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Here are my thoughts about Crucial SSD, model CT500MX200SSD1. PROs: 1. SATA3 (6Gb/s) interface, compatible to SATA2 (3Gb/s). 2. It uses MLC memory chips (2bit/cell), not TLC ones (3bit/cell). They have inherently better reliability and offer higher sustained write speed (because there is no need for a SLC cache hence the absence of the write hole). 3. This is a self-encrypted drive. It uses AES 256-bit encryption, is TCG Opal 2.0 and IEEE-1667 compliant, and compatible with Microsoft® eDrive. 4. Has Power Loss Protection for data at rest. A small area of its PCB hosts a bank of multi-level ceramic capacitors which hold enough energy to power the electronics to an orderly shut-down in case of an unexpected power loss. 5. Read/Write speed are consistent and independent of data content (compressible vs. incompressible). 6. This is a proper SSD, with a decent controller and own RAM (for the FTL mapping). So it doesn't use the host's RAM for the said operation and has fewer write amplification issues. 7. After 5 firmware updates, one hopes all the kinks have been ironed out (fingers crossed). CONs: 8. Crucial/Micron has been caught with their pants down concerning their implementation of security protocols. Are they up to snuff now? 8.5 This is a consumer drive, so it's not FIPS 140-x certified. A purse snatcher / windows smasher would not be able to crack its encryption (once activated). I'm not so sure about alphabet soup agencies (four letters here in Canada, three letters south of the border). 9. Again, being a consumer drive it has no total power failure protection (no big ass electrolytic capacitors on board). 10. They've been out of production for quite a while, so if your drive goes belly up you are out of luck. 11. TLC drives tend to be cheaper per GB, but have fewer P/E cycles, and with the exception of Crucial/Micron and Samsung no other players have SED drives. Tallying up the PROs and CONs, I'd say this and its bigger brother (CT1000MX200SSD1) are the best SSDs regular folks can buy. For those with unlimited budgets, that title goes to Samsung 860PRO series. Just my two Canadian cents... Read full review
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SSD is the only way to go. I installed Windows 10 in 20 minutes; not 3 hours. The 6Gb/sec. R/W speed is phenomenal. Crucial is a top brand.
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It does exactly what is supposed to do, is from a quality producer, and is a great upgrade for anyone still using a regular old HDD. I am never going back. Thanks!
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Grabbed this to tide me over until I find a steal on a 1TB or larger 2.5" SSD this is filling a perfect role in a SFF PC that isn't setup to use NVME OR have an open slot to add a card.
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Definitely an upgrade over mechanical HDD's. Much faster read and write speeds. Makes an old PC new again!
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