[SOLVED] Mx300 vs mx500

[Thomas_25]

I really need an upgrade over my molasses slow Seagate 500gb hdd (2.5") in my laptop.
Ony currently tight budget, I only have 2 options in sight
1)500gb mx500 Crucial
2)750gb mx300 Crucial
I also had the Bx500 960gb ssd in mind, but later found out that performance tanks due to the lack of a dram cache.
I prioritise space over speed because any ssd is better than my crappy hard drive

 

[Maxxify]

MX300 and MX500 use different controllers and flash. The controllers are comparable, however the MX500 wins easily on the flash quality front.

 

[popatim]

Where are you getting an mx300 from? Cheapest one i found was $177 used. And for that much you can get the 1TB Mx500 and pocket $50

 

[NightHawkRMX]

MX300 is just an old drive. Buy the updated MX500.

I didnt know they made a mx500 in 750g.

Avoid all bx drives

 

[Thomas_25]

Where are you getting an mx300 from? Cheapest one i found was $177 used. And for that much you can get the 1TB Mx500 and pocket $50

I'm in India where all electronics are exorbitantly marked up over US prices (due to import taxes).
Here the price of mx500 500gb~mx300 750gb~bx500 960gb (amazon.in)
But since it has been pointed out to me that the mx500 uses a better quality flash, I would go for that...

 

[popatim]

Mx500 has dram, those others do not.

 

[Maxxify]

I'm in India where all electronics are exorbitantly marked up over US prices (due to import taxes).
Here the price of mx500 500gb~mx300 750gb~bx500 960gb (amazon.in)
But since it has been pointed out to me that the mx500 uses a better quality flash, I would go for that...

Check the link in my signature, if you follow from there you will find a spreadsheet and other resources that outline things.

 

[Thomas_25]

I went for the mx500. Thank you!
Ps:btw what is this momentum cache software? (how does it claim to increase performance by upto 10x)
Is it a ssd caching software?

 

[Maxxify]

I went for the mx500. Thank you!
Ps:btw what is this momentum cache software? (how does it claim to increase performance by upto 10x)
Is it a ssd caching software?

Don't use Momentum Cache. It just allocates some system memory (RAM) for the SSD but your OS already does this system-wide.