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(OLD MODEL) Crucial BX200 240GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT240BX200SSD1

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240GB
Digital Storage Capacity 240 GB
Hard Disk Interface Solid State
Connectivity Technology SATA
Brand Crucial
Special Feature Portable
Hard Disk Form Factor 2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Solid State Drive
Compatible Devices Desktop
Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Hard Disk Size 240 GB

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  • Sequential reads/writes up to 540 / 490 MB/s on all file types and random reads/writes up to 66k / 78k IOPS
  • More than 13x faster than a typical hard drive and 40x more energy efficient
  • More durable than a hard drive - no small moving parts that are prone to failure and available in 2.5-inch form factor in capacities up to 960GB
  • Includes an activation key for Acronis True Image HD software for easy data migration
  • Compatible with the free Crucial Storage Executive tool for easy drive monitoring and maintenance

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Crucial BX200 Solid State Drive

Enjoy your computer again.

Ever start your computer, then have to find something to do while it wakes up? Your computer should be ready when you are — not the other way around. Make long wait times a thing of the past by loading apps in seconds, booting up almost instantly, and accelerating nearly everything on your computer. Get more done and have more fun with the Crucial BX200 SSD.

Micron quality – a higher level of reliability.

As a brand of Micron, one of the largest flash storage manufacturers in the world, the Crucial BX200 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 BX200 has been thoroughly tried, tested, and proven. You'll notice the difference.

Up to 13x faster than a typical hard drive*

Accessing your data on the Crucial BX200 is like flipping a light switch — it's almost instant. The Crucial BX200 delivers true 540 MB/s sequential reads on both compressible and incompressible data, which allows you to access files and apps almost as soon as you click on them. Stop pulling your hair out waiting for your computer to catch up to you. Life moves fast — your computer should too.

Up to 40x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive**

Since SSDs access data on cutting-edge flash memory chips rather than on outdated spinning platters, they consume significantly less power than hard drives. Enjoy the ability to do more with longer battery life and experience a cooler, quieter system. Increase your laptop's portability, worry less about finding an outlet, and boost your productivity.

More durable than a typical hard drive

Since SSDs don't use moving parts that wear out over time, your photos, music, videos, and everything on the drive is less susceptible to a crash. Dropping a laptop with a hard drive may damage the small mechanical parts it uses to read and write data, and could cause the hard drive to fail. SSDs can sustain more physical trauma since they don't rely on these mechanical parts.

Better value than a typical SSD

The Crucial BX200 leverages proven flash memory technology that's been thoroughly vetted and engineered to extensive Micron quality standards. Upgrading to an SSD is one of the best ways to improve your system's performance, and now the price per gigabyte makes it a great time to ditch your hard drive. Start getting more out of your storage.

* Performance level based on comparative benchmark scores of the Crucial BX200 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: 256GB Crucial m4 SSD as the primary storage drive, paired with a 960GB Crucial BX200 SSD and a 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive as secondary drives (each secondary drive tested separately). All tests conducted on an Asus Maximus VII Gene motherboard, Intel i7-4790K 4.0GHz processor, SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 video card, BIOS Rev. 2801, and Windows 7 Pro 64-bit operating system using PCMark Vantage HDD test suite. Benchmark testing conducted September 2015.

**Active average power use comparison based on published specs of the 960GB Crucial BX200 SSD and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive.

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Product Description

Ever start your computer, then have to find something to do while it wakes up? Your computer should be ready when you are - not the other way around. Make long wait times a thing of the past by loading apps in seconds, booting up almost instantly, and accelerating nearly everything on your computer. Our innovative design allows you to get more gigabytes for less and delivers 13x the performance1 and 40x the energy efficiency2 of a typical hard drive. Get more done and have more fun with the Crucial BX200 SSD.

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
3,759 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the speed, performance, quality and booting of the computer drive. For example, they mention it performs way faster than any spinning disk drive, it boots up in 10 seconds and is easy to install. That said, some appreciate the value for money.

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326 customers mention277 positive49 negative

Customers like the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it performs way faster than any spinning disk drive, and that programs just boot without lag. The startup speed is speedy, and the performance boost is everything hoped for. It reduces wait and loading times, and runs smoothly. Apps now launch in one bounce or less, and video playback is smoother.

"...It performs WAY faster than any spinning disk drive you'll buy and is rock solid. I haven't had any issues getting them installed and up and running...." Read more

"...but positive to say, it's a Great Product, Price, Quality and Performance Wise...." Read more

"...in, I've noticed a big difference in responsiveness and reduced wait and loading times. in many cases, its literally doubled the speed...." Read more

"This drive is certainly well worth the price. As expected it is crisp and fast and I am very pleased with its overall performance...." Read more

292 customers mention266 positive26 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the hard drive. They mention that it works great, runs great, and is very happy with the results. Some say that the drive functions properly and runs well on Windows 10.

"...It performs WAY faster than any spinning disk drive you'll buy and is rock solid. I haven't had any issues getting them installed and up and running...." Read more

"...She didn't have a laptop so I gave her my old one. It worked good, but moved rather slow because it had a 7200rpm HD inside, and so I told her..." Read more

"...nothing negative but positive to say, it's a Great Product, Price, Quality and Performance Wise...." Read more

"...The installation was very fast and it has been working silently and very well for the last few days since the build was completed...." Read more

187 customers mention173 positive14 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They mention that it is a great SSD, and recommend it for your operating system drive. It has some of the best IOPS and capacity for the price. It is also a very superior way to backup data and is perfect as a secondary drive.

"This SSD is amazing. I purchased 2 and have them installed in 2 separate Dell Optiplex computers...." Read more

"...I have nothing negative but positive to say, it's a Great Product, Price, Quality and Performance Wise...." Read more

"...it is recommended for your operating system drive.would not so much difference with data files.it installs pretty easy...." Read more

"The hard drive itself is great, I've been putting these in all the computers at work...." Read more

157 customers mention149 positive8 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the computer drive. They mention that it is an excellent value for upgrading older computers, and the software alone is worth the price.

"...This drive is really fast and inexpensive...." Read more

"...I have nothing negative but positive to say, it's a Great Product, Price, Quality and Performance Wise...." Read more

"This drive is certainly well worth the price. As expected it is crisp and fast and I am very pleased with its overall performance...." Read more

"...all you do is use it to stream videos/browse online this is a very affordable upgrade and you will see improvements over a standard platter HDD." Read more

85 customers mention79 positive6 negative

Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that it performs better than the factory original, has no problems installing Windows 10, and boots up in 10 seconds flat. Some say that the installation takes 10 minutes or less and that the image works well and is very easy to understand.

"...Pros : -Super easy to install. -Lightweight..." Read more

"...Super easy to install and very light in weight. This isn't the best SSD on the market, but if you're moving up from a traditional HD 5400/7200 etc...." Read more

"...Replacing the HD in a MacBook Pro is easy and painless, takes 10 minutes or less, with most the time spent removing the tiny screws from the bottom..." Read more

"...would not so much difference with data files.it installs pretty easy.just install it like a traditional hard drive...." Read more

22 customers mention18 positive4 negative

Customers like the booting of the drive. They mention that the installation was lightning fast, and the system is blazing fast compared to the 5400. They also say that the drive boots up in 10 seconds and 20 seconds to get online. It's easy to install and loads easily. Customers are happy with the value for money and say that it handles laptop use no problem.

"...After that, there was no problem. The installation was very fast and it has been working silently and very well for the last few days since the..." Read more

"...Results are amazing, boots up and runs maybe faster than it ever has...." Read more

"...I went with crucial because of my budget. I'm very glad I did. Boots up in 10 seconds and 20 seconds to get online...." Read more

"...The installation was lightning fast, and the system is blazing fast compared to the 5400 RPM spinning disk that used to be in this Dell Latitude 3540..." Read more

16 customers mention14 positive2 negative

Customers like the capacity of the computer drive. They say it contains large enough memory and speeds up the process of their 2012 MacBook Pro. Some mention that it doubled storage, has enough space for all the programs and Operating System, and performs very well. Overall, most are satisfied with the capacity and performance of the product.

"...To me, 240GB is the sweet spot. Large enough for all the programs and Operating System and the price is right...." Read more

"...A decently large hard drive for a nice price ($65); my Samsung's original hard drive was only 180G." Read more

"...This SSD does the job though. It contains large enough memory and speeds up the process of my 2012 MacBook Pro...." Read more

"...They in my opinion have some of the best IOPS and capacity for the price. I understand that there are faster ones like samsung's out there...." Read more

15 customers mention15 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the durability of the computer drive. They mention that it has been working silently for the last few months.

"...The installation was very fast and it has been working silently and very well for the last few days since the build was completed...." Read more

"...Images and large spreadsheets load fast More reliable and silent (no moving parts) compared to my clankety old spinner...." Read more

"My Samsung All-in-One PC runs so much faster (and is completely silent) now that I've got a solid state drive...." Read more

"...The startup speed is speedy and very quiet. Windows 10 didn't like being cloned, but after a few bumps it works great...." Read more

Good Entry Level drive - Early 2011 Macbook pro
4 Stars
Good Entry Level drive - Early 2011 Macbook pro
I installed the Crucial BX200 240GB SSD in my girlfriends early 2011 Macbook Pro. The original toshiba drive was failing and I had to backup all her files. Prior to the installation of the SSD, her laptop had been running slowly and was generally showing signs of age. OS X makes it pretty easy to install a fresh version of the OS on a new drive using disk utility.The Crucial BX200 itself is a entry level SSD. I got it on a sale for $50. I had read some of the reviews that warned of the write speed issues with large files and I can confirm they are founded. If you need a drive to do heavy writing of large files, this is not the SSD for you. Running a benchmark tool you can see the write speed starts off the line at over 300+ mb per second. This quickly degrades and eventually settles around 100mb per second. Still faster than the stock platter drives. The read speed were sustained over 400+mb per a second.Despite the above, the Crucial BX200 has improved the boot time and overall performance of the Macbook significantly. If you're just looking to extend the life of your laptop and all you do is use it to stream videos/browse online this is a very affordable upgrade and you will see improvements over a standard platter HDD.
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Larry
5.0 out of 5 stars Great upgrade for older computers, not perfect for new builds.
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2016
Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
This SSD is amazing. I purchased 2 and have them installed in 2 separate Dell Optiplex computers. It has basically halved the boot times, and makes me feel like I have a new computer again. Its not my first SSD and I am aware that it is not the fastest of SSDs. Giving an honest and realistic review this performs exactly as I expected. This is the perfect drive to refresh and upgrade some old hardware. This is not the SSD you want to purchase if you are building a new computer with the latest specs and greatest hardware. This is a budget solution to eek out a few more years out of some old hardware before getting them recycled. It performs WAY faster than any spinning disk drive you'll buy and is rock solid. I haven't had any issues getting them installed and up and running. I haven't had any read/write errors or data loss so far.

Pros :
-Super easy to install.
-Lightweight (this would be a great upgrade for any old laptop with a spinning disk, improved performance and shedding some weight)
-Reasonably fast for what you are paying for and what you are getting.

Cons :
-None that I can see.

Compared to others:
There are other reviewers that have expressed their dissatisfaction with the SSD as being not quite as fast as the MX200. Especially because the MX200 is only a few dollars more. I would argue that money is money and why would you spend the extra dollar even if your older hardware can't take advantage of the extra speed? Like I said in my review, if you're building a new computer with the latest and greatest then get something else, like the MX200, but if you are trying to get a few more years of performance out of your 2010 computer, this is a great option.

Conclusion:
BUY THIS DRIVE.
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K-Star
5.0 out of 5 stars Man I Regret Giving Away My Old MBP
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016
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I recently gave my mom my old Mid 2010 Macbook Pro 13". She didn't have a laptop so I gave her my old one. It worked good, but moved rather slow because it had a 7200rpm HD inside, and so I told her that if she were to put a SSD inside that it would help speed up the unit a little. Boy was I wrong! It didn't speed it up a little it sped it up a lot!!! I was surprised although my newer Macbook Pro 15" Retina Display has an i7 2.7GHZ 8GB RAM w/500GB SSD (Its Fast) I was completely amazed at how fast my older MBP is now that I've upgraded the Boot Drive. Makes me kinda regret giving it away....lol Its almost as fast as my current MBP. This drive is really fast and inexpensive. I suggested to my mom that she buy an external 1TB HD to store her data onto, and to leave the internal SSD strictly for programs/applications. That will ensure optimal performance for a while. BTW I am running OSX Mavericks on this drive in my older MBP and it works just fine! Super easy to install and very light in weight. This isn't the best SSD on the market, but if you're moving up from a traditional HD 5400/7200 etc. you definitely will not be disappointed. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!
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Uruguay OC
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product ! Price, Quality and Performance Wise !
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016
Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
Test Platform

I7 5960X@ 4.5GHz
ASRock X99 OCF + 32GB G.SKILL DDR4 TZ 3200C16
1x Samsung SSD 950 PRO M.2 NVMe 512GB
1x Crucial M.2 500GB
3x Crucial BX200 1TB SSD
2x GALAX GTX 980TI HOF 6GB Watercooled
Powered By Silverstone ST 1500W
Cooled by Alphacool, EK Water Blocks, Bitspower

Software:
Windows 10x64 Pro Build 14352
Crystal Disk Mark, AS SSD Benchmark, Ultimas Versiones
Original Image:[...]

Crucial is making a Great Progress on New SSD Models. I have nothing negative but positive to say, it's a Great Product, Price, Quality and Performance Wise. Maybe for some people will be nice to include the 3.5inch to 2.5inch adapter, but most Cases already have it.
On my Tests and Benches, Read/Write and 4K remains mostly the same good performance from 2GB to 100MB Data Sample on Crystal Disk Mark. On AS SSD Benchmark (The Official Competition Bench of HWBOT) varies a bit on 4K as it uses a different Thread Count wich is 4K64 rather than the 4K32 of Crystal Disk Mark. As you may already know Crucial is a Brand of Micron and uses TLC (Triple Cell) NandFlash and it uses a Silicon Motion [...]
Kind Regards to All, Sergio.
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Uruguay OC
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product ! Price, Quality and Performance Wise !
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016
Test Platform

I7 5960X@ 4.5GHz
ASRock X99 OCF + 32GB G.SKILL DDR4 TZ 3200C16
1x Samsung SSD 950 PRO M.2 NVMe 512GB
1x Crucial M.2 500GB
3x Crucial BX200 1TB SSD
2x GALAX GTX 980TI HOF 6GB Watercooled
Powered By Silverstone ST 1500W
Cooled by Alphacool, EK Water Blocks, Bitspower

Software:
Windows 10x64 Pro Build 14352
Crystal Disk Mark, AS SSD Benchmark, Ultimas Versiones
Original Image:[...]

Crucial is making a Great Progress on New SSD Models. I have nothing negative but positive to say, it's a Great Product, Price, Quality and Performance Wise. Maybe for some people will be nice to include the 3.5inch to 2.5inch adapter, but most Cases already have it.
On my Tests and Benches, Read/Write and 4K remains mostly the same good performance from 2GB to 100MB Data Sample on Crystal Disk Mark. On AS SSD Benchmark (The Official Competition Bench of HWBOT) varies a bit on 4K as it uses a different Thread Count wich is 4K64 rather than the 4K32 of Crystal Disk Mark. As you may already know Crucial is a Brand of Micron and uses TLC (Triple Cell) NandFlash and it uses a Silicon Motion [...]
Kind Regards to All, Sergio.
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JustSomeRandomGuy
5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with the performance, great capacity + performance value
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2016
Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
Very happy with the performance of these drives. It's made a world of difference with both machines I installed this drive in. Typically,

In the past, I've bought the smaller capacity SSDs and just installed the the OS on them to save the money. But now with the additional space, I can even run a VM as a server from the SSD to boost performance. Another trick I've done in the past for laptops that don't have a higher memory capacity is to make a 2nd partition with about 35GB of space and play with the virtual disk size on it so I can squeeze

With the laptop that I installed one of these in, I've noticed a big difference in responsiveness and reduced wait and loading times. in many cases, its literally doubled the speed. With the amount of cloud storage available these days through Google Drive, MS OneDrive, DropBox, and a TON of others, 240GB of SSD space should be more than enough for any system. I use higher capacity "spinning" drives in a RAID5 configuration that still don't match the performance of this SSD. I also have over a TB "spinning" HD's in my PC that store information I don't need performance for accessing (or I don't access very often at all) in the event 240GB isn't enough space someday.
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TechTriXa
5.0 out of 5 stars Kaufempfehlung für einen schnellen Rechner!
Reviewed in Germany on November 26, 2016
Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
Vor ein paar Monaten wollte ich mir einen eigenen Rechner für Gaming und Bearbeitung zusammen bauen, da in so einem System (bzw. in meinen System darf sie gar nicht mehr fehlen) eine SSD nicht fehlen darf suchte ich nach einer Preislich günstigen ABER auch sehr schnellen SSD Festplatte. Durch einen Freund und kurzen suchen auf Amazon fand ich dann die Crucial BX200 mit 240GB um einen sehr guten Preis.

Versand und Lieferung (Durch Amazon):
Die Lieferung war dank Prime sehr schnell (1-2 Werktage) bei mir angekommen und es gab keinerlei Probleme mit der Post.
Nachdem ich das Amazon Standart Päckchen auf Schäden untersuchte, öffnete ich schließlich das Päckchen und darin war ein sehr schlickt aber trotzdem elegante Verpackung der SSD.

Der Inhalt:
Bei dem Inhalt hielt sich der Hersteller sehr bedeckt und es war lediglich die Festplatte und ein kleiner Rahmen beiliegend sonst eigentlich nichts. Weder S-ATA Kabel noch Schrauben oder sonstiges. Das ich jetzt aber ehrlich gesagt nicht negativ betrachte den ich habe ja sowieso ein eigenes Schraubensortiment zu Hause ;)

Der Einbau:
Der Einbau war sehr einfach da ich in meinem Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 Gehäuse eine eigene Ausnehmung bzw. eine 3 in 1 Bay habe. Da ich von den Kabel her besser mit der Bay klar kam nahm ich diese für den einbau heraus und mittel 4 Schrauben befestige ich die SSD an der 3 in 1 Bay meines Gehäuses. Das ganze dann wieder in das Gehäuse eingebaut und die Festplatte wie eine Normale HDD angeschlossen.

Einrichten, Aufsetzen und Inbetriebnahme:
Da ich als erstes mal kontrollieren wollte ob die SSD auch wirklich erkannt wurde ging ich ins BIOS meines Rechners und sah nach ob diese auch wirklich erkannt wird und JA sie wurde erkannt. Da mein System neu war musste ich natürlich vorher erst mal ein Betriebssystem installieren. Ich entschied mich hierbei für eine OEM Version von Windows 10 um ca. 20€.
Nach erfolgreicher Installation die ehrlich gesagt nicht mal wirklich lange dauerte startete ich den Rechner neu um zu sehen um wie viel schneller mein Rechner tatsächlich war im Gegensatz zu meiner alten 640GB HDD die schon im letzten Rechner verbaut war.
Und siehe da der Rechner startete Blitzschnell und ich war sehr erstaunt darüber.
Ich wollte aber nicht voreilig handeln und gleich eine Rezession schreiben! Ich habe mal mehrere meiner Schnittprogramme auf die SSD installiert um zu sehen wie schnell diese im Gegensatz zu einer HDD starten. ZACK WOW ich war sehr begeistert wie schnell mein Magix Video Deluxe geladen wurde und zum Video schneiden bereit war. Das war aber auch noch kein Grund eine Voreilige Rezession zu schreiben aber jetzt nach ca. 4 Monaten im Betrieb kann ich jedem nur eine Kaufempfehlung aussprechen da diese SSD nicht an Leistung und Geschwindigkeit verliert sondern der Rechner immer noch genauso schnell ist wie am ersten Tag.

Also wer eine Schnelle, günstige und vergleichsweise Große SSD Festplatte für sein System sucht dem kann ich nur diese Crucial SSD ans Herz legen und somit hier meine Kaufempfehlung aussprechen. Ich denke in diesem Text kann man sehr klar und deutlich heraus lesen wie begeistert ich von dieser Festplatte bin und ich habe sie auch schon an Freunde von mir weiter empfohlen bevor sie sich eine sehr teure Samsung EVO gekauft haben.
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Shanker Balan
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on October 13, 2016
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Upgraded my mac mini and been running solid.
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Benji
5.0 out of 5 stars great choice!
Reviewed in Canada on September 17, 2016
Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
So apparently I was kinda lazy the other day to write a review, but let's say something about this drive right now.

In my situation, with the original 1TB WD Black 5400RPM drive, the boot time was actually not that bad! After me clean my laptop up a bit, the boot time is between the range of 13 seconds to 37 seconds, which is good for a mechanical drive! However, things will get a bit wrong if there was an update in Windows 10, which always happens, the drive tends to take a long time to apply the files; but with the SSD installed, even if there was an update, the boot time is still under 10 seconds.

Another thing that really got me worried was the operating system, I don't really need anything from the old hard drive, the main stuff are backed up daily, so I can just give them up. However, I had no clue whether it is okay or not to just remove the drive and install the OS on the SSD. I went on to Linus Community Group and someone answered me that I don't need to worry about that too much, because the windows will just activate itself while reinstalling the operating system on the new SSD, which appears to be true.

Noise wise, it makes literally no noise at all, which is way better than the old mechanical hard drive.

Heat wise, I can't feel any heat building up even while I was writing pretty hardly.

For me, I don't really need a terabyte to save my files, because I can save these on an external hard drive, so before I removed my old hard drive, only about 100GB of the storage are actually used. Even after I installed the new SSD, the storage space I used is still under 100GB, staying at 60GB, and I am talking about installing a game (about 27GB), AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office! I do use Arduino and another circuit simulation program pretty often, but those two can be easily handled by any type of storage.

I didn't do any 4K tests on this SSD yet, and I don't plan to do it either. As long as the drive performs better than a normal mechanical hard drive, for an average user like me, it is enough.
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grendizer76
5.0 out of 5 stars Esperienza negativa, ma SSD soddisfacente e veloce.
Reviewed in Italy on August 12, 2016
Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
Appetibile come rapporto qualità/prezzo, questo SSD è ottimo per rinfrescare in velocità vecchi PC Desktop o notebook; purtroppo in questa esperienza di acquisto non posso essere soddisfatto del prodotto. Durante la fase di installazione ho riscontrato numerosi errori di installazione e prima di restituirlo ho effettuato qualche test sull'hardware della macchina pensando di avere problemi sui banchi RAM. Così non è stato, e ho avuto la convalida che si trattava di questo SSD, quando ho provato ad installare il sistema su un altro SSD di brand differente nel solito PC senza avere alcun problema. Ottimo il servizio di assistenza amazon, che ha prontamente risolto il problema. Anche se ho restituito il prodotto, non posso parlarne male, in quanto ho provveduto ad acquistare un altro Crucial BX200 che non mi ha dato alcun problema; risulta infatti essere perfettamente funzionate e il rapporto qualità/prezzo/prestazioni è un buon compromesso. Il prezzo degli SSD stà calando vertiginosamente, ma è sempre molto alto rispetto ad un HDD standard; a parità di dimensioni il costo è tre volte superiore. Considerato questo aspetto, il ruolo di un SSD diventa importante soprattutto per la velocità di esecuzione rispetto ad un HDD tradizionale e questo crucial anche se non è il top tra gli SSD, garantisce al solito prezzo di un 120GB, lo spazio di un 240!. Ovviamente le velocità sono tre volte superiori rispetto ad un HDD sata e questo non può che giovare ai vecchi PC che hanno bisogno di una bella rinfrescata in velocità. Diciamo che è una spesa di investimento abbastanza contenuta per avere un PC in datato in forma. Come sempre amazon, grazie al pronto intervento dell'assistenza, si distingue per essere vicina ed attenta al cliente. Velocità non entusiasmanti, siamo infatti sull'ordine di 450-470 MB/s in confronto ad una serie samsung evo che viaggia sui 500-530MB/s, ma il costo per il taglio proposto è attualmente imbattibile e le prestazioni sono più che decenti. Consiglio l'acquisto.
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José Luis
5.0 out of 5 stars Un cambio de velocidad Brutal!!
Reviewed in Spain on July 14, 2016
Capacity: 240GBVerified Purchase
Sobre este producto no hay mucho que decir. Simplemente hay que comentar que hace su función a la perfección. Lo compré para usarlo en un Mac con una carcasa externa USB 3.0 para no tener que tocar el ordenador por dentro y el cambio de velocidad de arranque del Mac y también de apertura de apps es bestial. Antes tardaba aproximadamente un minuto en arrancar con un HDD normal y ahora en apenas 20 segundos ya está funcionando. Todo esto teniendo en cuenta que al estar conectado por USB 3.0 en lugar de directamente limita su velocidad y no está dando lo mejor de sí.

Nada más que decir. Compra imprescindible para todo aquel que tenga un ordenador y aún siga con discos duros mecánicos. El aumento de velocidad en todo es brutal y personalmente Crucial me parece la mejor marca en SSD de precios económicos.

Con 240 GB tendréis más que suficiente para tener instalado el sistema operativo y las apps más importantes para que todo se mueva a la velocidad del rayo. El disco duro mecánico de vuestro ordenador lo podréis usar de apoyo para guardar contenido multimedia.

Siemplemente COMPRADLO! Si aún no tenéis un SSD en vuestro ordenador estáis desperdiciando su potencial y entre los SSD disponibles, los Crucial me parecen los mejores en relación calidad/precio.
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