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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 268 reviews

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Customers are satisfied with the MX500 500GB Internal SSD SATA's performance, ease of use, and price. Many appreciate the significant speed improvements, including faster boot times and overall system responsiveness. The drive's ease of installation is also frequently praised, along with its ample storage capacity. Positive feedback consistently highlights the excellent value for the price.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid performer

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have purchased about 20 of these drives and they are very reliable and fast.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Makes an old computer as fast as a new computer.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good value SSD for my wife's older computer. The 4 year old computer used to take a minute to boot up but with this drive it is ready in seconds. Which means that for $50, she now has a computer nearly as fast as a new one.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for disc migration with software

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Installed easily and boots OS fast. Although more expensive than competitors, the easy download and Acronis license use of the clone and back up software copy makes price differential worth while. I was up and running with a cloned disc first time and old laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great build, performance and value!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this SSD for a desktop, and use it as my gaming drive. Very happy with the speed and the overall performance. The SSD itself is nicely built, comes with a spacer so that it fits snuggly on your laptop/desktop, if needed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must Have If You Want To Upgrade From HDD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My laptop’s performance was getting slower that last few years. When I decided to switch to a SSD, it was one of the best decision I ever made for a tech purchase. Once installed, it’s basically day and night in term of performance, speed and bootup time. It’s a must!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Replaced a dying mechanical drive with this SSD and it was the best thing I did for my old 2012 mac-book pro ! Boots better and less drain on my battery .

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Crucial - MX500

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it to upgrade an older system with a mechanical hard drive. Noticeable increase in performance with the SSD. Cloned easily and worked instantly. Very happy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Upgraded from a hard drive to this and wow so much faster. Was bery easy to install. 5 stars would recommend to anyone needing a SATA SSD

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Would recommend

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product, fast speeds, works great, and easy to install!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    New lease on life for Computer

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellant addition to my desktop. My old hard drive was freezing and causing data to be lost including the actual OS. This not only resolves the data issues but made an older computer boot very quickly. It feels like a new Computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great upgrade.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fast data access and easy installation. Way better than old hard drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    100 % upgrade.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This new hard drive is amazing, our old desktop runs like new. Great purchase for an affordable price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome SSD, especially for the price!

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought for my PS3 in order to keep it running well as long as i can muster lol. Works very well and would recommend to anyone! Even if youre not planning an upgrade on an almost 20 year old machine lol.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Price to Performance is KING!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These drives get it done. They revive older machines' access speeds read/write. Also is a pinnacle in price to performance with excellent value.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price to performance

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great price to performance worked well and is cheap for what you are getting new.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does what it is supposed to do. Made my 2012 Macbook Pro faster when I replaced the hdd. Now it runs Catalina smoothly. Easy and fast replacement. No issues so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Can’t Complain about Crucial!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This particular SSD replaced a severely slow and decrepit HDD in a laptop. I think my kids dropped it a few too many times because that laptop took MINUTES to load. Now, it boots and runs like brand new. Still have an old-school hard drive? Use Crucial’s online scanner to find out what SSD will fit your computer. Crucial is the only SSD Brand I have used at home and for the workplace computers. No, I don’t work for them. I’m not even in the IT department. I just know enough to be dangerous.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quality Solid State Drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent storage capacity, compatible with Apple MacBook Pro.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sorry I waited

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The drive works well, and replaces a regular SATA drive in my laptop. The Acronis software does work, but I had to reconfigure my original hard drive, which was larger than the 500 GB Crucial ssd. Once I figured out how to do that, the cloning worked with no issues.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed, Ssd

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great SSD!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great solid state drive. It is fast and I haven't had any problems with it. I used it to replace a spindle hard drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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