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Digital Storage Capacity | 1 TB |
Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | Crucial |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | SATA |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Hard Disk Size | 1 TB |
About this item
- Sequential reads/writes up to 530 / 510 MB/s on all file types
- Random reads/writes up to 92K / 83K on all file types
- Over 90x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive
- Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology;Dynamic Write acceleration delivers faster saves and file transfers
- Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
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Easy to install | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Storage Capacity | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
For gaming | — | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Tech Support | 3.6 | 4.1 | — | 4.1 | — | 4.3 |
Durability | 3.4 | 4.1 | — | 4.1 | 4.6 | — |
Sold By | 212 Distributors (blue light serial #'s recorded) | Micro Center | TEAMGROUP Inc. | Micro Center | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
storage capacity | 1 TB | 120 GB | 1024 GB | 1000 GB | 1 TB | 500 GB |
hardware interface | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb |
compatible devices | Desktop | Laptop, Desktop | Desktop, Laptop | Laptop, Desktop | Desktop, Laptop | Laptop, PC |
form factor | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch | 2.5-inch |
write speed | 510 | 410 megabits per second | 500 | 470 | 510 | 530 |
read speed | 530 megabytes per second | 520 megabytes per second | 550 megabytes per second | 500 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second | 560 megabytes per second |
From the manufacturer
Crucial MX300 Solid State Drive
Instant performance that lasts
Increase the speed, durability, and efficiency of your system for years to come with the Crucial MX300 SSD. Boot up in seconds and fly through the most demanding applications with an SSD that fuses the latest 3D NAND flash technology with the proven success of previous MX-series SSDs. Your storage drive isn’t just a container, it’s the engine that loads and saves everything you do and use. Get more out of your computer by boosting nearly every aspect of performance.
Micron quality - A higher level of reliability
As a brand of Micron, one of the largest flash storage manufacturers in the world, the Crucial MX300 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 MX300 has been thoroughly tried, tested, and proven. You’ll notice the difference.
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Instantly improve system performanceThe Crucial MX300 reaches read speeds up to 530 MB/s and write speeds up to 510 MB/s* on all file types so you can boot up almost instantly, reduce load times, and accelerate demanding applications with ease. Plus, our Dynamic Write Acceleration technology uses an adaptable pool of high-speed, single-level cell flash memory to generate blistering speeds throughout the drive’s long life. |
Over 90x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive**Extreme Energy Efficiency technology within the Crucial MX300 reduces the amount of active power usage that’s consumed by the drive. The Crucial MX300 extends your laptop’s battery life by using only 0.075W of power, compared to a typical hard drive which uses 6.8W. |
Entrust your files to a drive that lastsWith an endurance rating of up to 220TB total bytes written, the Crucial MX300 is engineered with Micron 3D NAND to deliver years of fast performance. The 3D NAND leverages larger NAND cells to improve performance and prolong endurance. Protect your data with AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption, RAIN technology, Exclusive Data Defense technology, and the durability inherent in SSD design. |
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Keep your system coolIn addition to lower active power usage, Adaptive Thermal Protection technology dynamically adjusts storage component activity. This helps keep your system cool and minimizes the risk of damage caused by overheating. |
Boost drive performance by up to 10x with Crucial Storage Executive***This downloadable tool is easy to use and helps monitor and enhance the performance of your Crucial MX300 – update to the latest firmware and enable the Momentum Cache feature in Storage Executive to instantly improve burst performance. |
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Note: 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. Actual useable capacity may vary.
*Based on the published specs of the 525GB model. Speeds based on internal testing. Actual performance may vary.
**Active average power use comparison based on published specs of the 750GB Crucial MX300 SSD and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX internal hard drive, which, as of January 2016, is one of the industry’s top-selling internal hard drives. All other capacities of the Crucial MX300 SSD have comparable active average power consumption specs, with the exception of the 2050GB version of the drive, which consumes 0.15W.
***Validated by testing included in the 'Enhance Burst Performance on Micron and Crucial SSDs Using Momentum Cache' whitepaper.
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Technical Details
Brand | Crucial |
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Series | MX300 |
Item model number | CT1050MX300SSD1 |
Hardware Platform | PC & Mac |
Item Weight | 3.53 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 4.06 x 0.28 x 2.76 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.06 x 0.28 x 2.76 inches |
Flash Memory Size | 1 TB |
Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 530 RPM |
Manufacturer | CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY |
ASIN | B01IAGSDUE |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | July 21, 2016 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,083 in Internal Solid State Drives |
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Increase the speed, durability, and efficiency of your system for years to come with the Crucial MX300 SSD. Boot up in seconds and fly through the most demanding applications with an SSD that fuses the latest 3D NAND Flash technology with the proven success of previous mx-series SSDs. Your storage drive isn't just a container, it's the Engine that loads and saves everything you do and use. Get more out of your computer by boosting nearly every aspect of performance.
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Customers like the speed, battery life, value, and ease of installation of the computer drive. They mention that it speeds up Windows functionality, uses very little power, and generates very little heat. Some appreciate the capacity, performance, and quality of the product. That said, opinions are mixed on clogging.
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Customers like the performance of the computer drive or storage. For example, they say it works great, does well, and has no issues. The hard drive clones worked flawless, and the 2nd tower now with the MX300 in it is absolutely fantastic. They say it's well-made, and offers performance, reliability, along with value.
"...It has worked very well so far without any hiccups, and I don't notice that it is there except that everything is faster. I am running Windows 10." Read more
"...Both clones worked perfectly on the first try and I had no issues booting up after swapping the drives...." Read more
"...Thus, the issue was resolved quickly. Afterwards, the SSD worked perfectly.The CON:MEDIOCRE SET-UP UTILITY:..." Read more
"...It's economical and robust. Error handling algorithms help ensure data integrity and drive longevity...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it is faster, faster boots and shut-downs, and that the SSD drive speeds up Windows functionality. They also say that programs can be started up right away without having to wait for Windows to settle down.
"...any hiccups, and I don't notice that it is there except that everything is faster. I am running Windows 10." Read more
"...Both clones worked perfectly on the first try and I had no issues booting up after swapping the drives...." Read more
"...Nonetheless, I am very impressed with the very snappy speed of the Crucial. It is the fastest SSD I have owned yet.RELIABILITY:..." Read more
"...I have had several people tell me that the SSD drive speeds up Windows functionality and they were right...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the SSD. They say it is a very good SSD, faster, and a lot better than regular hard drives. It is easy to install and has good speed improvement. Some say that the SSD itself is fine, but the Acronis software is still as bad as other. Overall, customers are happy with the quality and performance of the product.
"...Overall - great drive to use, easy install, good speed improvement and no issues at all. 2TB at a reasonable price is awesome...." Read more
"...Installation, as I said, was a breeze and it has given new life to my aging computer from dramatically improved start up times to launching resource..." Read more
"...about SSD drives... My apologies for the long review, this is an excellent product made by the best company in my opinion who makes drives these days..." Read more
"The SSD is very nice itself, but buyer beware on the Acronis software that comes with it...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They say that it is a good investment from start to finish, the price for the performance increase is very reasonable, and the Reflect migration software is free and easy to use.
"...and with a stated endurance of up to 220 TBW all add up to a great value...." Read more
"...It's economical and robust. Error handling algorithms help ensure data integrity and drive longevity...." Read more
"...2TB at a reasonable price is awesome. In about a year you should be able to purchase 10TB SSD's, but for now this will work just fine for me." Read more
"...Use Reflect migration software it is free and VERY easy to use...." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that it was actually pretty easy, it didn't take long to complete, and it's easy to set over provisioning and to check smart status along. The instructions provided on the Webb are easy enough to follow, and getting one of these running was easy as pie.
"...The process from there is pretty simple - roughly 4 steps...." Read more
"...Overall - great drive to use, easy install, good speed improvement and no issues at all. 2TB at a reasonable price is awesome...." Read more
"...It was simple to install. I made a bootable OS X El Capitan installer on a thumb drive then removed the old hard disk. The new mx300 fit perfectly ...." Read more
"...The drive is actually 1050 TB. The installation was actually pretty easy...." Read more
Customers like the capacity of the computer drive or storage. They say that it allows for a larger storage area in a laptop, is perfect for RAID arrays, and is versatile enough to be used in any disk-intensive application. Customers also appreciate the data preservation features of the drive.
"...The nice thing is that it will adjust the amount of memory that it utilizes dynamically according to system demands and loading so that it won't..." Read more
"...Tons of writes left on this and data preservation features. About 10% faster than the 1024 prior to enabling Momentum Cache...." Read more
"...There was a small issue with getting the right partition size on the new drive, since the Acronis software was persistent in creating two 500GB..." Read more
"...This is an excellent choice for the PS4 if you want a good amount of space and don't want to completely kill your wallet...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the battery life of the computer drive. They mention that it uses very little power and generates very little heat. The SSD makes their PC a fuel-efficient, hybrid Hummer, and it's efficient to use the computer again. The power used by the SSD is lower, and the bottom doesn't get as hot as often. It also helps extend the life of both the drive and the battery. Customers are also surprised how light the drive is.
"...and it also helps extend the life of the drive as random writes will wear out the drive faster than sequential..." Read more
"...Overall highlights:Ssd drives are more energy efficient..." Read more
"...SSD made my pc a fuel-efficient, hybrid Hummer. MX300 may seem slower on the benchmarks but that's what firmware updates are for...." Read more
"...few years old, and It definitely speeds up older laptops and offers better battery life too...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the clogging of the computer drive. Some mention that the included cloning software was pretty straightforward, while others say that it is poor and could not transfer the files to the SSD.
"...There is no fee to use the software, but it will only install as long as one of the active drives on your system is made by Crucial...." Read more
"...In terms of "cons," the bundled Acronis cloning software is poor. To start with, it does not give good status..." Read more
"...The next reason I purchased this drive is because it comes with the software from Acronis True Image HD 2105 software.. Most people buy the software..." Read more
"...Client is very happy that it came with a cloning software for free!..." Read more
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I simply downloaded Macrium Reflect Free which is very reliable and supports Windows 10. The way that I configured my new drive may not be the fastest, but it is safe and reliable. After installing Reflect, I created a full verified system image and put a copy on an external USB 3 drive, Next I disconnected my system drive and booted up off a Rescue Media CD. The external drive containing the system image was connected to one port and the new SSD was connected to another port via a Startech USB 3 to SATA 3 cable. Fired up the restoration and 22 minutes later it completed successfully. I connected it up to an internal SATA port and it booted right up without any problems. The only other thing I did was rename the C: partition to eliminate any confusion and pulled up Disk Management and extended the primary partition to incorporate the remaining unallocated space. This drive formats out to 489.05 GB which is about 43 GB more than a formatted 480 GB drive. My method isn't the fastest way to set up the new drive, but it is extremely safe because while I am doing the image restore my original drive isn't hooked up so even if the restore failed I would still have a perfectly good system drive if needed.
In actual use it feels every bit as fast as my Samsung 850 EVO drive. I haven't tried enabling the Momentum Cache feature that allows for dynamically allocating up to 25% of idle system memory for burst writes and is supposed to nearly quadruple the speed. So far it is running very fast so I might not bother with it for now.
My experience with other Crucial drives and memory has been excellent and have never had any problems and that was a big factor in choosing this drive as reliability is more important to me than having the absolute fastest drive. I also have several Samsung drives that have performed well and have never given me any problems. A 500 GB 850 EVO carries about a 25% premium over this 525 GB drive and it just doesn't seem to be anywhere near 25% faster, in fact under normal use I don't notice any significant difference, though the Samsung will benchmark out a bit higher. Either one of these drives would have been fine, but given the extra capacity and no discernible difference in everyday use I am very satisfied with this drive. Both are very well made and reliable drives.
Update 9/24:
I have enabled Momentum Cache and it does make a noticeable difference in the overall performance. My system has 16 GB of memory which means that this can allocate up to 4 GB of unused memory for caching. The nice thing is that it will adjust the amount of memory that it utilizes dynamically according to system demands and loading so that it won't have over allocated memory at a time when the system has a higher demand for more memory. It has worked very well so far without any hiccups, and I don't notice that it is there except that everything is faster. I am running Windows 10.
First, be sure you download the two pieces of software that help you get the most out of your new SSD: Crucial Storage Executive (displays info about supported drives, including SMART data and allows you to enable Momentum Cache - more on this later), and Acronis True Image for Crucial.
There are a fair number of reviewers stating their drives failed after 10-12 months. I'm optimistic if the drive are going to have issues, the SMART software would identify these issues. Both existing drives that I replaced had 95-96% of their remaining lifespan and there were 0 bad sectors. I was able to see this data in the Storage Executive software.
I first connected the SSD to a USB port using a SATA to USB cable connector (get one of these if you want to clone your drive for laptops or desktops without open SATA and power connectors - this is the one I used StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable w/ UASP - SATA to USB 3.0 Converter for SSD/HDD ). Using the Storage Executive software, I confirmed the drive was recognized, healthy and not initialized (partitioned). The firmware was already up to date, another nice feature of the SE software.
Next I installed Acronis True Image to perform the cloning. There is no fee to use the software, but it will only install as long as one of the active drives on your system is made by Crucial. The process from there is pretty simple - roughly 4 steps. 1) Choose clone; 2) choose source drive (most likely your C: drive) - I choose the automatic clone method, btw; 3) choose destination drive (your new SSD); and 4) proceed with clone/reboot.
It took about 30 minutes for my laptop and 75 minutes for my desktop (different aged systems and speeds). Both clones worked perfectly on the first try and I had no issues booting up after swapping the drives.
Getting back to the Momentum Cache setting - the MX300's allow you to utilize some of your DRAM for random write jobs in such a way that it can increase write speed by up to 10x. This is because all the random data will be temporarily stored to DRAM (up to 25% of available system memory or 4GB, whichever is less, and then it will write the data sequentially. According to Crucial, the benefit is faster write speeds (you won't see increased read speeds, so you won't see a performance increase when starting up the computer or using it under normal conditions), and it also helps extend the life of the drive as random writes will wear out the drive faster than sequential writes.
Knowing I have so much remaining life on the drives I'm replacing (due to running out of space), I am going to repurpose them in my family's computers, as they still have HDD's and won't come close to using all 256GB. I'm very happy with the older crucial drives and looking forward to years of use with these new ones.
If there are any issues in the future, I will update this review accordingly.
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En mi caso escogí el de 525 GB por su gran capacidad. Aunque hay que tener en cuenta que una vez aplicado el formato al disco se nos queda en 487 GB aprox.
📀 - Tiene una tasa de transferencia de 6GB por segundo, según especificaciones. Aunque con mi hardware fueron 533MB/s de lectura y 514MB/s de escritura.
📀 - Tiene entre 7 y 9 milimetros. El disco duro en sí es de 7mm, pero trae un adaptador (que se fija con cinta de doble cara) para convertirlo en 9mm en el caso que vuestro pc tenga más hueco para el disco duro.
📀 - El adaptador que trae hace que sea una medida compatible para remplazar todos discos duros de portátiles,
incluso con modelos que sean muy finos.
📀 - Es perfecto para conseguir una buena tasa de transferencia, lectura y escritura (adjunto una foto de los
resultados que ha dado en mi equipo personal).
📀 - Cero ruidos
📀 - Más resistente a los golpes que los convencionales y con un índice mayor de durabilidad.
📀 - Trae memorias 3D NAND.
Yo lo compré de oferta a 59€, pero es un precio muy barato, recomendaría pillarlo a 110€ . Muy recomendable!!!
En mi caso realice una instalación limpia pero he puesto varios disco SSD a clientes y os describire el proceso de clonado con Acronis y EaseUS Partition Master.
ACRONIS MUY RESUMIDO:
1 - Descargar ISO de ACRONIS y bootear en un USB con RUFUS o similar.
2 - Conectar los dos discos al equipo .
3 - Cambiar el orden de arranque del equipo (BIOS), para que arranque desde el USB con ACRONIS.
4 - Entre las opciones seleccionar: "Clonado de disco automático" y seguir el asistente.
NOTA: En discos de diferente tamaño, se reparticionará automáticamente.
5 - Reemplazar el disco duro y arrancar.
6 - LISTO!!!
EaseUS Partition Master MUY RESUMIDO:
1 - Descargar el software desde su página oficial y lo instalamos.
2 - Conectar el SSD a nuestro ordenador.
3 - En las opciones, seleccionar "Migrar a SSD".
4 - Seguimos el asistente. NOTA: En discos de diferente tamaño, se reparticionará automáticamente.
5 - Apagamos el equipo y remplazamos el disco duro.
6 - LISTO!!!
En ambos casos, recomiendo ver un vídeo en Youtube para más especificaciones.
Reviewed in Spain on December 14, 2018
En mi caso escogí el de 525 GB por su gran capacidad. Aunque hay que tener en cuenta que una vez aplicado el formato al disco se nos queda en 487 GB aprox.
📀 - Tiene una tasa de transferencia de 6GB por segundo, según especificaciones. Aunque con mi hardware fueron 533MB/s de lectura y 514MB/s de escritura.
📀 - Tiene entre 7 y 9 milimetros. El disco duro en sí es de 7mm, pero trae un adaptador (que se fija con cinta de doble cara) para convertirlo en 9mm en el caso que vuestro pc tenga más hueco para el disco duro.
📀 - El adaptador que trae hace que sea una medida compatible para remplazar todos discos duros de portátiles,
incluso con modelos que sean muy finos.
📀 - Es perfecto para conseguir una buena tasa de transferencia, lectura y escritura (adjunto una foto de los
resultados que ha dado en mi equipo personal).
📀 - Cero ruidos
📀 - Más resistente a los golpes que los convencionales y con un índice mayor de durabilidad.
📀 - Trae memorias 3D NAND.
Yo lo compré de oferta a 59€, pero es un precio muy barato, recomendaría pillarlo a 110€ . Muy recomendable!!!
En mi caso realice una instalación limpia pero he puesto varios disco SSD a clientes y os describire el proceso de clonado con Acronis y EaseUS Partition Master.
ACRONIS MUY RESUMIDO:
1 - Descargar ISO de ACRONIS y bootear en un USB con RUFUS o similar.
2 - Conectar los dos discos al equipo .
3 - Cambiar el orden de arranque del equipo (BIOS), para que arranque desde el USB con ACRONIS.
4 - Entre las opciones seleccionar: "Clonado de disco automático" y seguir el asistente.
NOTA: En discos de diferente tamaño, se reparticionará automáticamente.
5 - Reemplazar el disco duro y arrancar.
6 - LISTO!!!
EaseUS Partition Master MUY RESUMIDO:
1 - Descargar el software desde su página oficial y lo instalamos.
2 - Conectar el SSD a nuestro ordenador.
3 - En las opciones, seleccionar "Migrar a SSD".
4 - Seguimos el asistente. NOTA: En discos de diferente tamaño, se reparticionará automáticamente.
5 - Apagamos el equipo y remplazamos el disco duro.
6 - LISTO!!!
En ambos casos, recomiendo ver un vídeo en Youtube para más especificaciones.
The laptop is a recent (2017) MSI Apache 17”. It has space for one PCIe SSD and one standard SATA 3. I chose to go with a standard SATA because I’m lazy and didn’t want to mess about with moving the system disk.
Anyway, all good, and decent for a SSD (but not outstanding figures) in CrystalDiskMark. That is until I downloaded Crucial Storage Executive and enabled momentum cache.
The figures speak for themselves (see my screenshot of CrystalDiskMark).
I've also added a second image from Task Manager showing how momentum cache works. The G drive is a traditional HDD transferring 25GB of data to F, a 1TB SSD with momentum enabled (I'm actually installing the game Fallout 4 from G to F). You can see that the SSD only occasionally writes data (about once every 10s).
So, a very good thing about Momentum cache is the way it handles small files; it caches them to memory and only writes them to the physical SSD occasionally. This not only saves wear on your SSD, but it also makes certain tasks fly. I am a web application developer, and my build process (which involves working with literally thousands of javascript files) is now super fast (it would be even faster if node/npm was multi-threaded, but that's another story!).
What are the downsides of doing this?
Momentum cache uses your PC memory as a read/write cache, so you need to have a decent amount of memory. My laptop has 16GB, so all good there. I suspect it will work less well for 4GB systems, or if you are using a power-hungry application (such as Adobe Premiere, which I use). It also increases the CPU overhead.
EDIT: I're realised Windows 10 Task Manager > Memory shows you the RAM cache (its marked as 'memory that has to be saved to disk before it can be used for something else' or words to that effect). I copied over the full install folder of Fallout 4 plus DLCs
(29.6GB) onto a Momemtum enabled drive and the cache varied between 1 and 1.5GB. So the 4GB is never reached; more like >2GB.
Crucial strongly recommend a battery backup if you use momentum cache (i.e. you can lose the cached data on a power fail), so other things equal you should only really enable it on a laptop.
The cache is written to the real SSD on power off, so system shutdown takes longer (by 5-10s, so significant).
But yeah, just look at those figures; well recommended for laptops with memory to spare; your system flies!
Edit: Another good thing about the Crucial I'm finding is that it uses devSleep much more often than other SSDs. Since writing this review (5 months), the up-time for my SSD (according to CrystalDiskInfo) is only 9 hours when the physical up-time has been office hours (8.5 hours a day, 5 days a week). The low up-time saves both power and wear and tear, with no noticeable affect on access time. DevSleep only seems to kick in on laptops (it does not seem to affect my desktop), but is certainly something that will extend your laptop battery life (especially if you have two drives) and the life of the SSDs themselves. Oh, I also suspect the up-time is coming out so low because of Momentum Cache (RAM caching means less access requests to the SSD and more devSleep down-time), so devSleep and Momentum cache probably work together).
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2017
The laptop is a recent (2017) MSI Apache 17”. It has space for one PCIe SSD and one standard SATA 3. I chose to go with a standard SATA because I’m lazy and didn’t want to mess about with moving the system disk.
Anyway, all good, and decent for a SSD (but not outstanding figures) in CrystalDiskMark. That is until I downloaded Crucial Storage Executive and enabled momentum cache.
The figures speak for themselves (see my screenshot of CrystalDiskMark).
I've also added a second image from Task Manager showing how momentum cache works. The G drive is a traditional HDD transferring 25GB of data to F, a 1TB SSD with momentum enabled (I'm actually installing the game Fallout 4 from G to F). You can see that the SSD only occasionally writes data (about once every 10s).
So, a very good thing about Momentum cache is the way it handles small files; it caches them to memory and only writes them to the physical SSD occasionally. This not only saves wear on your SSD, but it also makes certain tasks fly. I am a web application developer, and my build process (which involves working with literally thousands of javascript files) is now super fast (it would be even faster if node/npm was multi-threaded, but that's another story!).
What are the downsides of doing this?
Momentum cache uses your PC memory as a read/write cache, so you need to have a decent amount of memory. My laptop has 16GB, so all good there. I suspect it will work less well for 4GB systems, or if you are using a power-hungry application (such as Adobe Premiere, which I use). It also increases the CPU overhead.
EDIT: I're realised Windows 10 Task Manager > Memory shows you the RAM cache (its marked as 'memory that has to be saved to disk before it can be used for something else' or words to that effect). I copied over the full install folder of Fallout 4 plus DLCs
(29.6GB) onto a Momemtum enabled drive and the cache varied between 1 and 1.5GB. So the 4GB is never reached; more like >2GB.
Crucial strongly recommend a battery backup if you use momentum cache (i.e. you can lose the cached data on a power fail), so other things equal you should only really enable it on a laptop.
The cache is written to the real SSD on power off, so system shutdown takes longer (by 5-10s, so significant).
But yeah, just look at those figures; well recommended for laptops with memory to spare; your system flies!
Edit: Another good thing about the Crucial I'm finding is that it uses devSleep much more often than other SSDs. Since writing this review (5 months), the up-time for my SSD (according to CrystalDiskInfo) is only 9 hours when the physical up-time has been office hours (8.5 hours a day, 5 days a week). The low up-time saves both power and wear and tear, with no noticeable affect on access time. DevSleep only seems to kick in on laptops (it does not seem to affect my desktop), but is certainly something that will extend your laptop battery life (especially if you have two drives) and the life of the SSDs themselves. Oh, I also suspect the up-time is coming out so low because of Momentum Cache (RAM caching means less access requests to the SSD and more devSleep down-time), so devSleep and Momentum cache probably work together).
Il design degli SSD firmati Crucial abbiamo imparato a conoscerlo bene negli ultimi anni e anche questo MX300 non differisce praticamente in nulla, se non appunto per quanto riguarda il modello inciso sull’adesivo frontale. Sul retro è presente il connettore con interfaccia SATA III retrocompatibile con gli standard precedenti, mentre il lato inferiore, oltre alle classiche informazioni di sorta come numero seriale e altri dati specifici del modello, presenta gli alloggiamenti per il fissaggio tramite viti, queste ultime non incluse all’interno della confezione di vendita.
crucial mx300
Prima di procedere alla disamina delle prestazioni nell’utilizzo quotidiano, è necessario mettere in luce le importanti novità che porta il Crucial MX300 in termini di specifiche hardware. In via quasi sperimentale, l’MX300 monta al suo interno un sistema di memorie NAND Flash 3D con struttura TLC. Sebbene lo standard TLC rappresenti proprio il limite ultimo di questo modello, frazionando in più parti la densità di archiviazione durante lo spostamento dei dati, quest’ultimo si sposa perfettamente con le nuove NAND 3D di Micron, azienda colosso alle spalle proprio di Crucial. A differenza dei comuni SSD SATA, che presentano una memoria planare, vale a dire con densità distribuita su un piano fisso, la NAND 3D del Crucial MX300 si sviluppa in verticale, aumentando la densità in maniera esponenziale per ogni singolo utilizzo e aumentando notevolmente le prestazioni anche con la presenza di standard TLC.
Precedentemente utilizzato solo in ambienti business, la scelta intrapresa da Crucial con questo modello apre sicuramente la strada ad un futuro molto più semplice per la diffusione degli SSD a grandi tagli di archiviazione, dato che le NAND 3D permettono la progettazione di unità nell’ordine dei più terabyte di spazio con costi di sviluppo decisamente più bassi. Dall’altra parte è anche vero che la concorrenza prestazionale con i nuovi standard PCI-e e M.2 è ancora del tutto inarrivabile, tuttavia la standardizzazione di queste memorie potrebbe rappresentare un passo importante per la graduale estinzione dei più comuni HDD.
Nel panorama sempre più ricco degli SSD, anche con un occhio puntato ai nuovi standard M.2, il Crucial MX300 si è rivelato un prodotto comunque molto interessante per come si posiziona all’interno del mercato. Le prestazioni parlano sicuramente di un prodotto che si pone in cima alla fascia degli SSD mid-range e in grado anche di mettersi in competizione anche con prodotti di livello comunemente più alto. Tuttavia, la vera novità il Crucial MX300 la porta con la sua struttura a memorie NAND 3D, promuovendo una specifica precedentemente propria solo del ramo business anche e finalmente al mercato consumer, compiendo un primo passo verso l’evoluzione dei tagli d’archiviazione a più terabyte senza spese così folli come avremmo potuto pensare. Certo, la buonissima ottimizzazione per prolungare la vita del prodotto non basta a giustificare, in ogni caso, una garanzia così limitata ed un supporto proprietario un tantino troppo semplice.
It comes with a acronis software product key which is nice to have if you want to migrate your windows to the new SSD. But Samsung's own migrating tool is much easier and less complicated to use and it has more features. The product key only unlocks the migrating section, all other features of acronis is not usable probably many of us won't use the acronis software much so it's not a deal breaker.
Pros
Everything about the product is great from the pricing to its aluminum build
Cons
Warranty. It comes with 3 years warranty which is less compared to the other offerings in 500 gigs category. Crucial is not a famous company in india it has a handful of service centers only in main cities. So claiming the warranty will be a difficult process.
Note:
Check if your laptop or mother board has a 6 gbps SATA port to get the SSD's maximum performance. Some laptops comes with 3 gbps SATA ports. In that case you cannot get the maximum performance of SSD. So you can consider Solid state hybrid drives(SSHD) an excellent choice if you have 3 gbps SATA port. SSHDs are faster than HDD and costs way less than SSD.