Crucial Updates their BX500 Series with an Affordable 960GB Offering
Crucial Updates their BX500 Series with an Affordable 960GB Offering
The BX500 series initially launched in August 2018, with the 480GB model costing $89.99 at the time of launch, showcasing how far SSD pricing has dropped since then. Now, 2x the capacity is on offer for $40 more, which is great value for PC builders.
Now, Crucial offer buyers capacities of 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB, with the BX500 series acting as entry-level SSDs. The BX500 sits below their higher capacity/performance MX500 series offerings. Each model in Crucial BX500 series will offer 540MB/s and 500MB/s sequential read/write speeds respectively.
We know that these new SSDs will utilise Micron’s 96-layer 3D TLC NAND alongside an SMI SM2258XT DRAM-less controller. The full range of BX500 SSDs will fit into the standard 2.5-inch form factor with 7mm of unit thickness, making this model suitable for full-sized PC and most notebooks.
Crucial’s new BX500 series of SSDs is backed up by a three-year warranty. BX500 series SSDs start shipping today and should be available at retailers soon.
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