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title: "Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - Up to 560MB/s - CT1000MX500SSD1(Z)"
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# 560MB/s max sequential read speed 1TB storage capacity AES 256-bit hardware encryption Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - Up to 560MB/s - CT1000MX500SSD1(Z)

**Brand:** crucial
**Price:** KSh67830
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Upgrade to speed, security & storage that keeps you ahead of the curve!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - Up to 560MB/s - CT1000MX500SSD1(Z) by crucial
- **How much does it cost?** KSh67830 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.ke](https://www.desertcart.co.ke/products/53438629-crucial-mx500-1tb-3d-nand-sata-2-5-inch-internal)

## Best For

- crucial enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted crucial brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Massive 1TB Storage:** Store your entire creative portfolio, media, and projects without compromise.
- • **Power Loss Immunity:** Never lose work unexpectedly thanks to integrated power loss protection.
- • **Effortless DIY Upgrade:** Step-by-step install guide makes upgrading your laptop or desktop a stress-free win.
- • **Rock-Solid Data Security:** Keep your files hacker-proof with AES 256-bit hardware encryption built-in.
- • **Blazing Fast Boot & Load Times:** Start your system in seconds and breeze through apps with up to 560MB/s read speeds.

## Overview

The Crucial MX500 1TB SSD leverages Micron’s advanced 3D NAND technology to deliver lightning-fast sequential read/write speeds up to 560/510 MB/s, robust AES 256-bit encryption for data security, and integrated power loss immunity to protect your work. Its 2.5-inch SATA form factor fits most laptops and desktops, offering a reliable, high-capacity storage upgrade that transforms sluggish systems into productivity powerhouses.

## Description

From the manufacturer It's Worth It Start your system in seconds Capacities up to 2TB Easy installation Fly through everything you do Start your system in seconds, load files almost instantly, and accelerate the most demanding applications with the Crucial MX500. Our Dynamic Write Acceleration technology uses an adaptable pool of high-speed, single-level cell flash memory to generate blistering speeds. Store up to 2TB of data Save massive amounts of photos, music, and videos comfortably and securely. With fast access to your media, creations, and designs, you’re ready to share at the speed of your life. Enjoy the efficiency of next-gen Micron 3D NAND Our cutting-edge components are engineered from start to finish for efficiency. As a result, the Crucial MX500 uses only a minimal amount of power and still delivers a high performance ratio without needing a financing plan to pay for it. Experience a faster, cooler, and quieter computer in your home or business. You’ll wonder how you ever put up with a hard drive. Upgrade with a drive you can count on With thousands of hours of pre-release validation, dozens of SSD qualification tests, the Crucial MX500 has been thoroughly tried, tested, and proven. Secure your most important files on a drive with established dependability and the advanced features MX-series SSD's are known for. Install with confidence For many people, opening a computer and transferring data seems terrifying. That’s why we’ve made it easy in the step-by-step Crucial SSD Install Guide. Check it out before you buy, then install your own SSD quickly with everything transferred over successfully and hassle-free. ¹ Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. Not all capacities available at initial launch. ² Typical I/O performance numbers as measured using CrystalDiskMark with a queue depth of 64 and write cache enabled. Fresh out-of-box (FOB) state is assumed. For performance measurement purposes, the SSD may be restored to FOB state using the secure erase command. System variations will affect measured results. Micron quality – a higher level of reliability As a brand of Micron, one of the largest flash storage manufacturers in the world, the Crucial MX500 is backed by the same quality and engineering innovation that has produced some of the world’s most advanced memory and storage technologies for more than 35 years. Split-second speeds, lasting reliability, and a decades-long legacy – upgrading with the Crucial MX500 gives you the best combination of quality, performance, and security. It’s worth it.

Review: Excellent upgrade for speed. - I purchased the Crucial MX500 1 TB SSD to upgrade my old Sony laptop, which had been getting painfully slow. The installation process was straightforward, and once I had everything set up, the difference in performance was night and day. My laptop now boots up in seconds, and programs that used to take forever to load are now lightning fast. The build quality of the SSD is excellent. It’s compact and fits perfectly into the 2.5-inch drive bay of my laptop. The included instructions were clear and helpful, making the upgrade process smooth even for someone who isn’t particularly tech-savvy. Packaging was sturdy and ensured that the SSD arrived in perfect condition. The delivery was impressively fast, arriving well before the estimated date, which is always a plus when you’re eager to get your device up and running again. desertcart’s service was impeccable, as always, providing a seamless purchasing experience. In terms of value for money, the Crucial MX500 is outstanding. The speed increase alone is worth the investment, but the additional storage capacity is a huge bonus. If you have an old laptop that’s slowed down over the years, I highly recommend this SSD. It’s an easy and cost-effective way to breathe new life into your device and significantly improve its performance.
Review: Crucial 1tb SSD, You want speed? You got it. - After getting my ssd I thought it would be plain sailing as I have fitted hundreds of HDd’S, it wasn’t, and after connecting my usb sata dock I expected it to find it in the disc manager, wrong, it wasn’t there. After fiddling about trying a new sata lead still no joy, ended up connecting as an internal, didn’t work either, I thought I had a duff one. One last attempt I cleaned the sata connector on the drive and hay presto it found it, I initialised it, quick formatted it and installed windows. Working fine so far. Crucial s answer is to return it. Didn’t contact desertcart so can’t comment on what their solution would have been. A good ssd drive, but if you have trouble set it up as an internal, initialise it and quick format it Before you try using it as an external, doing this eliminates any fault other that the drive itself. I hope this helps other purchasers. A good drive once you get it working. My machine now boots in 30 seconds or less, a big difference from the 3-4 minutes it use to take. Having experienced the speed increase the SSD has made, I’ve now purchased another one, no problems this time, just fitted it and installed the OS and that was it, no messing about with this one. and it has, like the other, given my lappy a new improved speed increase. Great product. Recommended product I have now been using both my 1tb SSDs, and they have been faultless, the speed increase has given my machines (laptop and desktop) has taken them back to faster speeds then i got when they were new. Unless Microsoft continue to slow things down so you purchase new machines, mine will last another year or two before I have to replace them UPDATE, Well it’s 2022 and yes the SSDs are still working without errors, and yes I’m still using both desktop and the same lappy, (although I do have others all fitted with the SSDs.) so I still recommend them, and I have even experimented installing windows 11 without the TPM and yes, just as fast, but I’m back on win10, just can’t get to like 11 layout but keep buying the Crucial SSDs, I have hammered mine and they have proved very reliable, I don’t know what their eventual life span is as they do wear out but so far so good.

## Features

- Sequential reads/writes up to 560/510 MB/s and random reads/writes up to 95/90k on all file types
- Accelerated by Micron 3D NAND technology
- Integrated power loss immunity preserves all your saved work if the power unexpectedly gets cut
- AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption keeps data safe and secure from hackers and thieves
- International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B077SF8KMG |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 24,152 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 146 in Internal Solid State Drives |
| Brand | Crucial |
| Colour | Grey |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (25,325) |
| Date First Available | 19 Dec. 2017 |
| Form Factor | 2.5-inch |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 1 RPM |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
| Hard Drive Size | 1000 GB |
| Hardware Platform | Computer, Linux, Mac, PC |
| Item Weight | 9.07 g |
| Item model number | CT1000MX500SSD1Z |
| Manufacturer | Micron |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 10.03 x 0.71 x 6.99 cm; 9.07 g |
| Series | Crucial MX500 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Crucial
- **Colour:** Grey
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity technology:** SATA
- **Digital storage capacity:** 1024 GB
- **Hard disk description:** Solid State Drive
- **Hard disk form factor:** 2.5 Inches
- **Hard disk interface:** Serial ATA-600
- **Installation type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special feature:** Portable

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Would this be a good SSD for a steam library**
A: I am using a SSD 500GB different brand on the  2md SATA port only for steam, its much faster than any conventional HDD, games will load much faster and the impact on the system performance is minimal. 1TB can hold a lot of games I never had an issue with the 500GB, worst case is I remove some games I did not touch in a while to clear up space. One TB should give a good amount of space for steam.

**Q: Is this possible to return disk (unpacked) if computer is not recognised it (not seen as disk present)?**
A: If it's not detected, bear in mind with Windows is that new hard disks don't automatically detected new hard drives out of he box. You have to initialize them in Disk Management first. (Which is really dumb that it doesn't automatically detect a new unformatted drive, but there we are!)

To get the new hard disk up and running: 
* Go to Disk Management (Win + X - then select Disk Management from the menu)
* In the bottom half there should be a list of disks connected (disk 0, Disk 1, Disk 2, etc) which should include your newly plugged in SSD. 
* The new SSD  should show a black bar at the top, and say something like "500GB Unallocated" 
* right-click on this and select "new simple volume"
* Then click Next though all the rest of the menus. The default options should all be okay. Only thing to make sure is on the third page, that a drive letter is assigned.
* Your new SSD should be up and running, and detected in Windows :)

**Q: I ordered it from the us store. 1tb for - £75. do i have to pay any import duty when i receive it?**
A: If your item gets flag up yes will have to pay

**Q: Will this fit a MacBook Pro late 2013?**
A: I had a similar dilemma about whether it would fit a Mac Mini Late 2012. Basically don't bother! Apple refused to do it so I researched it myself and found a perfect solution. I used the IOS formatter for SSDs (not the normal format) then I used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the main internal disk to the SSD. Next I booted directly from the SSD in an external USB3 SATA caddy and performance jumped to 5 to 10 times. Backed up the new SSD several times and now wiped the internal HD to avoid accidental use and never going back. Feels like a new Mac Mini and for just a £50 upgrade. For portability you might want to use a powered SSD in an external case but hey it's cheaper than an internal disk upgrade done by a third party and certainly cheaper than a new MBP! The only problems I had were a few apps that needed licences reloading.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent upgrade for speed.
*by F***A on 23 May 2024*

I purchased the Crucial MX500 1 TB SSD to upgrade my old Sony laptop, which had been getting painfully slow. The installation process was straightforward, and once I had everything set up, the difference in performance was night and day. My laptop now boots up in seconds, and programs that used to take forever to load are now lightning fast. The build quality of the SSD is excellent. It’s compact and fits perfectly into the 2.5-inch drive bay of my laptop. The included instructions were clear and helpful, making the upgrade process smooth even for someone who isn’t particularly tech-savvy. Packaging was sturdy and ensured that the SSD arrived in perfect condition. The delivery was impressively fast, arriving well before the estimated date, which is always a plus when you’re eager to get your device up and running again. Amazon’s service was impeccable, as always, providing a seamless purchasing experience. In terms of value for money, the Crucial MX500 is outstanding. The speed increase alone is worth the investment, but the additional storage capacity is a huge bonus. If you have an old laptop that’s slowed down over the years, I highly recommend this SSD. It’s an easy and cost-effective way to breathe new life into your device and significantly improve its performance.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Crucial 1tb SSD, You want speed? You got it.
*by H***S on 28 June 2019*

After getting my ssd I thought it would be plain sailing as I have fitted hundreds of HDd’S, it wasn’t, and after connecting my usb sata dock I expected it to find it in the disc manager, wrong, it wasn’t there. After fiddling about trying a new sata lead still no joy, ended up connecting as an internal, didn’t work either, I thought I had a duff one. One last attempt I cleaned the sata connector on the drive and hay presto it found it, I initialised it, quick formatted it and installed windows. Working fine so far. Crucial s answer is to return it. Didn’t contact Amazon so can’t comment on what their solution would have been. A good ssd drive, but if you have trouble set it up as an internal, initialise it and quick format it Before you try using it as an external, doing this eliminates any fault other that the drive itself. I hope this helps other purchasers. A good drive once you get it working. My machine now boots in 30 seconds or less, a big difference from the 3-4 minutes it use to take. Having experienced the speed increase the SSD has made, I’ve now purchased another one, no problems this time, just fitted it and installed the OS and that was it, no messing about with this one. and it has, like the other, given my lappy a new improved speed increase. Great product. Recommended product I have now been using both my 1tb SSDs, and they have been faultless, the speed increase has given my machines (laptop and desktop) has taken them back to faster speeds then i got when they were new. Unless Microsoft continue to slow things down so you purchase new machines, mine will last another year or two before I have to replace them UPDATE, Well it’s 2022 and yes the SSDs are still working without errors, and yes I’m still using both desktop and the same lappy, (although I do have others all fitted with the SSDs.) so I still recommend them, and I have even experimented installing windows 11 without the TPM and yes, just as fast, but I’m back on win10, just can’t get to like 11 layout but keep buying the Crucial SSDs, I have hammered mine and they have proved very reliable, I don’t know what their eventual life span is as they do wear out but so far so good.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality recommended for Macs
*by S***T on 23 October 2020*

I did a lot of research on internal and external SSD drives for upgrading my old (2011) iMac. The consensus was that Samsung can not always play friendly with old Macs and to go for Crucial or OWC, as these were designed with Macs in mind. I went for the internal Crucial 1TB SSD to upgrade my external HDD drive (which was plugged into a slow USB2 port). I placed the drive into a mains powered mount, and plugged it (via an adaptor) into the Thunderbolt 2 port on the iMac. So this setup gives me the equivalent of a modern USB3-C SSD style setup that has become the norm to replace the slower, older standard that I had. It sounds fiddly and cumbersome, but actually it is no more hassle and takes no more space than my old Seagate HDD external USB2 drive. And is a hell of a lot faster and quieter!! I'm not that technical when it comes to giving specs, speeds and benchmark tests, and I'm sure other reviewers will provide that data. But there is no doubt this is a seriously fast upgrade to my old system. It's like having a new Mac, only I spent less than £100! The reason I went for an internal drive in a mount rather than external SSD is because of the Thunderbolt 2 issue on the iMac (I won't bore you with it). But it does mean that if I want to buy more memory in future I will save money by just buying internal SSD drives rather than the more pricey external USB-C units. If you are reading this and you also have an old Thunderbolt 2 Mac (e.g. mid 2011 iMac), and are thinking of doing the same thing - the mains powered mount I used (in the attached photo) is from Ugreen, and I got it here on Amazon. I also got a Thunderbolt 2 to USB3-A adaptor by Kanex, also here on Amazon. Very happy with his turbocharged setup, saved me from forking out for a brand new Mac!

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