Incredible performance. I plugged this into my Ultrabook which now just flies along on Windows 8. The transfer speeds are incredible and the laptop boots up in under 10 seconds.

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.

Bought this for my 2009 27" iMac, seemed a good replacement for the 1TB built in spinner. Had no trouble from it so far, speed improvement is fantastic. Tried putting an SSD into a MacBook previously and the MacBook wouldn't take it, so very happy that this worked first time.

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.

When i first started testing SSDs (Solid State Drives) roughly 5/6 years ago even the cheapest 60GB model cost more than a 2TB HDD and although SSDs had a very large and clear advantage in read/write/access speeds over regular HDDs it wasn't until a couple of years later that consumers actually got...

- Build Quality; - Very Good Overall Performance; - Features (RAIN & eDrive Support; - 3 Year Warranty; - Available In 960GB; - Price (For Some

- Bundle

Installation and setup were a breeze. This fast SSD makes editing photos a lot faster.

Easy To Install; Fast; Highly Compatible; Reliable

Introduction I decided to purchase this SSD to replace the HDD in my laptop around 6 months ago. It is a decision I do not regret one bit. I have experienced pretty much instant loading times, improved battery life, and a reduction in system temperature since the switch, and it has certainly...

Cheap compared to competitors; low power consumption; low operating temperature

Still expensive compared to HDDs

The Crucial M500 (and the OEM-tailored Micron M500 ) are a new mainstream SSD family that offers a SATA 6Gb/s interface, Marvell controller, 7mm drive height and Micron's latest 20nm MLC NAND.

Highest capacity of any mainstream consumer SSD; Very attractive pricing; sub $600 for 960GB; Excellent performance/cost ratio

Corsair Neutron GTX; Intel SSD 520; Samsung SSD 840 Pro; Plextor PX-M5S; Crucial m4; OCZ Vector; Highest capacity of any mainstream consumer SSD; Very attractive pricing; sub $600 for 960GB; Excellent performance/cost ratio; Weaker performance than other mainstream SSDs

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...