Crucial BX500 2.5" 7mm 1TB [$159 + shipping]

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#272489 27-Jun-2020 02:59

Can't find too much information on price history, but seems to be the lowest at the moment.

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Capacity - 1 TB
Interface - SATA 6Gb/s
Sequential Write - 500 MB/s
Sequential Read - 540 MB/s
Form Factor - 2.5"

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#2514475 29-Jun-2020 14:33

The BX series are cheap for a reason - they lack DRAM cache, so they're not very fast. I have a couple of them and wish i'd bought the faster ones.

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#2514481 29-Jun-2020 14:44

MattR:

The BX series are cheap for a reason - they lack DRAM cache, so they're not very fast. I have a couple of them and wish i'd bought the faster ones.

Fair call. Still learning about key differences and overall reliability of different brands/models. Good if you're using this as a secondary drive. If you're patient or look abroad, might be able to get a Samsung QVO 1tb for a similar price. What would you get instead?

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#2514486 29-Jun-2020 14:48

Ive got one of the 480GB BX's in my box at home, and going from spinning disk, its a huge improvement regardless ;) But if you feel the need for speed, then yeah, stick to the MX.

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#2514490 29-Jun-2020 14:52

Wakrak:

MattR:

The BX series are cheap for a reason - they lack DRAM cache, so they're not very fast. I have a couple of them and wish i'd bought the faster ones.

Fair call. Still learning about key differences and overall reliability of different brands/models. Good if you're using this as a secondary drive. If you're patient or look abroad, might be able to get a Samsung QVO 1tb for a similar price. What would you get instead?

I think I'm done buying SATA now, but my last couple were 860 EVOs.