Crucial MX500 2TB

1. Introduction & Packaging2. Visual inspection3. Testing & Final thoughts

Introduction

Micron Technology, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, founded on October 5th 1978.
The Micron products are marketed and sold under then Crucial and Ballistix brands, these products include: SDRAM type memory, DDR/2/3/4 RAM and NAND & Flash type storage chips.
In 2009, Micron was the first company to announce an SSD equipped with a SATA interface capable of 6 Gbit/s speeds. At the present time, Micron is involved in the manufacture and sale of memory chips for countless brands and product types.

Official product link:

https://www.crucial.com/ssd/mx500/ct2000mx500ssd1

Packaging and accessories

The Crucial MX500 2TB is packaged in the same cardboard box as the entire MX500 series. The front part of the box has a simple design with the MX500 series name. The capacity of the SSD is printed on a label on the lower left part of the box.

The back of the box has a few pieces of general information regarding the SSD and the installation procedure.

The protection offered by the SSD is average, with a hard plastic clam shell keeping the SSD in place.

Accessories

1x User manual;

1x Plastic bracket.

Specifications

Series: MX500
Model: CT2000MX500SSD1
Capacity: 2TB
Form Factor: SATA 2.5″
Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258H
Flash Chips: B16A FortisFlash 64-Layer TLC (NW913)
DRAM: 4GB Micron DDR3 @1866MHZ (D9SHD)
Sequential Read: 560 MB/s
Sequential Write: 510 MB/s
Write Endurance: 700 TBW (total bytes written)
Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C
Warranty: 5 years

1. Introduction & Packaging2. Visual inspection3. Testing & Final thoughts