Crucial MX300 525GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT525MX300SSD1 at Amazon for £110

Same price on Crucial's website with 5 year warranty and 3% quidco- uk.crucial.com/gbr…876

Heat! Thanks for posting the deal!

Good price.

The 1TB is available for £205. Bear in mind though that the 1TB MX500 is available at Crucial for £234 uk.crucial.com/gbr…sd1 (edited)

One hundred pound laptop saver. thanks.

Is this reeeeaaalllly a good deal? Really?

deleted188637226/12/2017 07:39

Can this be used as a normal pc ssd

Yes, you should be able to use it in a desktop pc as long as you have a SATA port available on your motherboard (which is highly likely). You'll also want to check that you have a 2.5" bay in your case or get an inexpensive 3.5" to 2.5" caddy if you don't want to leave your SSD dangling inside your case.

same price on ebuyer ebuyer.com/754…sd1

blaine26/12/2017 10:38

They can lose data if unplugged for a long time, but they are totally fine …They can lose data if unplugged for a long time, but they are totally fine if unused.Read lessRead more

Eh? Please backup with technical details/links? That scenario would render these useless as a storage medium.

Only £38 more than I paid for a MX200 480 GB in 2016- I know why,but still I pray my SSDs won’t start failing.

Good if you cannot go nvme

I bought my 750gb nov 2016 for £105 perfect price

aLV42622 m ago

Heat added - it was posted earlier for slightly more iirc. I don't want to …Heat added - it was posted earlier for slightly more iirc. I don't want to pay more than £20/Tb, but I guess in the current market this is about as cheap as it gets! (it is Crucial as well which is a plus!)Read lessRead more

I used to be happy to pay £1per mb for hard drives.

rockwell2126/12/2017 10:08

do these things last ok if you don’t use them? i’ve still got the 512gb ver …do these things last ok if you don’t use them? i’ve still got the 512gb version in a cupboard from last year’s deal. haven’t got round to fitting it to anything yetRead lessRead more

They can lose data if unplugged for a long time, but they are totally fine if unused.

skeeter90937 m ago

Eh? Please backup with technical details/links? That scenario would render …Eh? Please backup with technical details/links? That scenario would render these useless as a storage medium.Read lessRead more

The panic stories
Debunked stories

conclusion: don't worry. (edited)

deleted188637226/12/2017 07:39

Can this be used as a normal pc ssd

Yes.

rockwell2119 h, 46 m ago

do these things last ok if you don’t use them? i’ve still got the 512gb ver …do these things last ok if you don’t use them? i’ve still got the 512gb version in a cupboard from last year’s deal. haven’t got round to fitting it to anything yetRead lessRead more

I just replaced my old Crucial M500 with the 1TB MX300, never had a single disk error or related fault in 5 years.

deleted137755725/12/2017 15:21

Good if you cannot go nvme

Why?

Heat added - it was posted earlier for slightly more iirc. I don't want to pay more than £20/Tb, but I guess in the current market this is about as cheap as it gets! (it is Crucial as well which is a plus!)

Good to see SSD's now coming down in price again, hopefully by spring / summer we'll be back to £35 drives

Is there much chance of ssds coming down even further coming into janruary? Or would it be wise to snatch this one now?

Can this be used as a normal pc ssd

Would better get the 1TB one

deleted188637226/12/2017 07:39

Can this be used as a normal pc ssd

Yes, needs a sata3 motherboard connection to get the best speed, which all recent ones should have.

Does this have a ram cache?

do these things last ok if you don’t use them? i’ve still got the 512gb version in a cupboard from last year’s deal. haven’t got round to fitting it to anything yet

spannerzone25/12/2017 19:36

Good to see SSD's now coming down in price again, hopefully by spring / …Good to see SSD's now coming down in price again, hopefully by spring / summer we'll be back to £35 drives Read lessRead more

Dreaming given brexit and state of supply/exchange rates

Heat tho - you can get it on 2hr delivery!!!! Feel bad for the delivery crew being made to work today tho. Bad amazon.

skeeter90934 m ago

Dreaming given brexit and state of supply/exchange rates

who knows? I'm sure there'll be plenty of reasons given why everything might go up in price. Grab some SSD's now then!

Lol I bought this on Amazon, a year ago for £80.49

laccc6 h, 54 m ago

Lol I bought this on Amazon, a year ago for £80.49

Same, and at the time I thought it was a lot for a hard drive (but I don't regret my purchase at all)

Hege26th Dec

Yes, you should be able to use it in a desktop pc as long as you have a …Yes, you should be able to use it in a desktop pc as long as you have a SATA port available on your motherboard (which is highly likely). You'll also want to check that you have a 2.5" bay in your case or get an inexpensive 3.5" to 2.5" caddy if you don't want to leave your SSD dangling inside your case.Read lessRead more

I left mine dangling. It still works. Very well. I can't verify if it is faster than the mx500 or an evo 850 but it was cheapest at the time of purchase.

deleted137755725/12/2017 15:21

Good if you cannot go nvme

nvme are known to overheat and thus throttle the speed to protect the drive

matt1818186 m ago

nvme are known to overheat and thus throttle the speed to protect the drive

Have a heatsink on it

skeeter90926th Dec

Eh? Please backup with technical details/links? That scenario would render …Eh? Please backup with technical details/links? That scenario would render these useless as a storage medium.Read lessRead more

extremetech.com/com…wer

Yup SSDs do lose data if left unplugged for a long time. Normal flash usbs haven't seen this and I would say for most people this isn't something you would experience

An extra 4p off! Phwoar. Down to £109.96