I purchased this Crucial1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD to use as a secondary file storage drive in the new Beelink SER8 Mini PC that I recently bought. This is the same exact 1TB Crucial SSD that already comes installed in the Beelink SER8 Mini PC as the boot drive, so they match perfectly. Also, since I have seen this question asked many times now, and I don't actually see the M.2 SSD slot size specification in the Amazon listing anywhere. This Crucial SSD is the longest size 2280 M.2 form factor. However, the M.2 2280 specification is actually shown on the Crucial SSD in the listing photos several times, but product photos aren't always accurate. This should hopefully clear up any confusion about the actual SSD size.
The Crucial line of products are all made by MICRON, one of the largest and highest quality memory manufacturers in the world, so they are all very high-quality computer memory and storage drive components. I usually either purchase Samsung or Crucial memory and storage drives when building or upgrading computers. However, Crucial components always seems to be "on-sale" for nearly half the price as the equivalent Samsung products (as was this Crucial SSD), so most of the time I wnd up going with Crucial just for that reason.
This Crucial SSD installed easily into the second M.2 NVME drive slot on the Beelink SER8 Mini PC motherboard. It was also immediately recognized by Microsoft Windows 11 Professional on boot-up. This Crucial SSD initialized and formatted (GPT/NTFS) with no issues at all. Once up and running the file transfer read and write speeds are very fast, and the drive temperature stays relatively cool under burn-in stress tests.
Also, for those reviewers complaining that the actual capacity of these Crucial (or any other brand) SSDs is lower than advertised, that is perfectly normal. Due to computer "math" and memory overhead in any type of storage drive, the actually capacity will always be a little less than the advertised capacity. I have been an I.T. professional for over 25 years, so I have a lot of experience dealing with this drive capacity "issue."
Overall, I highly recommend these Crucial SSDs, as well as all other Crucial products. These Crucial SSDs are easy to install/configure, fast, inexpensive, and they run cool. In fact, I still have some older 2.5 inch Crucial SSDs that have been in service for over 12 years, and they are still running like they are brand new. Pick up one (or a few) of these Crucial SSDs today. Trust me when I say, they are a great product!
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| storage capacity | 1 TB | 2 TB | 4 TB | 500 GB | 128 GB | 500 GB |
| hardware interface | solid state drive | solid state drive | solid state drive | pci x 4 | pci express 3.0 | pci express x4, ata |
| compatible devices | This drive is compatible with desktops & laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 drives | This drive is compatible with desktops & laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 drives | This drive is compatible with desktops & laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 drives | This drive is compatible with desktops & laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 drives | This drive is compatible with desktops & laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 3 drives | This drive is compatible with desktops & laptops that accept PCIe NVMe Gen 3.0 drives |
| form factor | M.2 (2280) | M 2 | M 2 | M 2 | M.2(2280 Inches) | M 2 |
| write speed | 4200 | 4200 | 4200 | 4200 | 940 | 3000 |
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· Generous space of up to 4TB (2)
· Gen4 storage for loads of apps, programs, files, docs, photos, videos, and games
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· Built with high-quality Micron Advanced 3D NAND
· One of the world’s largest manufacturers of flash memory
Solid security
· SSD management software for performance optimization
· Firmware updates for security and peace of mind
Compatible speed
· Impressive read/write speeds up to 5,000/4,200MB/s (1)
· Flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems
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My 2017 iMac was very lethargic for quite a while. Excel and Photoshop were particularly awful - took minutes to open both and took additional minutes for Photoshop to load files. I hadn’t realized that the Apple hybrid drives were a common problem until I did a little research while I was shopping for a new Mac.Since I would be buying an external SSD drive for the new Mac anyway (Apples prices for internal SSD upgrades approach insanity!), I figured I’d give a new SSD a go on my current Mac and test the hypothesis that the old hybrid drive was the problem.So, I bought a housing, installed the drive in it, connected with a Thunderbolt cable and…eureka! amazingly fast speeds - especially considering this is a 7 yr old Mac. It really speaks to Apple’s forward thinking to have multiple Thunderbolt ports on even a mid/lower end product over half a decade ago.This isn’t the fastest drive around but at 2.2GB wire and 2.3GB read times (see the BlackMagic screen capture of an actual test) I think this is an incredible value. Photoshop (being a scratch-driver intensive app) loads in seconds now and files open in a heartbeat.This just-over-$100 sucker plus an under-$100 housing helped save me from a multi-thousand purchase now and has allowed me to put off a new machine by extending the life of my old iMac - couldn’t ask for more.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2024
Capacity: 1TBStyle: P3 PlusPattern: SSDVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2024
Capacity: 2TBStyle: P3 PlusPattern: SSDVerified Purchase
I needed something fast and large for games, streaming, recording, and vid/audio editing so I got the 2 terabyte SSD. It runs smoothly, was easy to install, stays at decent temps, is fast, came with a screw for installation, was easy to format and install OS and drivers on, and was compatible with my system. It's a great value for the storage and I really trust crucial, never had a hard drive or ssd fail from them. My papa (computer tech person) likes them too and has used a lot of crucial brand storage devices through the years with no issues.
I used it in my build which I posted on YT, my channel is carisneat123 and the video is titles: Carisneat123 | First PC Build | goodbye low fps gaming
If any one is interested in the unboxing, installation, software download, and usage.
It passed all my stress tests and is downloading games like Cod, warcraft, ark, and more in under an hour. (Only can go so far with the WiFi speed on these) And it transfered 500gb of pictures and data from my old SSD in about 2 hours.
I used it in my build which I posted on YT, my channel is carisneat123 and the video is titles: Carisneat123 | First PC Build | goodbye low fps gaming
If any one is interested in the unboxing, installation, software download, and usage.
It passed all my stress tests and is downloading games like Cod, warcraft, ark, and more in under an hour. (Only can go so far with the WiFi speed on these) And it transfered 500gb of pictures and data from my old SSD in about 2 hours.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024
Capacity: 1TBStyle: P3 PlusPattern: SSDVerified Purchase
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Capacity: 2TBStyle: P3 PlusPattern: SSDVerified Purchase
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2024
Capacity: 2TBStyle: P3 PlusPattern: SSDVerified Purchase
My 2017 iMac was very lethargic for quite a while. Excel and Photoshop were particularly awful - took minutes to open both and took additional minutes for Photoshop to load files. I hadn’t realized that the Apple hybrid drives were a common problem until I did a little research while I was shopping for a new Mac.
Since I would be buying an external SSD drive for the new Mac anyway (Apples prices for internal SSD upgrades approach insanity!), I figured I’d give a new SSD a go on my current Mac and test the hypothesis that the old hybrid drive was the problem.
So, I bought a housing, installed the drive in it, connected with a Thunderbolt cable and…eureka! amazingly fast speeds - especially considering this is a 7 yr old Mac. It really speaks to Apple’s forward thinking to have multiple Thunderbolt ports on even a mid/lower end product over half a decade ago.
This isn’t the fastest drive around but at 2.2GB wire and 2.3GB read times (see the BlackMagic screen capture of an actual test) I think this is an incredible value. Photoshop (being a scratch-driver intensive app) loads in seconds now and files open in a heartbeat.
This just-over-$100 sucker plus an under-$100 housing helped save me from a multi-thousand purchase now and has allowed me to put off a new machine by extending the life of my old iMac - couldn’t ask for more.
Since I would be buying an external SSD drive for the new Mac anyway (Apples prices for internal SSD upgrades approach insanity!), I figured I’d give a new SSD a go on my current Mac and test the hypothesis that the old hybrid drive was the problem.
So, I bought a housing, installed the drive in it, connected with a Thunderbolt cable and…eureka! amazingly fast speeds - especially considering this is a 7 yr old Mac. It really speaks to Apple’s forward thinking to have multiple Thunderbolt ports on even a mid/lower end product over half a decade ago.
This isn’t the fastest drive around but at 2.2GB wire and 2.3GB read times (see the BlackMagic screen capture of an actual test) I think this is an incredible value. Photoshop (being a scratch-driver intensive app) loads in seconds now and files open in a heartbeat.
This just-over-$100 sucker plus an under-$100 housing helped save me from a multi-thousand purchase now and has allowed me to put off a new machine by extending the life of my old iMac - couldn’t ask for more.
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