Crucial BX100 SSD

Overview

The BX100 is Crucial's new entry-level series (the B in BX stands for budget). The read performance of the BX100 range maxes out at an impressive 535MB/s, the write performance of the 120GB model boasts just 185MB/s, the 250GB model is considerably better at 370MB/s. Those investing in the 500GB or 1TB model can expect write speeds of up to 450MB/s.

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Last revision on February 11, 2017

Reviewers Liked

One of the most inexpensive consumer SSDs on the market
Rapid read performance
120GB version available
Three-year warranty
Resistant to extreme shock impact
Low power consumption may extend battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

No hardware encryption
No alternative form factors
Slower write speed
Some manufacturers offer five-year warranty

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It's been quite some time since our last SSD roundup and we hadn't seen much need for one until recently. SSD technology grew stale after saturating the SATA 6Gb/s bus, bringing mostly minor improvements in recent memory and making up for it with price...

By TechSpot on May 12, 2015

Crucial SSDs have been among the most reliable and best performing on the market, with last year's MX100 being their greatest hit. Its successor, the MX200 arrived only six months later and along with it Crucial also introduced the even more affordable BX100 series and a new SSD toolbox software. On today's menu is the beefy 1TB MX200 along with the 500GB BX100.

By TechSpot on April 09, 2015

Before we go any further we need to address the problem, this new product launch has caused for the consumer. The numbers below are accurate on the day of publishing and will have adjusted over time. Just a few months back when I looked at the MX,...

By techicize.com on December 07, 2015

When it comes to the world of storage, there are so many options in 2015! Do you need internal, external, or would you rather use the cloud? If you want to manage things yourself and go the internal route, are you using a PC or laptop? Do you need an...

By enostech.com on October 20, 2015

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Crucial's MX100 SSD was a star performer in the budget SSD stakes last year, and it's now been superseded by the BX100. Now, the MX range denotes high performance (also superseding the M550 SSD), while the new BX moniker is for budget drives. But...

By PC Authority on October 12, 2015

The BX100 SSD is an affordable entry level hard drive with some good performance, features and support from...

By ImpulseGamer on July 24, 2015

Crucial MX100 was one of the best affordable SSDs on the market last year. This year, Crucial updated the line-up with not one but two drives: the BX100 and the MX200 . While the MX200 is the successor to the MX100 and aimed for mainstream market, the...

By bjorn3d.com on June 24, 2015

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Have Crucial just beaten themselves at their own Game with an even cheaper entry than the MX200 to the budget SSD arena, in the form of the Crucial BX100 250GB ? The Crucial BX100 arrived at pcG within a small flip top box not much bigger than the SSD...

By pcGameware UK on May 15, 2015

The Crucial BX100 is not the fastest drive on the market, nor is it meant to be. While the BX100 is designed to give users some of the speed they crave, it is also meant to offer great value and a cheaper alternative to some competitors SSDs. Does it...

By Play3r on May 14, 2015

Not the best performing SSD around, but not the worst either, the BX100 is a great choice for anyone who wants an affordable...

By TechRadar AU on April 15, 2015

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Crucial BX100 SSD

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