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Crucial BX500 120GB 3D NAND SATA 2 5 Inch Internal SSD CT120BX500SSD1
Last Updated: February 17, 2020 (Refresh Now)
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Overall performance
315crucial, boot, drive, laptop, hard drive
+95%
-5%
" ... speed up my SONY laptop. ... "
" ... I bought a SSD enclosure and a Crucial SSD. ... It was not until I installed the second SSD from Crucial, that it was actually the drive which was no good. ... "
" ... The patch you get from Crucial, after that it was smooth sailing. ... "
" ... have had no problems with this ssd,for the price it is a great harddrive and boots windows fast,would buy more for sure. ... "
" ... I like how easy this was to install in my laptops, but mostly like How It sped up the processing of my 2 laptop computer's. ... "
" ... Looking past that, I've had no other issues with the SSD ... "
" ... Speeds a good but idk it's great for gaming. ... "
" ... Not the fastest SSD on the market, but it sure speeds up older computers. ... "
Memory
211ssd, crucial, hard drive, ram, boot
+95%
-5%
" ... I have considered switching to an solid state drive for some time now . ... "
" ... I bought two Crucial 240 gb ssd's and installed them effortlessly in two separate home computers. ... "
" ... Upgraded the 5400rpm hard drive and the thing definitely demonstrated an improvement in performance! ... "
" ... and found a great how-to section that explained how to install the SSD and how to clone my HDD onto the SSD using a SATA-USB cable (which I also bought on Amazon). ... "
" ... was able to clone my drive directly and this SSD took the info perfect . ... "
" ... I put this in my laptop that has 4GB or RAM and had a standard Hard Drive. ... I thought I would also need extra Ram to go with the SSD, but it is fast as is. ... (I don't game, so you might need RAM if you do). ... "
" ... Used an old spinny drive for storage. ... "
" ... The computer is a lot faster and he no longer has the 100% drive usage issue after boot. ... "
Setup
146easy to install, installation, easy, cloning, clone
+96%
-4%
" ... Easy to install and right on listed specs. ... "
" ... So for me, I just swap this for the 5400 RPM hard drive on my Lenovo laptop and install free Linux in about 12 minutes. ... "
" ... The install was easy. ... "
" ... INSTALLED IN SERVER AND WORKED PERFECTLY ... "
" ... Easy to install ... "
" ... Fresh Win 10 install ... "
" ... The install was flawless. ... It also has an install Wizard to help automate the process. ... "
" ... The install/settup was easy. ... The Crucial website is great for step by step install/settup instructions. ... "
Device Compatibility
146ssd, crucial, macbook pro, drive, hard drive
+90%
-10%
" ... I wanted to up grade an old Dell and never tried SSD myself. ... I am working on four computers ... "
" ... Used it on my old Alienware laptop and gave it a new life. ... "
" ... Renewed our older computer. ... "
" ... I then tried this in my Lenovo E520 and it was a great improvement! ... And really people, if you buy this to upgrade your computer do you think the 0's and 1's just jump one from drive to the other? ... "
" ... Purchased for a friends computer and it works great. ... "
" ... Excelente producto, compatible con laptop Compaq de 6 años. ... "
" ... For the price it made a huge difference on an old laptop. ... Instead of throwing it away, it is now a very useable laptop. ... "
" ... This completely fixed my wife's computer problem. ... "
Software Platform
93os, windows, ssd, acronis, windows 10
+75%
-25%
" ... I put this into an 8 year old laptop for a fresh windows 10 install. ... "
" ... i simply got this for my win 10 boot drive and some of the apps. ... "
" ... All programs, apps and data were there, and ran much faster with seek times far better than with the old, standard HDD. ... "
" ... Its amazing I will never use another HDD to run my OS. ... "
" ... Installation was only a few minutes long, and I've spent the last few hours re-installing my commonly used apps and trying them out. ... "
" ... Installed Linux onto it and its like having a new computer. ... Went from unusable old MacOS to excellent speed and modern browsers again. ... Luckily with this SSD and Linux its like new again.) ... "
" ... No issues with windows 10 install. ... "
" ... I did programming in Java with it and was great. ... "
Ease of Use
68easy, fast, install, easy to use, setup
+99%
-1%
" ... Easy to clone and install. ... "
" ... Easy install on MBP’s ... "
" ... Easy to install works as advertised ... "
" ... Easy to install if you know how to disassemble your computer. ... "
" ... Crucial makes it easy . ... "
" ... Install was easy, time machine back up was very easy as well. ... "
" ... Easy to set up and boosted my start up time tremendously. ... "
" ... It was easy to use and appeared a little faster. ... "
Product Reliability
68months, drive, problems, laptop, installed
+74%
-26%
" ... No problems yet. ... "
" ... Used it 2 months now and haven'y had any problems. ... "
" ... I’ll try to remember to comeback and update y’all on how its going weeks later! ... "
" ... I have used for 3 months with no issue. ... "
" ... Worked as expected even better ... "
" ... It is very fast and so far reliable. ... "
" ... Replaced original old HP laptop drive that I installed Windows 10 on. ... Old HP’s never die! ... "
" ... I had gotten into the habit of just buying new every couple years and recycling. ... Without a doubt the best money i've spent this year. ... "
Price
67money, performance, great value, priced, worth the money
+99%
-1%
" ... Great for the price. ... "
" ... Worth the money, super fast ... "
" ... to start with I paid about $200 for new. ... "
" ... This one is the best hand down for the money. ... "
" ... I do recommend this for the great price. ... "
" ... well it gave me a good really good performance than the competitor at the same price, i will defiantly buy another one for my second laptop but i hope the company gift it to me that more way better :3 ... "
" ... Great value for the price. ... "
" ... PRICE NOT TO BAD. ... "
Ports
42ssd, sata, usb, hdd, cloning
+93%
-7%
" ... Using it as a boot drive on my 2013 iMac. ... "
" ... It's great for devices with SATA II instead of SATA III as well, since you wouldn't be wasting as much performance with something a bit faster like the EVO or MX500. ... "
" ... Even with the older SATA 2 connection on this laptop, the real world performance gains can't be denied. ... "
" ... You will need USB-to-SATA3 interface (housing or adapter), but they are also fairly inexpensive, and once you have one, it can be used over and over. ... Bear in mind that you must have your BX500 connected to the PC or laptop in question via the aforementioned USB-to-SATA3 interface before and during the Acronis software installation. ... "
" ... It has been very good as a boot drive for a Raspberry Pi. ... "
" ... SSD are becoming a commodity item like usb sticks but like them, I’ve had failures inmany of the no name devices but never with the real brands. ... "
" ... I had to order a "USB to SATA cable" to clone my existing drive. ... "
" ... Finally replaced my tired Western Digital 7200rpm SATA 250G hard drive. ... "
Apps
38apps, programs, os, cloning software, drive
+84%
-16%
" ... Depending on what system is what file system you want but I am not here to educate. ... "
" ... The cloning app is very easy to use, my windows 10 worked perfectly after installation. ... "
" ... Using some free partitioning software, I was able to adjust the Crucial drive so that it was a single 960GB partition. ... "
" ... Free software worked easily. ... "
" ... From boot to loading software, everything is so much faster. ... "
" ... Go to the website and download the cloning software. ... "
" ... Installation was only a few minutes long, and I've spent the last few hours re-installing my commonly used apps and trying them out. ... "
" ... i simply got this for my win 10 boot drive and some of the apps. ... "
Gaming
22gaming, ssd, load, faster, windows 10
+100%
" ... Won’t make that old processor handle complex games or heavy duty apps any faster, but I won’t be waiting on the OS or basic apps to load, that’s for sure. ... "
" ... Speeds a good but idk it's great for gaming. ... "
" ... It's a cheap SSD for storage of games. ... "
" ... Second one running windows 10 for gaming computer, no issues . ... "
" ... Great brand for gaming I've been told. ... My son bought this to put together his gaming computer and I guess it's more then enough space and the SSD makes waiting time when you power on virtually none! ... "
" ... Compatible with Dell 15 7000 gaming laptop ... "
" ... I put this in my Budget Gaming build. ... "
" ... I needed a new SSD for games, works as expected 2 months later ... "
CD/DVD
18disk, cloning, ssd, platter, old hard
+78%
-22%
" ... I started off by installing the SSD in an empty disk slot and then did the disk cloning. ... "
" ... Came with software to transfer files from old drive to new. ... "
" ... 100x better than new with a spindle drive. ... "
" ... It loaded Windows 10 home without problems in about 20 minutes (from DVD). ... "
" ... The drive comes with Acronis disk clone and it does all the work for you . ... "
" ... I purchased this SSD for a client with a 2010 HP Pavilion laptop with a failing hard drive. ... "
" ... Used to replace is disc drive In a laptop. ... "
" ... It took me about three hours each to clone the drive through Disk Utility and install. ... "
Marketplace
18amazon, described, works, thanks, advertised
+78%
-22%
" ... Amazon had it a good price and 2-day delivery. ... "
" ... Works as described ... "
" ... I've ordered this product completely new from the manufacturer, with free Prime Shipping. ... "
" ... product as described. ... "
" ... Very good, thanks! ... "
" ... Shipping was awesome as usual from Amazon. ... "
" ... Works as advertised! ... "
" ... Works precisely as advertised. ... "
USB
17ssd, drive, external, sata, hdd
+100%
" ... Did clean install from USB flashdrive. ... "
" ... I plugged this into a HDD/SSD case and when I plugged it in with 3.0 USB. ... "
" ... 1) Backup your data files onto the cloud, USB, etc. ... "
" ... Finally replaced my tired Western Digital 7200rpm SATA 250G hard drive. ... "
" ... You will also need a USB to 2.5" SATA cable for cloning the drives. ... "
" ... After correcting the pin tabs I successfully inserted the SSD, connected to my PC, formatted it to NTFS and checked the SMART using CrystalDiskInfo. ... "
" ... Note - in addition to this device I had to order a hard drive to USB adapter. ... "
" ... Bought it as a secondary drive to replace my external HDD. ... "
Fit
17computer, perfect fit, old hard drive, drive, case
+88%
-12%
" ... Item fit my late 2011 17” MacBook Pro perfectly. ... "
" ... Perfect fit for my small form Dell computer. ... "
" ... On the positive side with a separately purchased spacer the physical install was easy and it fit tightly. ... "
" ... Since this laptop gets only occasional use, a budget SSD is a perfect fit. ... "
" ... Perfect fit with my laptop HP Pavilion X360 ... "
" ... It mounted to the bottom of the drive bay in the Antec VSK3000 case without needing any adapters or brackets. ... "
" ... Buy the model that fits your needs. ... "
" ... My laptop, Toshiba Satellite E205 was moderately difficult to access, but once in, the drive was easy to replace, and everything fit well. ... "
Resolution
14ssd, macbook pro, cloning, 4k, macbook
+100%
" ... Great SSD HD install it in a older laptop ... "
" ... Great SSD-HD. ... "
" ... Excellent replacement for HD’s. ... "
" ... Replaced a dead HD in a MacBook. ... "
" ... Boot up is very fast with this new HD. ... "
" ... All crucial SSDs are 4K/sector. ... "
" ... It has all the channels we want and then some. ... "
" ... Replaced original hd of my Macbook Pro 2013. ... "
Build Quality
14drive, case, ssd, hard, bent
+57%
-43%
" ... This build was for a friend who had fallen on hard times, by her friends. ... "
" ... Dropped into my wife's old laptop and it came to life. ... "
" ... and its been awhile since I broke one down. ... "
" ... fast and durable ... "
" ... These hard drives are worth their weight in gold. ... "
" ... it's still a solid choice made by a great company. ... "
" ... The physical shape is identical to the hard drive it is replacing, including threaded crew holes. ... "
" ... Great value for the money, but be prepared the body is plastic and very light underlining its low price. ... "
Delivery
10time, super, quickly, quick, price
+90%
-10%
" ... I liked how it was packaged. ... "
" ... Price was fair, delivery was quick and install was not bad. ... "
" ... It arrived super quick! ... "
" ... Was delivered quickly and works really fast ... "
" ... Product was delivered on time and it is of excellent quality. ... "
" ... Arrived on time and as described. ... "
" ... Amazon had it a good price and 2-day delivery. ... "
Cleaning
10install, ssd, drive, windows 10, new
+100%
" ... Reformatted the Crucial SSD & did a new/clean install of the Windows OS. ... "
" ... I had a clean copy of Windows 10 on a thumb drive, popped it in, and turned on the power. ... "
" ... Easy to install and I recommend a clean install and not cloning the old drive. ... "
" ... I did a clean install and it works sooo much better. ... "
" ... I was going to clone it over to the new SSD, but decided a clean Windows 10 install would be easier and better overall. ... After the SSD install with clean Windows 10, it took about 21 seconds. ... "
" ... Installing a clean version of Windows 10 took about 15 minutes. ... "
" ... Did clean install from USB flashdrive. ... "
" ... Every 3 years I'll install a new hard drive in my laptop and do a clean install of Windows. ... "
Lagging
8seconds, time, within, shutdown, minute
+88%
-13%
" ... Up and surfing within 30 seconds. ... "
" ... The boot time literally went from minutes to seconds. ... "
" ... Been using it daily since it came in and have no issues, even with multiple reboots, crashes and etc from overclocking and slapping it into multiple systems with conflicting drivers. ... "
" ... Press on and go to work no waiting to boot. ... "
" ... Want from a minute and 40 second boot time to a 6 second boot time with everything open and ready to use ... "
" ... it does what it suppose to do, i notice at the begening the boot time was right at 16 seconds then overtime once i got stuff sorted out and updates done, my boot time became around 10 seconds. ... "
" ... shutdown and restart cycle within 1 minute, used to take 2-5 minutes for full restart. ... "
For Running
7new, system, run, laptop
+100%
" ... Now running fine ... "
" ... Running vmware mostly for school. ... "
" ... Made a 5 year old system run like new. ... "
" ... My laptop is running better than most of the $2000 laptops i work with everyday. ... "
" ... It gave it new life and legs to keep running. ... "
" ... Running Win10, it is faster than when new now. ... "
" ... Then run it. ... "
Cables
6sata, people, os, included, include
+50%
-50%
" ... A really expensive piece of equipment & no cables whatsoever. ... "
" ... So I got a used drive with a bent connector and most of it's lifetime gone. ... "
Returns
6returned, back, sent, new, amazon
+17%
-83%
" ... To late to return. ... "
" ... The rest all had to be replaced. ... "
" ... becasue I'll never send it back. ... "
" ... Bought by mistake, sent it back. ... "
" ... Can I return this component ? ... "
Product As Described
6works, advertised, product
+100%
" ... Item as described! ... "
" ... Works as described ... "
" ... Works precisely as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised! ... "
" ... product as described. ... "
" ... Worked as described. ... "
For Kids
5laptops, bought
+100%
" ... Was able to pass the computer down to my daughter and she loves it!! ... "
" ... I bought 2 to upgrade my kids laptops. ... "
" ... I bought two of these for my kids’ Dell Win X laptops. ... "
" ... Kids like to play WoT and he seems to not have any issues. ... "
" ... My nephew absolutely loved the product. ... "
Sound Quality
3noise, audio, works, heat
+100%
" ... As a result, the SSD makes a creaking noise if I so much as touch it. ... "
" ... PC is a little faster and a LOT quieter. ... "
" ... Works great, no noise, no heat. ... "
Drivers
3drivers, tried, new, installed, files
+33%
-67%
" ... Crucial has recently taken up the very bad habit of not putting the installation drivers on their products. ... "
" ... In particular, the audio driver files were missing. ... When I tried to install the driver files from the recovery disks, the OS indicated that there wasn't any device & the install failed. ... "
Pedometer
3try, take
+67%
-33%
" ... Used a stopwatch. ... "
" ... However when I went on Crucial’s website and I seen their simple steps I gave it a try. ... "
Packing
3+100%
" ... Basic packaging is a plus. ... "
" ... the packaging could have been better but i guess i am in no position to complain. ... "
Storage
3space, one, capacity, storage, could
+100%
" ... For that application you would need a lot more capacity. ... "
" ... Three identical items came in the same package. ... "
" ... Each upgrade added at least 100GB of space. ... "
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