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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great SSD
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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Perfect internal SSD for extra storage. Installation was easy although it does not come with an M.2 screw, which is typical. Nevertheless, great deal!
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Unfortunately it’s still brand new In the box due to broken ssd slot it’s a little bulky and I’m not sure if that had something to do with how slot got broken
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My title more or less says it all. This is a very good well-rounded choice if you are looking to give your PS5 a little capacity/life.
As for the design, well, it looks pretty nice. Sleek. Clean. Simple. Not that you will see it. I am sure the heatsink helps with heat, probably helping performance-wise, but, honestly, I wasn’t having issues that I knew of, and just wanted this for more storage.
Installation is pretty simple. Not much more than opening up the system, inserting the drive, and securing it. It should not be an issue for anyone, even for users who are technically limited. Beyond that, once installed, formatting the drive, and getting ready for use is just a button click away.
Performance-wise, from what I could gather, the speeds are good, and I did not see any difference between this and the default console drive; however, at least with the PS5 (more on that later), it seems I was not hitting the rated speed of the drive. I think this has to do with the PS5 and not the drive, but honestly, I am not sure. Regardless, this is more just something to note than a complaint, as I am not seeing any real-world differences, but it would be nice to get everything out of the drive that I could.
As I mentioned earlier, I was mostly just looking for more storage capacity, and, well, it has taken care of that. It is nice to have some room to play with.
Ultimately, I like this drive. It gave me the space I was looking for, with good speeds, and from a quality brand. You could probably find a cheaper drive, but I like knowing I’ve got some quality chips and a nice warranty just in case. Further, while I am currently using this in my PS5, I like knowing I could toss it in my computer if a need came up. I am also fairly confident I would hit those rated speeds if I did. All in all, for all that you get, I think this is a good value.
Integrated heatsink, PS5 plug n play ready, FAST!!
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I am using the Crucial T500 with heatsink to upgrade the storage on my PS5. This M2 Gen4 NVMe is also PC compatible, but I didn't test this in a PC. So please read this as a PS5 review.
I will state first that I was a little nervous upgrade my PS5. I'm comfortable with my PC and laptop upgrades, but opening my PS5 was a first for me. There are plenty of YouTube guides to help, so after watching a few I took the plunge.
First the Crucial T500 looks nice, the heatsink looks to be a full body heatsink so I don't think you could remove it - so if you buy this version, make sure you want the heatsink. Crucial also do make a non-heatsink version if that's what you need. This model comes with a "Works with PS5" label and there's not much in the box other than the T500 NVMe and a leaflet that points you to the Crucial website. The box reports that the drive has a 7400MB/s speed and a 5 year warranty. That speed is FAAAASST and a 5 year warranty is more than enough for the lifespan you would get out of your PS5.
After install in my PS5, I was prompted to format the T500. This took a few seconds. When I copied across games from the internal PS5 drive (Spider-Man!) to the T500 it took less than a minute. There's no real way I can independently benchmark performance on my PS5 but I find those speeds impressive - the benefits of being a Gen4 drive!
Overall, I absolutely recommend the Crucial T5000 2TB drive with the integrated heatsink as it makes it 100x better than what I was considering - a drive then buying a heatsink, thermal paste, etc. If you own a PS5 filled with games and DLCs, this is a MUST buy.