Mini News : Crucial launches BX500 SSD

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Source : TomsInsanity https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/crucial-bx500-ssd,news-59092.html

 

Spoiler

Crucial's family of SSDs is about to get bigger with the addition of the new BX500 SSD, whose objective is to compete in the entry-level SSD market. Available in capacities of 120GB, 240GB and 480GB, the Crucial BX500 focuses on performance without sacrificing value

 

Crucial has launched the BX500 budget SSD series. They claim it's rated up to 540 / 500 MB/s sequential but they haven't released any 4K random numbers yet, or indeed any other specs on the SSD other than that it's using Micron 3D NAND, but TomsInsanity theorizes that it's using 64-layer QLC chips.

 

 

IMO it seems like a good budget SSD, we'll have to see how it is compared to the Team L5 Lite 3D, SanDisk SSD Plus, etc. etc.

[iRileyx]

The MX500's are already cheap tbf so I wonder how they can possibly be more "budget" unless its like a few dollars less? in which case it seems kinda pointless.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Just now, iRileyx said:

The MX500's are already cheap tbf so I wonder how they can possibly be more "budget" unless its like a few dollars less? in which case it seems kinda pointless.

Seems to be about $10 less than an MX500, about comparable price wise to Sandisk SSD+ or my favorite TeamGroup L5 Lite 3D

[PlayStation 2]

The more budget SSDs the merrier, they really need to come down more so more people can get into 'em.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

1 minute ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

The more budget SSDs the merrier, they really need to come down more so more people can get into 'em.

Yeah, true

 

... he says looking at a pile of hardware boxes on the shelf next to him because case hasn't arrived yet

[dizmo]

No 1TB option? Weak. 

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

10 minutes ago, dizmo said:

No 1TB option? Weak. 

RRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Intel ruler ssd

[TrigrH]

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If you're interested in picking up the new SSD, it's currently available for purchase on Crucial's website. The 120GB model goes for $29.99, and the 240GB and 480GB models are $49.99 and $89.99, respectively. Crucial will start shipping out orders on August 31.

 

[Ryujin2003]

3 hours ago, iRileyx said:

The MX500's are already cheap tbf so I wonder how they can possibly be more "budget" unless its like a few dollars less? in which case it seems kinda pointless.

 

3 hours ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Seems to be about $10 less than an MX500, about comparable price wise to Sandisk SSD+ or my favorite TeamGroup L5 Lite 3D

But they are still more expensive than PNY and even SanDisk offerings. I wouldn't but SanDisk, but have two budget PNY CS1311, and they are great. Looking on Amazon, that PNY model is still cheaper than the MX500, and is competitive with the suggested BX500 pricing.

 

And from my time in retail, SanDisk and PNY SSDs fly off the shelf at a much higher rate than any other brand.

 

They're still plenty of room for crucial to get in there with better prices.

[handymanshandle]

17 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

 

But they are still more expensive than PNY and even SanDisk offerings. I wouldn't but SanDisk, but have two budget PNY CS1311, and they are great. Looking on Amazon, that PNY model is still cheaper than the MX500, and is competitive with the suggested BX500 pricing.

 

And from my time in retail, SanDisk and PNY SSDs fly off the shelf at a much higher rate than any other brand.

 

They're still plenty of room for crucial to get in there with better prices.

My SanDisk SSDPlus 120GB would like to have a word with you

I got it sometime earlish last year

[DocSwag]

QLC? I didn't even think about it. Now that you mention it that would explain why they never explicitly say what kind of flash it is. That being said, the endurance numbers are pretty close to the MX500, at least for the 250gb variant, and compared to the 660p, which should be higher end, the bx500 actually has better endurance numbers. Plus I'd imagine QLC would destroy performance of a 120gb variant making it not that worth it, so I'm more inclined to believe it's still TLC. Definitely quite odd though.

[bcredeur97]

QLC? oof

[schwellmo92]

16 hours ago, Ryujin2003 said:

 

But they are still more expensive than PNY and even SanDisk offerings. I wouldn't but SanDisk, but have two budget PNY CS1311, and they are great. Looking on Amazon, that PNY model is still cheaper than the MX500, and is competitive with the suggested BX500 pricing.

 

And from my time in retail, SanDisk and PNY SSDs fly off the shelf at a much higher rate than any other brand.

 

They're still plenty of room for crucial to get in there with better prices.

Maybe a little bias going on here? I would pick SanDisk over PNY. I know plenty of people with SanDisk hardware, and no one with PNY.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

3 hours ago, schwellmo92 said:

Maybe a little bias going on here? I would pick SanDisk over PNY. I know plenty of people with SanDisk hardware, and no one with PNY.

IDK, never used a PNY SSD but have many friends with Sandisk drives; none are as good as the TeamGroup L5 Lite 3D

[Ryujin2003]

21 hours ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

My SanDisk SSDPlus 120GB would like to have a word with you

 

I got it sometime earlish last year

 

5 hours ago, schwellmo92 said:

Maybe a little bias going on here? I would pick SanDisk over PNY. I know plenty of people with SanDisk hardware, and no one with PNY.

In my time at retail and tech support, the SanDisk drives failed quite a bit more. And with the amount of SanDisk SD card that have gone corrupted on me, I should away from them when it comes to trusting my data integrity. Not a PNY fanboy by any means, I mean Patriot and Kingston also have options. But i generally stick to things I trust to not fail.

 

I wouldn't say biased, just don't like them based on my experience with their product.

[handymanshandle]

26 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

 

In my time at retail and tech support, the SanDisk drives failed quite a bit more. And with the amount of SanDisk SD card that have gone corrupted on me, I should away from them when it comes to trusting my data integrity. Not a PNY fanboy by any means, I mean Patriot and Kingston also have options. But i generally stick to things I trust to not fail.

 

I wouldn't say biased, just don't like them based on my experience with their product.

Lol my boyfriend's PNY SSD died on him after about a year of use.

[Ryujin2003]

19 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

Lol my boyfriend's PNY SSD died on him after about a year of use.

To SanDisk's credit, most of their drives failed within a month or two. So maybe you're fine if you make it past that. Or since it's retail, they may have had a bad batch.

[handymanshandle]

19 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

To SanDisk's credit, most of their drives failed within a month or two. So maybe you're fine if you make it past that. Or since it's retail, they may have had a bad batch.

Could've.

 

[Sakkura]

22 hours ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

My SanDisk SSDPlus 120GB would like to have a word with you

 

I got it sometime earlish last year

The Sandisk SSD Plus is really bad. Sorry.

 

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7726/sandisk-ssd-plus-z410-sata-iii-review/index10.html

6 hours ago, schwellmo92 said:

Maybe a little bias going on here? I would pick SanDisk over PNY. I know plenty of people with SanDisk hardware, and no one with PNY.

Sandisk as a brand is fine, but the Sandisk SSD Plus is bad. The Sandisk Ultra 3D is great (860 Evo-like).

[handymanshandle]

11 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

The Sandisk SSD Plus is really bad. Sorry.

 

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7726/sandisk-ssd-plus-z410-sata-iii-review/index10.html

Sandisk as a brand is fine, but the Sandisk SSD Plus is bad. The Sandisk Ultra 3D is great (860 Evo-like).

I'm still hesitant with that from what I've experienced with mine.

 

It's an SSD, it's reliable. It does what it's supposed to. It's fast enough for what I need. Now I mean I wanna get a 970 EVO 500GB but still

[Sakkura]

17 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

I'm still hesitant with that from what I've experienced with mine.

 

It's an SSD, it's reliable. It does what it's supposed to. It's fast enough for what I need. Now I mean I wanna get a 970 EVO 500GB but still

I suppose it's alright as long as you know what you're getting and it's cheap. Reliability should be fine.

[yian88]

If its not M.2 x4 NVMe it can go fuck itself, SATA is DEAD you hear me boi DEAD!!!!

Stop buying SATA shit, instead find cheap raizer M.2 PCIE expansion board to plug into your PCIE slots and use M.2 SSD's so we can help phase out SATA FASTER!!!

[GoldenLag]

14 minutes ago, yian88 said:

If its not M.2 x4 NVMe it can go fuck itself, SATA is DEAD you hear me boi DEAD!!!!

Stop buying SATA shit, instead find cheap raizer M.2 PCIE expansion board to plug into your PCIE slots and use M.2 SSD's so we can help phase out SATA FASTER!!!

Sarcasm? (I honestly cant tell these days)

 

Cuz SATA interface is far from dead......

[mynameisjuan]

3 hours ago, yian88 said:

If its not M.2 x4 NVMe it can go fuck itself, SATA is DEAD you hear me boi DEAD!!!!

Stop buying SATA shit, instead find cheap raizer M.2 PCIE expansion board to plug into your PCIE slots and use M.2 SSD's so we can help phase out SATA FASTER!!!

Unless you are copying files, SATA and NVME offer the same performance side by side. 

[AntonioP]

5 hours ago, yian88 said:

If its not M.2 x4 NVMe it can go fuck itself, SATA is DEAD you hear me boi DEAD!!!!

Stop buying SATA shit, instead find cheap raizer M.2 PCIE expansion board to plug into your PCIE slots and use M.2 SSD's so we can help phase out SATA FASTER!!!

 

ok, give me the money for the nvme