Rating 4.4 49 reviews
Manufacturer: Crucial
price $163.88
techPowerUp!
13 years ago

Crucial M500 480 GB

Crucial's new M500 SSD is built on an upgraded Marvell flash controller with new 20 nanometer 128 Gbit die MLC flash. This combination makes for a very affordable drive that also provides excellent performance in both synthetic and real-life performance testing.
Pros:
  • Great pricing
  • 7.5 mm thin-Ultrabook compatible
  • Adapter for 9.5 mm drives included
  • Supports TRIM
  • 3-year warranty
Cons:
  • Can't find anything wrong
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PC Advisor
13 years ago

Crucial M500 SSD review

Crucial has returned to the hit list of must-have SSDs with its M500. Read our Crucial M500 review to find out more.
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Tech Advisor
13 years ago

Crucial M500 SSD review

Crucial has returned to the hit list of must-have SSDs with its M500. Not because it's the fastest but because it has great multi-platform PC support, a good balance of large- and small-file transfer speeds, and an attractive price without relying on slower performance three-layer cell (TLC) flash...
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CDRinfo
13 years ago

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.
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Top Ten Reviews
13 years ago

The Crucial M500 solid-state drive may be at the bottom of our lineup, but it can still hold its own. This SSD is quick and efficient and will do the job in just about any machine. A Marvell controller drives this device along with MLC flash-component technology and SATA 3 compatibility.
Pros:
  • The Crucial M500 solid-state drive is fast
  • and Crucial has fantastic help and support options
Cons:
  • This is a 2.5-inch form factor SSD that does not come with a 3.5-inch mounting kit
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[H] Enthusiast
13 years ago

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 the SSD space it makes for a safe bet.
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HardOCP
13 years ago

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

Crucial's M500 offers the lowest price per gigabyte for an MLC SSD with enterprise-class features not seen on typical consumer SSD data drives. With new 128Gbit MLC NAND paired with the Marvell 9187 controller the M500 should deliver great performance at a historically low price point.
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Hardware Canucks
13 years ago

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

At CES 2013 Crucial announced the release of their new M500 series SSDs. This new model was meant to replace the aging M4 series and push the SSD industry towards a more budget friendly direction.
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MyCE
12 years ago

Crucial M500 SSD Review – A continuing evolution (10)

Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points below: As I said at the beginning, ‘ evolution' , is the word that describes the M500 and reflects the work that Crucial has put into this drive not only to make it faster than the M4, but also implement technologies such as hardware...
Pros:
  • Outstanding operation as a system drive
  • Is able to achieve 80.000 IOPS without sweating
  • SATA 6Gbps support
  • 7mm thick SSD ready for Ultrabooks
  • Hardware data encryption
  • Very fast recovery from a used state
  • Adaptive thermal protection
  • 3 year warranty
  • Very well priced
Cons:
  • None
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TechRadar UK
12 years ago

Crucial M500 480GB review

Crucial's latest range of SSDs, replacing the highly successful M4 series , is here. The Crucial M500 family consists of four capacities: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and the flagship 960GB.
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