News Crucial's Newest 1 TB SSD Is Just $119

[abryant]

Crucial, a memory company known for better pricing rather than high-end products, launched a 1TB BX500 that retails for just $119. Read more here.

MATTHEW CONNATSER
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Matthew Connatser is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers hardware component news.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Very good deal from a reliable Manufacturer. 👍

 

[hotaru251]

actually a pretty nice steamdrive (long as your library of played games isnt over 1tb)

 

[bit_user]

Last December, I snagged a 1 TB MX500 for less that $120. I've been looking to grab another, but the price seems trending upwards towards $135.

For those who don't know, the MX series is typically mid-market, while the BX series is their entry-level product.

 

[fireaza]

Wow. I remember when 1TB mechanical HDDs finally came out and they were $150!

 

[jpe1701]

I saw the mx500 for 129 a few days ago on Amazon. I think I would pay the extra $10 for that. Or even the WD blue which was 129 too. This one really isn't that great of a deal next to those. I know it's great how ssd's have come down in price but I really hate the whole "race to the bottom" thing.

 

[jpe1701]

I just took a second look and the WD blue 3d nand 1tb is 125.99 on Amazon.

 

[envy14tpe]

Back in 2016, on Black Friday, I got a 1TB Samsung Evo (mainstream drive) for $220, and that was a huge deal. Usually like $300. Now, those drives are near $150, and slowly creeping towards $100. And I don't feel bad about it at all. I can't wait until fast M.2 ones follow suit.

 

[gggplaya]

This looks like a good drive to put in my son's xbox. I love how crucial allows you to use acronis True IMage for free. Great hard drive software!

 

[jkflipflop98]

A bank of 4 of these in RAID 0 would be pretty badass.

 

[elbert]

Just like with boot drives SSD's ability to replace the old HD depends largely on price. I'm not going to look at the SSD market for a secondary drive until it about 3rd the capacity to price. That said this drive is touching 4th the capacity which is a good step in the right direction.

I expect HD makers to start competing hard against these types of drives. We are starting to see some 6TB HD's dropping below $130

 

[speedymt]

Not that great of a price at $119. Purchased a MX500 during the holiday season for $113. Recently purchased two BX500 120GB drives for OS install upgrades on older systems for customers. Both were pleasantly surprised with the performance upgrade.

 

[USAFRet]

A bank of 4 of these in RAID 0 would be pretty badass.

Especially when you see zero actual performance benefit.

But that's a discussion for a different thread.

 

[littleleo]

Micron is trying hard to cut back on production on Nand & Dram to try and raise prices. I hope they are not that successful.

 

[littleleo]

Wow. I remember when 1TB mechanical HDDs finally came out and they were $150!

You don't want to go there, I remember selling 20MB that's right 20MB drive for $500 and they thanked me for such a great deal.