Reddit mentions of Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD - CT250MX500SSD4

• WD SATA SSD 500GB
  
• WD M.2 SSD 500GB
  
• Crucial SATA SSD 250GB
  
• Crucial M.2 SSD 250GB
  
  There's no difference in price between a SATA SSD and a non-NVME M.2 SSD. An NVME M.2 SSD is a different story though.
  
  Edit: They edited their comment to include nvme after I replied

I got 250GB, could probably get slightly better performance on a Samsung drive, and larger drives tend to be faster when it comes to SSD (I had budget limitations lol). Though you're not going to get any real benefit from going all teh way up to the newest PCI-E bus drives as the PS4 doesn't have a lane for that (which is why I got the SATA M.2 drive).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077SL4FZG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788FBDQY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I changed to using an external SSD for my PS4, absolute game changer all for under £50,
SSD: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077SL4FZG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Enclosure: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0765D6NJV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


USB 3.0 Hub (if short on free USB ports): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JX1ZS5O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you don't mind low graphics on some of the games then the cheaper model is better, (FYI just noticed that the comment you are replying to is over a month old, so I would recommend you get newer model instead it will come around 500, with 4GB ram and 250GB SSD.

about $50...it will only make your rig faster if you install your OS on it

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-250GB-2280SS-Internal/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=pd_cp_147_3/131-3931745-9247833?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B077SL4FZG&pd_rd_r=4eca3928-ad7c-4c01-bb1d-df4773078f61&pd_rd_w=cqB08&pd_rd_wg=Apjrv&pf_rd_p=0e5324e1-c848-4872-bbd5-5be6baedf80e&pf_rd_r=672EKK5PSKGG3RCZJHYF&psc=1&refRID=672EKK5PSKGG3RCZJHYF

For in between $500 and $550, I would take a look at the ASUS VivoBook F510UA. It's a 15.6" laptop with an i5-8250U, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, and is only 0.8" thick and 3.7lbs. Unfortunately, the configuration to add a 128GB SSD is an extra $100 for some reason, but if you aren't happy with the HDD's speed, it has an M.2 slot that you can utilize to add an SSD, or just remove the HDD altogether and put in a 2.5" SSD.
Laptop: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0762S8PYM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_EJzOBb55QX1BW
250GB M.2 SSD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4RzOBbG2KAX60
240GB 2.5" SSD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F9G43WU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_2TzOBbVDPPT1E

I have a Dell Inspiron 5577 gaming laptop. It's only been a year since I bought it but the HDD is really slow, always at 100% usage for no apparent reason. TBH it wasn't ever 'fast', maybe because it's 5400 rpm?

Anyway. I'm going to buy an SSD. My laptop supports 2.5" if I replace the HDD, which I won't, and both M.2 SATA and M.2 PCIe/NVMe if I use both HDD and SSD. I can't decide between these 4, could anyone suggest which one I should get? Prices are in CAD.

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• ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 3D NAND Gen3x2 M.2 2280 NVMe 1.2
  
  256 GB for $75. It's the only NVMe/PCIe of the bunch for the same price. I think it's an older model PCIe/NVMe, though, but I don't know if that makes it worse than newer SATAs.
  
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• Dogfish M.2 2280 240GB Internal SATA III M2
  
  240 GB for $55. The cheapest one, but is it too good to be true?
  
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• WD Blue Internal - SATA 6 Gb/s M.2 2280
  
  250 GB for $72. Positive reviews, a lot of purchases on Amazon.
  
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• Crucial MX500 3D NAND SATA M.2 (2280SS)
  
  250 GB for $72. I've read the name Crucial here and there so I thought it might be good, but the reviews complain about overheating.
  
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  I primary use the laptop for gaming, Netflix, etc.

I did some research and ideally yes, you want to match the stick that your laptop already has. Mine however came with a ADATA brand RAM which I was not able to find on Amazon so I bought this Crucial one. I just made sure to get the same RAM speed. The one that my laptop came with was 2666, so I bought a 2666 Crucial one, even though laptop works at 2333 (I think?).

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Now for the SSD I bought this Crucial MX500 which seems to be generally one of best rated ones; I also had a good experience with a previous WD Blue I owned but I prefer the Crucial cloning tool.

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Now this I what I bought for mine (spent ~$80), you might want to do some research on your own to determine what the best price/quality ratio is since prices are always changing and new deals are coming and going. Might be worth checking r/buildapcsales see if you some luck too.

The Kingston drive you have in your laptop is an M.2 drive, specifically a 2280 M.2 Sata Drive. It uses a SATA interface to talk to the computer, but it doesn't use the same connector, meaning the drive you've found on Amazon won't fit in that socket.

You should have a SATA connector in your laptop, meaning you should be able to install that Crucial drive above without an issue, you'll just need to remove the old drive to ensure it doesn't cause any ongoing issues.

For ease of install, you can just replace your existing, knackered drive with another M.2 SSD, this WD one for example, or this one from Crucial to get you back on track.

Thanks, just ordered this one. Hope it works, if not I can return it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077SL4FZG

So this one should work right? Sorry to bother, this is my last question haha

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-MX500-CT250MX500SSD4-Internal-2280SS/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=m.2+mx500&qid=1556209743&s=gateway&sr=8-2

Just get this SSD. It is M.2 meaning it requires no extra cabling to install.

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-250GB-2280SS-Internal/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=pd_sbs_147_t_2/139-1881786-7901806?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B077SL4FZG&pd_rd_r=9908520e-5225-4b16-a379-cbc386cf0457&pd_rd_w=9dBlN&pd_rd_wg=in5aS&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=RDPYWFE3Q5MK8D8D35C7&refRID=RDPYWFE3Q5MK8D8D35C7&th=1

If you like your current laptop overall and you wish to save a bit of money you can simply upgrade the laptop yourself.

The HP ProBook 450 G4 has two RAM slots so you can simply buy a 4GB DDR4 2400 stick of RAM to get a total of 8GB. According to HP's site, it can support up to 16GB (two 8GB Sticks). The will cost you a "whopping" £16.97.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT4G4SFS824A-PC4-19200-Single-260-Pin/dp/B019FRDKWI/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3SF7CX4D5NH03&keywords=4gb+ddr4+2400+sodimm&qid=1571851106&sprefix=4gb+DDR4+2400+sod%2Caps%2C500&sr=8-3

SSDs are fairly inexpensive now. Your laptop has a 2.5" drive bay for the hard drive and it also has a m.2 slot for a SATA SSDs (not for PCIe NVMe). You can purchase a Crucial MX500 250GB to 1TB SSD for between £39.95 and £101.17 and place it in the m.2 slot.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-MX500-CT250MX500SSD4-2280SS-Internal/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=256gb%2Bm.2%2Bsata%2Bssd&qid=1571851209&sr=8-5&th=1

You can then use cloning software to copy the C: drive on the hard disk to the SSD or you can do a clean install of Windows on the SSD.

There are plenty of tutorial videos on Youtube for that. Or simply create another thread to ask for general steps on how to do so.

The total cost of the upgrade will range from £56.92 to £118.14 depending on the size of the SSD. That excludes shipping and tax.

Everything looks good from what I see, just wondering why you're getting 2 separate SSDs instead of a single larger and faster one.

A 500GB 860 EVO is $87 right now. The reasonably equivalent Crucial MX500 is $85 for 500GB or $55 for 250GB, and it can fit in an M.2 slot if you have one.

The idea isn't "throw away all your hard drives and use SSDs exclusively" unless you are made of money. You just put your OS and your most used applications on a small SSD and store everything else on a hard drive.

My cpu is an i7 7700k and this board isn't that expensive, if anything I'm forced to use this due to my budget.

Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA M.2 Type 2280SS Internal SSD - CT250MX500SSD4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9CD7Cb7KP5QB2 Apparently it has 6gb/s transfer speed which idk how it it is able to achieve that

Edit: I found this Nvme ssd for a good value Sabrent 256GB Rocket Nvme PCIe M.2 2280 Internal SSD High Performance Solid State Drive (SB-ROCKET-256) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KGLN3HN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xJD7CbYNXCYH8

You're better off with Crucial tbh: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-250GB-2280SS-Internal/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1541084038&sr=8-5&keywords=intel+optane+32gb&dpID=411cDO%252BI1WL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

It's cheaper bang for the buck and Crucial is excellent when it comes to customer service.

I looked up your mobo and it has an nvme slot right above the pcie slot so I'd definitely go with an nvme ssd over a sata ssd.

Here's an article that explains the difference.

http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/storage-hardware/nvme-vs-sata-comparison.html

The Samsung 970 evo is probably the best 250gb on the market but it's a stretch out of your price range, closer to $100 but I'd suggest shelling out that extra budget for it.

Within your price range though I quickly found a Kingston, a Corsair, and a Crucial that aren't as good as the Samsung but are still worlds faster than a traditional sata ssd.

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-SA1000M8-240G-Internal-Performance/dp/B07BMXS6SH?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_4

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-FORCE-MP300-120GB-Storage/dp/B07D9C2WPV/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1540159436&sr=1-9&keywords=nvme+ssd

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-250GB-2280SS-Internal/dp/B077SL4FZG/ref=sr_1_26?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1540159436&sr=1-26&keywords=nvme+ssd

You could upgrade it with an M.2 SSD which will fix the problem with HDD being 100% all the time however if you want a newer more powerful laptop I would recommend the Acer Swift 3 it has a quad core CPU, 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD .

also, if you wanted to go M.2 rather than 2.5" ssd you could use this instead

Okay, here's my final build:

Going with your Intel NUC, RAM, and the 1TB HDD suggestions (thanks!)

Switching to the Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA, and willing to take the performance hit.

USB-C to DVI cable to get one monitor going right away.

HDMI to VGA cable for the other monitor, though this is a patch. I'll be looking for another, better monitor later. No extra money for a good one right now.

We have a keyboard/mouse combo we like already.

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I think that's it! If you see any glaring mistakes, omissions, or incompatibilities I've missed, let me know. Otherwise I'll probably be ordering later today.

Thank you SO MUCH for your help.

EDIT: Fixed link.

I'm no expert, but it looks pretty good to me.

For your M.2 drive, I would recommend the Crucial MX500 for a little more money: https://www.amazon.ca/Crucial-MX500-250GB-2280SS-Internal/dp/B077SL4FZG/ . It's a better performer if you would like a bit more speed loading Windows and software.