In a post a little while ago I was given the suggestion of a Crucial MX500.
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-500gb/p/N82E16820156177
I almost ordered it, then sent a PM to the person that suggested it. While I've been waiting for a reply, I've been browsing different options and it seems that there's much, much better for similar prices. But obviously, at a lower price for more, I'm a little skeptical that they're actually as good.
So do you guys take a seemingly low price tag as a red flag?
Just as one example:
The Crucial MX500 is $70.
The HP EX900 is $77.
However, the EX900 has a write speed of 1.5gb/s... The MX500 only has a write speed of 500mb/s... That sounds too good to be true, which is why I'm asking here.
The writing speed isn't really that important to me for what I need it for, but if I can get 3x the write speed for an extra $7, why the hell not? lol. Plus the MX500 also only has 1.8 million hours for MTF, while the EX900 has 2 million.
Currently I'm planning to go with the MX500 simply because the EX900 feels like it's not nearly as good as they're claiming it is or something. For the price it seems SOMETHING has to be wrong with it...
Is there?
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-500gb/p/N82E16820156177
I almost ordered it, then sent a PM to the person that suggested it. While I've been waiting for a reply, I've been browsing different options and it seems that there's much, much better for similar prices. But obviously, at a lower price for more, I'm a little skeptical that they're actually as good.
So do you guys take a seemingly low price tag as a red flag?
Just as one example:
The Crucial MX500 is $70.
The HP EX900 is $77.
However, the EX900 has a write speed of 1.5gb/s... The MX500 only has a write speed of 500mb/s... That sounds too good to be true, which is why I'm asking here.
The writing speed isn't really that important to me for what I need it for, but if I can get 3x the write speed for an extra $7, why the hell not? lol. Plus the MX500 also only has 1.8 million hours for MTF, while the EX900 has 2 million.
Currently I'm planning to go with the MX500 simply because the EX900 feels like it's not nearly as good as they're claiming it is or something. For the price it seems SOMETHING has to be wrong with it...
Is there?
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