
cheapest so far right?