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Micron’s latest PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid-state drive, the Crucial P5 Plus, is a formidable rival to the Samsung 980 PRO. It delivered excellent performance in my tests and long-term real-world usage, even with an older PCIe 3.0 motherboard. In early 2023, Micron added the heatsink version of the drive. The P5 …
The Crucial T700, officially available today, is Micron’s first PCIe 5.0 NVMe solid-state drive and one of the first on the market. It more than meets the great performance expectations—it is easily the fastest SSD to date. But that comes with a few catches. The new drive is expensive. It …
Micron’s second entry into portable solid-state drives, the Crucial X6, doesn’t have the same bang as the first, the X8. But it has some novelty of its own. This is one of the tiniest, if not the smallest, 2TB portable storage on the market. (Rumor has that there’ll be even …
Micron’s first try into the realm of portable solid-state drives proved to be a big deal. The Crucial X8 was the fastest USB-based portable SSD I tested 10 months ago. Now, with the release of the 2 TB version, it’s still the one with the fastest read speed on the …
If you’re looking for a replacement solid-state drive (SSD) for your budget computer, here’s my recommendation: The Crucial BX500. This drive takes SSD affordability to a new level. You can get the newly-released maximum capacity of 960GB for just $130, or about 13 cents per gigabyte. There are also 480GB, …
The Crucial P1 is the first NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) from Micron and continues the low-cost trend found in the MX500 and BX500. Indeed, at just $.22 per gigabyte, the new drive costs much less than other NVMe SSDs, like the Samsung 970 EVO or the WD Black. But the …
The Crucial MX500 isn’t the fastest SSD I’ve worked with, but it has one thing to its advantage: the price. At just around 25 cents per gigabyte, it’s one of the most affordable new SSDs you can find. If you’ve been on the fence about the Samsung 860 EVO because …
