Review: Crucial MX100 (512GB)

Conclusion

...the 512GB model is fast, better equipped to handle performance degradation than its M500 forebear, and is endowed with a number of technologies normally reserved for top-tier SSDs.

Crucial's remit with the MX100 line of SSDs was to design a premium drive without being encumbered with a premium price tag. Our look at the 512GB version, priced at £160, shows that it has succeeded in releasing a budget SSD imbued with high-performance credentials.

The secret to Crucial's success is the use of 16nm NAND memory and, we'd imagine, acceptance of a low profit margin. But this is no ugly sister of a drive, with price masking performance deficiencies, as the 512GB model is fast, better equipped to handle performance degradation than its M500 forebear, and is endowed with a number of technologies normally reserved for top-tier SSDs.

There are faster consumer SSDs out there, but none quite hit the performance/value sweetspot occupied by the Crucial MX100 512GB. Want a fast, reliable and spacious SSD that doesn't break the bank? You're looking at it.

The Good

Excellent price to performance ratio
Enterprise-class features
Fast and reliable
Includes adapter and software

The Bad

Not available in other form factors

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Crucial MX100 512GB SSD

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The Crucial MX100 512GB SSD is available from Crucial.com/uk.

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Just bought the 256GB version to use as my boot drive in a new build PC, and it's made a huge difference from the 500GB 7200RPM disc in my old one.

Getting 520Mb Read and 330Mb write…

not the fastest SSD for sure, but compared to what I was used to…cold boot and restarts put me back on the desktop in less than 10 secs.

Picked up the 512GB version for my dad, he will defo see the difference from his old mechanical drive. Was tempted myself but already got a 256GB and a 480GB so couldn't really justify it for myself.

I'm using this in my new build and so far it's been flawless, a step-up from my aging M4.

Wow.

That's a good price for a decent SSD.

These value drives will defo out perform my 2 years old SSD that I have. Maybe have to invest in one

RAIN is a poor acronym for this (on Micron's part), as it means Redundant Array of Independent Nodes in most terminology. However, on the first page you have:

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAIN)

Which should be:

Redundant Array of Independent NAND (RAIN)