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(OLD MODEL) Crucial BX100 250GB SATA 2.5” 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal Solid State Drive - CT250BX100SSD1

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250GB
Digital Storage Capacity 250 GB
Hard Disk Interface Serial ATA-600
Connectivity Technology SATA
Brand Crucial
Special Feature Error Correction Code (ECC), Active Garbage Collection, Data Path Protection, Thermal Monitoring System, TRIM support, Extreme Energy Efficiency technology, Silicon Motion SM2246EN controller See more
Hard Disk Form Factor 2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description 1x250GB
Compatible Devices Desktop
Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Color Silver

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  • Sequential reads/writes up to 535 / 370 MB/s on all file types
  • Random reads/writes up to 90k / 87k IOPS on all file types
  • Over 15x faster, 2x more reliable and 2x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive
  • More durable than a hard drive
  • Includes spacer for 9.5mm applications
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Specifications: Part Number: CT250BX100SSD1 Capacity (Unformatted): 250GB Interface: SATA 6Gb/s Sustained Sequential Read up to (128k transfer): 535MB/s Sustained Sequential Write up to (128k transfer): 370MB/s Form Factor: 2.5-inch Internal SSD 3-year limited warranty by Manufacturer

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Crucial BX100 SSD

Outlast and outperform your hard drive.

Boot up almost instantly. Load programs in seconds. And accelerate demanding applications with ease. It all starts with ditching your hard drive.

The storage revolution that started in 2008 with our first SSD continues with the new Crucial BX100. Engineered to outperform a hard drive and deliver cost-effective performance, the Crucial BX100 leverages advanced flash memory technology and moves your computer beyond the outdated storage limitations of spinning discs. By transmitting data in a digital manner rather than having to seek it out on a spinning platter, the Crucial BX100 makes nearly everything on your computer faster and more efficient.

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Over 15x faster than a typical hard drive*

Get more done in less time – or just have more fun. The Crucial BX100 SSD is over 15 times faster than a typical hard drive and delivers true 535 MB/s sequential reads on both compressible and incompressible data. By treating all data the same, the Crucial BX100 allows you to do everything quickly, regardless of whether you’re saving an image, accessing a ZIP file, or loading a video.

Over 2x more reliable than a typical hard drive**

Protect your data by storing it on the Crucial BX100, which is significantly more reliable than a typical hard drive. In the computer industry, storage drive reliability is measured in mean times between failures (MTBF). Most hard drives have MTBF ratings of 0.6 million hours, whereas the Crucial BX100 has a reliability rating of 1.5 million hours. In practical terms, the more reliable your drive is, the less likely it is to crash.

Nearly 2x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive***

Run your system longer and harder – using less power. With Extreme Energy Efficiency technology, the Crucial BX100 is over 90% more energy efficient than a typical hard drive. Since SSDs access data digitally rather than seeking it out on a spinning platter, they consume significantly less power.

Better value than a typical SSD

Get more out of your system – without compromising quality. At speeds up to 535 MB/s, the Crucial BX100 SSD isn’t the fastest drive on the market, but that’s squarely our intent. We painstakingly engineered the Crucial BX100 to provide a massive performance boost, while also delivering an unrivaled value among SSDs. Make the switch to the Crucial BX100 and get everything you expect from a Crucial SSD at an unexpected value.

Micron quality - a higher level of reliability.

As a brand of Micron, one of the largest flash storage manufacturers in the world, the Crucial BX100 is backed by the same quality and innovation that has produced some of the world’s most advanced memory and storage technologies. With over a thousand hours of prerelease validation testing and hundreds of SSD qualification tests, the Crucial BX100 has been thoroughly tried, tested, and proven. You’ll notice the difference.

* Performance level based on comparative benchmark scores of the Crucial BX100 SSD and the Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX internal hard drive. Actual performance level may vary based on benchmark used and individual system configuration. Test setup: 1TB Crucial BX100 SSD and 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive, both tested on an Intel DZ87RL motherboard, Intel i7-4770K 3.50GHz processor, BIOS Rev. 0327, and Windows 8 Pro 64-bit operating system using PCMark Vantage HDD test suite. Benchmark testing conducted December 2014.

**Reliability comparison based on published MTBF ratings of the 1TB Crucial BX100 SSD (1.5 million hours) and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue (0.6 million hours).

***Hard drive active average power use based on published specs of 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive.

Note: 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. The 1TB version of this drive has a storage capacity of 1000GB and meets terabyte-class standards, which refer to drives that store between 960GB and 1024GB of data. Actual useable capacity may vary.

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Outlast and outperform your hard drive. Boot up almost instantly. Load programs in seconds. And accelerate demanding applications with ease. It all starts with ditching your hard drive. Engineered to outperform a hard drive and deliver cost-effective performance, the Crucial BX100 leverages advanced flash memory technology and moves your computer beyond the outdated storage limitations of spinning discs. By transmitting data in a digital manner rather than having to seek it out on a spinning platter, the Crucial BX100 is over 15x faster, 2x more reliable, and 2x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
3,493 global ratings

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Customers like the speed, quality, performance, value, and ease of installation of the computer drive. For example, they mention that it's lightning fast, works smoothly, and is a dependable brand. Some appreciate the value for money and the ease of setup.

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641 customers mention612 positive29 negative

Customers like the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it works lightning fast, and that files transfer faster between the two drives. They say it dramatically drops boot times, load times, and overall stutter. They also say there are no issues with fan speeds and that it flies when transferring with USB 3.0.

"...My computer is faster than it ever was before and feels brand new. The battery is also better too...." Read more

"...And I've seen these give a remarkable boost in speed on very old PC's even.Summary: Spend the money for a quality, dependable brand...." Read more

"...definitely did the trick for that as well as giving me a sizable performance upgrade...." Read more

"...All in I spent about $117 to revive my MacBook. Everything is noticeably faster. Boot time to login went from 45 seconds to 15 seconds...." Read more

495 customers mention422 positive73 negative

Customers like the quality of the computer drive. For example, they say it's a rock solid SSD, a dependable brand, and the best computer upgrade that money can buy. That said, some mention that the drive itself is really great and super fast.

"...My computer is faster than it ever was before and feels brand new. The battery is also better too...." Read more

"...Summary: Spend the money for a quality, dependable brand. Get a SSD. If you're not storing media on it this one is PLENTY big." Read more

"...write, around 200mb/s faster than my previous 240gb SSD and very solid for a SATA3 SSD, 600mb/s being around the maximum throughput SATA3 is capable..." Read more

"...SSD I did no other physical hardware upgrade and the change has been absolutely incredible!--------------------..." Read more

432 customers mention410 positive22 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the computer drive. They mention that it works well on a more recent Dell laptop, works smoothly, and is an amazing drive. Some say that it improves performance and reliability of older Macs. Installation was easy, and the drive works out of the box.

"...And it works great! The client is excited about the speed and I'm happy I'm giving them something reliable." Read more

"...Anyway, this drive works well and installed without issues...." Read more

"These drives are working amazing magic on Older Macs; Desktops or Portables...." Read more

"...product in my computer for about 2 weeks or so now and it is performing superbly...." Read more

293 customers mention287 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They say it's an affordable upgrade that makes a big difference. They also say it’s a great investment and a cost-effective way of improving performance.

"...it had the two screwdrivers I needed, as well as the pry tool, at a good price...." Read more

"...I purchased this SSD for replacement, because of its good reviews and good price. It took only minutes to install it, very straight forward...." Read more

"...The price on this drive is just right. The perfect balance between size and price...." Read more

"...then DO it and please purchase a crucial because they are some of the best for the money." Read more

201 customers mention192 positive9 negative

Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that it's straight forward, and easy to get working. Some appreciate the bundled Acronis software, which makes the installation and setup process simple.

"...This was my first time upgrading a Hard Drive, and it was incredibly easy...." Read more

"...If you haven't gotten a SSD yet, just do it. Install is beyond easy. You could Velcro one of these tiny things to the inside of your case...." Read more

"...Anyway, this drive works well and installed without issues...." Read more

"...The bundled Acronis software made this so easy and I really imagine that even folks with a very small skillset of computer skills can get the..." Read more

43 customers mention39 positive4 negative

Customers are satisfied with the space provided by the computer drive. They mention that it has a fairly large capacity, holds most data, and is the best for any type of memory. Some appreciate the extra room for the C: drive and the speed increase. Overall, most are happy with the performance and capacity of the drive.

"...It also has all the space I need for my OS and a few important programs I need to run quickly, while I just put everything else on my 1TB HDD...." Read more

"...Very happy with the speed increase and how little space it takes up in my case...." Read more

"...Two fit in a bracket inside the 3.5 inch floppy drive. It re-purposes the space nicely." Read more

"...It is twice the size of my old drive, and had no trouble resizing the partition when I transferred the drive image...." Read more

41 customers mention41 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the battery life of the drive. They mention that it extends the battery of the laptop, is very power efficient, and uses half the power compared to most SSDs. Some are happy with the price and performance.

"...The battery is also better too.This was my first time upgrading a Hard Drive, and it was incredibly easy...." Read more

"...For now I am very happy with the price($85) / performance and capacity. Installation was trivial." Read more

"...I haven't seen it since the install. My battery also lasts longer too, I guess it takes a bit less energy than the traditional HDD." Read more

"...After installing this SSD, my power consumption has dropped significantly (>30% decrease in consumption), which has the added effect of leaving..." Read more

25 customers mention25 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the durability of the computer drive. They mention that it is quiet, has no mechanical sounds, and does not overheat.

"...in half the time, my program and games load much, much faster and it's silent, no mechanical sounds whatsoever like a traditional drive...." Read more

"...The SSD is quiet, preforms well, reaches many exceptional benchmarks (read/write speeds), and has literally made my already fast computer to a..." Read more

"...to move from a mechanical disk drive to an SSD because its absolutely silent and I can't feel any vibration under my hands at all...." Read more

"...Battery will last longer due to lower power and machine much quieter, only noise in CPU fan when it runs...." Read more

Excellent performance at a great price point.
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Excellent performance at a great price point.
I've been using a 500gb Crucial BX100 SSD as my system drive in my primary desktop for around a month now, not that long in the grand scheme of things but I feel long enough to comment on its operations on a day-to-day level. When I bought the BX100 I was simply looking for a capacity upgrade over my previous 240gb SSD; the 500gb BX100 definitely did the trick for that as well as giving me a sizable performance upgrade. In testing I was able to get a rather consistent 500-550mb/s read and 450-500mb/s write, around 200mb/s faster than my previous 240gb SSD and very solid for a SATA3 SSD, 600mb/s being around the maximum throughput SATA3 is capable of. Physically the drive seems to be housed in aluminum and as such feels very sturdy. The drive was packaged very simply and comes with a spacer in case you need it.Overall, I would say this is some of the best value you can get for an SSD of this capacity.
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Steve O
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Price and Way Faster Than My Old HDD
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015
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Upgraded my Late 2011 MacBook Pro from a 500GB spinning hard drive to this. Instead of taking a solid minute or so to boot up, it takes ten seconds and it's more responsive than my old HDD. My computer is faster than it ever was before and feels brand new. The battery is also better too.

This was my first time upgrading a Hard Drive, and it was incredibly easy. I used a StarTech.com USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable & the TEKTON 2830 Everybit Tool Kit (both sold on Amazon) to help me with this. Here's how I did it:

1. Plug SSD into USB to SATA cable.
2. Use Disk Utility to format the SSD. > http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Crucial-SSDs/How-to-initialize-your-SSD-Mac/ta-p/111 490
- Erase Disk:
- Name: Macintosh SSD
- Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

- Partition Disk
- 1 Partition
- Name: Macintosh SSD
- Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
- Options: GUID Partition Table

3. Downloaded Yosemite onto the Mac directly. Clicked on 'Yosemite Install' application and installed it on the SSD. Go through installation process until it reboots, then the configuration process. Once complete, turn off the Macbook.
4. Remove old HD and install new SSD. > http://guides.crucial.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Early+2011+SSD+Insta llation/419
5. Install iLife apps, Chrome & Skype
6. Update Yosemite using App Store.
7. Disabled:
- Sudden Motion Sensor > http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201666
- 'Put Hard Disc to sleep when possible' > Since TRIM isn't supported this will help the Active Garbage Collection built into the SSD
8. Reset SMC & PRAM/VRAM > http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063 & http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
9. Move items manually from External HD to SSD.

If you're looking to upgrade your Mac and don't want to break the bank too hard - this is the way to do it.
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TC101
5.0 out of 5 stars If you're thinking about going to a SSD - Just get one
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2015
Size: 250GBVerified Purchase
My first foray into the SSD world was with the Patriot Blaze 240GB. It was awesome. Once I learned to switch my BIOS settings to AHCI instead of RAID (had no idea what RAID was at the time) everything booted and I was off. Speed increase was spectacular. Made me tingle a little bit.

Then I started getting boot failures a couple months later. Troubleshooting gave me "disk inaccessible" messages. Another re-installation of Windows and it would freeze again weeks later. Finally I looked into it and that particular drive was doing the same for others.

I decided to put some money into a credible brand that I know makes quality products. For solid state memory it doesn't get much better than Crucial, Corsair, SanDisk or PNY in my opinion. I bought this guy for less than $100 and have not had a single freeze yet. And this one is yet again noticeably faster than the Patriot SSD.

250GB is plenty for a Windows OS, a Linux OS and plenty of software. Just keep your music, photos and Videos on a regular HDD. However at this point in time, with how cheap SSDs are getting I would go ahead and get a 500GB so I could keep my music on there and pictures/home videos until they have received any editing necessary. You photo, video, and sound editing will be no faster with a SSD if they are being over-written on a HDD.

If you haven't gotten a SSD yet, just do it. Install is beyond easy. You could Velcro one of these tiny things to the inside of your case. And I've seen these give a remarkable boost in speed on very old PC's even.

Summary: Spend the money for a quality, dependable brand. Get a SSD. If you're not storing media on it this one is PLENTY big.
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S. Raccoon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performance at a great price point.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
Size: 500GBVerified Purchase
I've been using a 500gb Crucial BX100 SSD as my system drive in my primary desktop for around a month now, not that long in the grand scheme of things but I feel long enough to comment on its operations on a day-to-day level. When I bought the BX100 I was simply looking for a capacity upgrade over my previous 240gb SSD; the 500gb BX100 definitely did the trick for that as well as giving me a sizable performance upgrade. In testing I was able to get a rather consistent 500-550mb/s read and 450-500mb/s write, around 200mb/s faster than my previous 240gb SSD and very solid for a SATA3 SSD, 600mb/s being around the maximum throughput SATA3 is capable of. Physically the drive seems to be housed in aluminum and as such feels very sturdy. The drive was packaged very simply and comes with a spacer in case you need it.
Overall, I would say this is some of the best value you can get for an SSD of this capacity.
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S. Raccoon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performance at a great price point.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
I've been using a 500gb Crucial BX100 SSD as my system drive in my primary desktop for around a month now, not that long in the grand scheme of things but I feel long enough to comment on its operations on a day-to-day level. When I bought the BX100 I was simply looking for a capacity upgrade over my previous 240gb SSD; the 500gb BX100 definitely did the trick for that as well as giving me a sizable performance upgrade. In testing I was able to get a rather consistent 500-550mb/s read and 450-500mb/s write, around 200mb/s faster than my previous 240gb SSD and very solid for a SATA3 SSD, 600mb/s being around the maximum throughput SATA3 is capable of. Physically the drive seems to be housed in aluminum and as such feels very sturdy. The drive was packaged very simply and comes with a spacer in case you need it.
Overall, I would say this is some of the best value you can get for an SSD of this capacity.
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Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and reliable
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2015
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I don't care about the fasted drive. I wanted the cheapest drive with good reliability and the crucial drives have been good to me. I've bought a lot of crucial drives for clients and none have failed me yet!

This drive is going into a mobile laptop where we needed the reliability and the ability to withstand shakes. The higher speed over a normal hard drive was just a bonus. We only got the 120 because they run one mobile app on the laptop and nothing else--we really didn't need the storage.

It doesn't come with any software, but I already have Acronis 2015 so I used that to clone the drive to the laptop. All you get in the box is the ssd and a spacer which I didn't need. So if you need software, the MX100 comes with an acronis lite version download.

And it works great! The client is excited about the speed and I'm happy I'm giving them something reliable.
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Ashok Yadav
5.0 out of 5 stars Value for money!!
Reviewed in India on December 4, 2016
Size: 250GBVerified Purchase
Did a lot of research before buying & this is best & cheapest SSD available in market. it comes with a bracket to compensate extra space opted by HDD.

Small, solid & light weight aluminium body. fits perfectly in my Samsung series 3 laptop! Enables laptop boot & data transfer faster.
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Rogelio Luna
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprado por segunda ocacion
Reviewed in Mexico on August 11, 2015
Size: 250GBVerified Purchase
Marzo 2016/ Esta es la segunda ves que compró este disco por la excelente velocidad que tiene y la durabilidad que me ha resultado fascinante.. En esta ocacion lo he adquirido para armar un segundo equipo basado en intel y nuevamente lo vuelvo a recomendar en 2016, es una muy buena marca no muy conocida en México pero de gran calidad en el extranjero

Agosto 2015/ Actualización de un SSD 840 evo a este de 250Gb, leí y consulte bastantes benchmark.. Antes de elegir el idóneo para el sistema... Comparado con el evo 850 de samsung
. apenas le saca el 10% en general en la escritura y por un coste más accecible

El SO w10 bootea en 10 seg en promedio, muy liviano... En comparación a mi 840 evo... El cascarón se ve de menor calidad... Específicamente en los orificios de sujeción ya que son de plástico y no con rosca metálica... De allí en fuera excelente rendimiento /precio
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RedMtl
5.0 out of 5 stars As expected; works perfectly; recommended
Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2015
Size: 250GBVerified Purchase
Works perfectly. I acquired this to install in an Acer Aspire Netbook D250 as the original HDD had gone bad. Installing it was seamless, and I did not try to clone the operating system given the source drive was bad to begin with and while running was dreadfully unpredictable. As I had several licenses this was not an issue.

The Netbook is now running smoothly, and quickly -- and considerably cooler as well. I almost regret not getting the 500GB instead, but as I typically use the Netbook while travelling it doesn't really need a bigger SSD.

Good quality. Recommended.
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Mr Colin B
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Upgrade option
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2016
Size: 250GBVerified Purchase
I have a high spec! HP Desktop PC that is 18 months old. It came with a single 3tb sata drive and windows 8.1 64bit. It was OK for a while but not as speedy as I expected. We have 2 users set-up on the machine and are both photographers so use Lightroom and Photoshop a lot.
After upgrading to Windows 10 the PC slowed considerably - start ups were taking many minutes. After much investigatory work the only thing anyone could find that wasn't up to scratch was the hard drive.
So with advice from cleverer people than me I purchased this SSD to install as a boot drive and to contain all programs etc. Installing was a breeze and then did a fresh install of Windows 10. Obviously had a lot of reorganisng to do but it has been well worth it. The PC is working like a new machine. Boot up is quick, switching from one account to the other is quick, programs load immediately and I am now just using the 3tb drive as a storage device - but will be replacing that soon.
So, very happy with my purchase. I am not a techie so cant give you any advice on spec and so on but I would say that SSD is a great improvement and this one seemed good value for money.
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alain_b
5.0 out of 5 stars SSD à recommander pour ses performances et sa fiabilité.
Reviewed in France on November 25, 2015
Size: 500GBVerified Purchase
Faire l'expérience d'un démarrage de son PC en quelques secondes ... et d'un temps de réponse immédiat de votre PC pour l'ouverture d'applications ou de pages Web. Dans une configuration PC fixe, pensez à installer une mémoire suffisante (8Go, ou mieux 16Go) pour éviter l'usure prématurée du SSD à cause du swapping des tâches qu'effectue en permanence l'OS Windows vers le disque principal. Installez aussi un disque dur classique (par exemple 2To) pour le swapping ainsi que pour la sauvegarde périodique de la configuration système et des données importantes (photos ou autres) à conserver sur plusieurs médias ....
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