The SSD I’ve been recommending for over 5 years is reaching its untimely end

The SSD I’ve been recommending for over 5 years is reaching its untimely end

The Crucial MX500 is a certified legend in PC hardware, but its life is unfortunately coming to an end.

Micron Stops Manufacturing Crucial MX500 SATA SSD Series

Micron Technology, which owns the Crucial brand, has announced it will gradually cease production of the Crucial MX500 SATA solid-state drive (SSD) series. Introduced in 2018, the MX500 SSDs have continued to be popular among consumers monitoring pricing trends.

Crucial Discontinues the MX500 SATA SSD Line

Crucial has reportedly discontinued the MX500 line of SATA SSDs after nearly 7 years of market presence. The MX500 is arguably the most popular line of SATA 6 Gbps SSDs, and comes in both the 2.5-inch and M.2-SATA form-factors. The drive continued its run into 2020s given its extremely low price-per-GB, and reasonable levels of performance to serve as a warm storage solution in client PCs. The market is changing, with the advent of cheap QLC NAN…

Crucial Discontinues One of Its Most Popular SSDs After 7 Years

Image: Crucial The MX500, one of Crucial’s most popular SATA SSDs, is no longer in production, according to a new statement that the company has shared with the press. News of the MX500’s discontinuation comes about a month after a data hoarder revealed that two of their 4 TB drives had failed, but that Crucial could no longer offer replacements and only had alternatives (i.e., P3 NVMe SSDs) to provide instead. See below for a screenshot of some…

Crucial discontinues the popular MX500 SSD to make way for next-gen drives — SATA III SSD retires after seven years

Users will now have fewer SATA-based SSDs since Crucial is no longer manufacturing its popular seven-year-old MX500.