Crucial M550 SSD

While manufacturers have announced larger capacity SSDs (2TB and more), for storing a lot of files, a mechanical HDD is still a much more affordable option. This looks set to change in the future though, as SSD production volume increases lead to lower...

Crucial has updated it's slightly aging M500 SSD with a revamped model, and as the changes are modest, the drive's name received only a slight bump of 50 marketing buzzwords, hence the name M550 instead of M600 or similar.Changes to the drive include a...

Another new SSD that didn't quite make it here in time to be included in our SSD roundup (PC&TA 198) is Crucial's new M550. It's not a successor to the M500, which will remain available as the company's mainstream SSD, with the M550 slotting in as a...

The Crucial M550 is a good follow-up to the M500 and has decent transfer speeds and over-provisioning. The sole drawback is that it's only guaranteed three...

The M550 is a strong competitor to Samsung's stellar SSD 840 EVO. It's fast and affordable, though Samsung and Intel SSDs have better software, and the EVO costs a bit less as a bare drive. Read...

Crucial has inched up the already good performance of last year's M500 mildly, and added a backup capacitor to help safeguard against data loss in edge cases of power loss. Most importantly, the M550 signposts the trend in falling SSD prices, bringing...

A very fast SSD at a great price, but the Samsung 840 Evo is just a bit...

Ease of Use, Performance: 4/5 Look & Feel: 5/5 Features: 5/5 How much I enjoy: 5/5Recommendation: 5/5 StarsIt is now time to abandon those hard drives and switch to solid state drives for faster startup, quicker response and better performance. Solid...