![]() ![]() ![]() This is an NVMe drive that can hit substantially faster speeds - up to 2400MB/s reads - than the 550MB/s Crucial MX500. ![]() The only true competitor is another Crucial drive, the P2. All things considered, I'd take the MX500 at its reduced price - hence this post! That makes it a fair bit slower than the MX500 in normal use, especially for sustained writes. The Crucial BX500 is £10 cheaper, at £140 for an equal 2TB size, but this drive lacks a DRAM cache. Even the relatively cheap and cheerful SanDisk Ultra costs £163, while drives that use cheaper QLC flash memory are the same price - such as the Samsung 870 Qvo, one of Katharine's best SSD recommendations. ![]() Looking at other 2TB SSDs on Amazon, it's tough to find anything at a better price. Today, it's even better value than normal in the UK, as Amazon have discounted the gargantuan 2TB size of the drive to just £149.97, a 30% discount from its normal £214 RRP. We've spoken about the Crucial MX500 before, but the short version is this: it's a fast SATA SSD that also offers great value. ![]()
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