Posted November 27, 20149 yr Crucial M500 Series 240GB SSD - 2.5" Form Factor, SATA III, Reads 500 MB/s,Writes 400 MB/s, Encryption Technology, Advanced Controller Technology, Adaptive Thermal Protection - CT240M500SSD1 Crucial M500 Series 240GB SSD Product Details Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" SSD Storage technology just got a whole lot better with this M500 SSD from Crucial. Backed up by 30 years of technological expertise, Crucial dedicates this solid state drive for consumers and professionals. Users will experience increased multitasking power, faster boot times, efficient data transfer speeds, and reliable data security. Complying with the standards set by TCG Opal, it is suitable for business use as it offers advanced encryption technology. It combines its own AES 256-bit hardware encryption engine with trusted applications like Wave® Systems’ EMBASSY® Trust suite or Microsoft® BitLocker. This SSD is consistently fast and efficient - it handles all types of data with same speed, whether it is compressed or uncompressed. It also delivers cool and quiet operation, which prolongs the lifespan of the device as well as your data. This 2.5" SSD guarantees a stable connection with your PC, and it offers sufficient space to hold up to 240GB of your files and documents. Its state-of-the-art Hardware-based Encryption technology enables full speed operations without the performance loss that’s typically found in software-based encryption. Thanks to its Adaptive Thermal Protection feature, it keeps the SSD evenly cool by dynamically adjusting power consumption based on usage demands. Plus, with its durable construction, this SSD can keep up with your daily business activities. Keep your customer's sensitive data private with this Crucial M500 2.5" SSD! What It Is And Why You Need It: 240GB storage capacity; provides enough space to hold your files and documents Encryption technology; offers enhanced data security that is critical for business operations Adaptive Thermal Protection; helps manage the SSD's cooling performance Compatibility; works with PC and Mac® systems SSD performance; operates better than a traditional hard drive Micron® quality; trusted name and technology for 30 years Transformative performance: dramatically faster than a hard drive Nearly instantaneous boot times 500 MB/s sequential reads, 400 MB/s sequential writes, 80k random reads, 80k random writes Ample storage: available in capacities up to terabyte-class Includes top-level hardware encryption technology Advanced controller technology and Micron custom firmware Compatible with PC and Mac systems Extensive quality and reliability testing built into every drive Three-year limited warranty http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7869889&Sku=
November 27, 20149 yr FPCH Admin I have 3 or 4 of these that I bought previously. I'm not using any of them at the moment. When I did they worked great. Off Topic Forum - Unlike the Rest
November 27, 20149 yr FPCH Admin I'm all over this one! Great deal. ~I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.~ ~~Robert McCloskey~~
November 27, 20149 yr Author Yeah its funny as Crucial aren't thought of that well in the industry but the PNY I had dropped dead after a few months and I put back a Crucial which was the first one I ever bought so its several years old, and it is running fine. As much as I don't have any files on my desktops I can get away with 128 Gb drives like this one is but I feel better with at least 240 or 256 so I will replace it with one of these I just bought. Intersting how the Newegg "Black Friday Deals" were a yawn and Tiger is spot on this years!
November 27, 20149 yr Author I just redid a client Dell All-in-One 2020 with an i-3 2nd Generation cpu and 4 gb ram as the 2 year old Seagate sata drive in it took a dump while I was cleaning it and I promised the client a big difference in how it ran, but honestly this thing is so fast now it blows my mind and I am worred the husband who is a heavy duty gamer will take this back from his wife if he tries it. He has a hot HP with an i-7 Gen 3 and 8 gb ddr3 1600 ram and this i3 puts it to shame. One thing I meant to tell you all I was sitting here waiting for a bracket to mount the A-Data Ssd drive I have had for a while in that unit when I got aggravated and figured I would just velcro the unit instead of "waiting for the boat to land with the bracket" and when I opened the A-Data it had a nice bracket inside it which none of the others ever do so it surprised me and I went forward using that. It is the A-Data drive in that Dell that really impressed me and I was iffy about buying that special but if I see it again I will get more of those.
