It's rare to find honest advice. You pierce through all the hype and marketing and present the product to the average consumer in laymen's terms with practical use cases. Great job!
i Own both these drives for Several years ( Both are 2tb / Game Libraries ) Purchased a week apart @ Micro center, the Samsung was $55.- more Premium butt i wanted to see if it was Worth it 🤔 both Came with Cloning software, Similar but Samsung seems a bit better. if anyone is Searching for a decent 2.5" Solid state drive i highly recommend the Crucial Mx500 2tb ssd for $185.- Compared to Samsung 860 Evo 2tb $250.- as of posting this Comment ( 10/10/20 ) when i Checked Prices. Side Note : need a Great M.2 with Samsung Performance for less : Xpg Sx8200 pro Adata 2tb Mvne M.2 ssd 🏆
My eight year old Toshiba laptop has an M430 i5 which is a pretty good i5 but it was still slow booting up and opening applications. Yesterday I put a 500GB 860 Evo in and the improvement in boot speed and opening applications is remarkable. I was going to buy a new laptop but this has extended the life of my old one by quite a few years.
If you have to ask if this is a compliment, I am one who think there are not near enough shop teachers in the world, and I happened to have liked mine a hell of allot.
I went with the MX500 and the (I think) BX500, to both 2Tb, one for my primary Ryzen desktop, the other for my Phenom II X4 B95 HTPC system respectively. Each performs really well, and I really appreciate where technology is these days. Remember PATA HDD's?
I am repeatedly blown away by the quality and objectivity of your reviews! The amount of useful information and the complete coverage of all aspects of the products you are reviewing and comparing is simply amazing. Keep up the good work!
@@topbanana8438 Oh look another internet tough guy. Turned on by discrediting someone for accrediting someone else. I bet you're a real asset to society.
Very informative. Other videos talk around the "large data transfers slow the drive" while you explained it clearly being the ~20GB controller cache. Makes sense now. It's not a drive malfunction, it's just the way SSDs deal with the pros/cons of SLC vs. TLC.
@@a.l.5912 My 1st SSD, only mine is the 128GB version. Read speeds are great at over 400MB/sec, write not so well, modern SSD's on a SATA-2 port are faster.
I think that everybody knows Tech Deals his recommendation, he has been quite clear about this in the recent past. "Buy the MX500 as long as it costs less. If you want faster, go big (960 Evo) or go home."
I have to say that I even though I already knew all the information you presented here I REALLY appreciate how you are presenting it. You laid everything out, all the little details that matter to the vast majority of consumers without getting into the weeds. You are from this point forward my go-to youtuber to send videos to my family and friends who don't quite understand everything and need some advice. Excellent work!
I just stumbled across this video while looking for info between the MX500 and 860 EVO, and I have to say this has got to be one of the best, informative, to the point, no BS reviews ever. I don't even want to call it a review, it was more like a short class/workshop and a really good one at that! I'm subscribing now.
(June 29 2018) Amazon now Crucial MX500 (500 GB) for $110 right now (compared to $113 for 860 EVO 500 GB). The best deal now is the Crucial MX500 1 Terabyte for $199. Great deal.
I installed my MX500 a few days ago in place of an old HDD, and while I have no other SSD to compare it to, I’m very impressed with how much quicker it has made my MacBook, it’s running as good as new. Crucial are a lot cheaper than Samsung too so for me I would definitely recommend picking one up if budget is your main concern, like it was for me 💰
ah okay that makes sense, yeah an ssd with older hardware does make a pretty huge difference, well it makes a huge difference with everything a pc without ssd just isnt a pc anymore today xD
I bought a MX500 2 TB model, shortly after I scored a new PC last October. It's worked really well for me. No issues. I triple boot 3 OS's on it: Win10Pro, Ubuntu Studio (Linux), and Android X86. I still have the original HD with the OEM Win10 install for backup, in case the SSD crashes itself, though I'm confident the MX500 will hold up in the long haul.
@@buritomaster no all normal SSDs are TLC even enterprise ones are normally (even the new samsung 980 pro is TLC now) older SSds from more than 5 years ago used to use MLC
You sir are the definition of what content creators should stride for, fantastic videos no silly theatrics, educational, objective and to the point. Thank you!
I didn't know about the 860. I've been buying the 850 EVO, not knowing about the new one. Despite the fact that there is not much difference between the two, being a Samsung SSD fanboy, I will now be checking out the new one. I love the Magician software, the best software for SSD I've ever seen.
WHOA! I remember watching you some 5 years ago when I was looking for a GPU and I used to watch every video of yours. Guess what? Found you again, randomly. Does it mean that we're meant to be together? Well, maybe, I don't know, what I do know is that you're a solid reviewer and I hope to find you again many times in the future. Hugs from Brazil!
Great explanation about how the data is actually stored on the SSD. I'd go for Samsung as i'm happy with my 850 Evo. Thanks for another nice and informative video.
Man, I am not a person who usually leaves comments on TH-cam videos. But I wanted to write one for you. I am amazed with your review about the subject. You've been a great help. I've been doing my research to buy me an ssd. And your video has helped me more than all the info combined that I've read in the last 3 days. Thank you very much!
I took your advice and bought the 860 Evo 500MB. Waiting for delivery atm. Glad you give very good advice for products that make more dollar sense than others that bounce around and don't really know what they talk about. Btw, my final cost was 86.95 with discount. Thanks.
Great information. Learned a couple of things here. One note -- regarding real world usage, I've seen a number of videos which have shown that there's very little difference even between SATA SSDs and NVMe drives, in terms of what you actually notice. Big difference between spinning hard drives and SSDs, but little difference between SSD variations.
I've worked with both (as brands). The 860 EVO M.2 SSD is awesome, I installed it in an ASUS ROG GL552V, the costumer is a system engineer adn has a lot of services loading at start, from 3 mins with a mech HDD to load to 13 secs. Was amazing! Recently I bought a Crucial BX500 (240 GB) for another costumer, in an ASUS X550ZE (AMD A10 APU), from 1 minute to less than 5 secs to start. My next personal choice will be a M.2 Crucial MX500 SSD. Thanks for the video!
I had an MX100 as my boot drive for 4 years and I eventually got regular BSOD because the drive had bad sectors on it, works perfectly fine for storage though
Thank you so much for this review, you saved me a ton of money!! I have ordered a Samsung Evo 860, saw your review, cancelled it & got myself the Crucial MX-500.
One of the best explanations of ANYTHING I've ever watched on TH-cam! Very clear and well spoken and covered all the important aspects of the items being presented as well as extra information that provides a more in depth understanding of the topics covered. You might consider making additional instructional videos to teach others how to produce TH-cam videos that are this good! Thank you!
Amazing explanation. Probably the best video i've seen about ssd's. Now these drives cost nearly half and i believe anyone who uses a pc or laptop must have one of these. This thing makes a big difference.
I recently was making comparisons between SSDs. After a couple days of research, I narrowed it down to a $399.99 WD blue 2TB, a $419.99 MX 500 2TB, and a $450 Samsung 860 EVO 2TB. After comparing cost, benchmarks, and brand history, I settled on the MX500. Between the WD and MX500 there is enough of a performance difference and more brand history for Crucial that the MX500 made sense even if it was $20 more. Between the MX500 and 860 EVO it's constant stream of traded blows, so the $30 premium for the Samsung drive just doesn't make sense. I am a hardcore Samsung SSD fan, but I already have an 850 PRO for my OS drive, and the technology for SSDs has come such a long way in the past five years that deciding on Crucial was a no brainer. I will always recommend Samsung if cost is no object, but if you want the best value you can get for what is still insanely close to top tier SATA III performance, the MX500 is the one to get. Now, if all you want is the SSD experience and you don't want to buy a sketchy second rate SSD, the WD blue line is the best bang for your buck.
@@arthurwintersight7868 50 USD for 1tb Samsung Evo 870, today. This is cheap. I wish they could come up with faster small file or 4k RANDOM read /write speeds. People repeat the mantra about SATA SSD's having reached their potential due to SATA interface limitations, ...but there is still room for improvement in random read speeds vs sequential. I would love to buy in 2024 a SATA SSD with a 100 mb/s 4K random read speed vs only 40-ish mb/s for the Evo 870. It would make for a much snappier experience.
Great video. I'm sure Crucial makes great drives, but from my own personal experience with electronics, in general, I went with the 960 and 850 from Samsung, and I really don't even worry about them. Everything I've ever had that had, "Samsung" across it has lasted longer than it probably should have.
This video is about a year old now, but at the moment I’m trying to pick between these exact two SSDs. This video just made everything 100x easier. I really feel like I can make an educated decision. Thanks for making things so simple and easy to understand!
Just got a 860 EVO 250GB. I wish I would’ve seen this video first as the MX 500 was 20 dollars more for double the storage. 🤯 Will be checking your vids more often! Thank you for the great info! 👍
All the comments saying how great a review he did and dang they're right. Loved how detailed you go into deciding between the two and presented us with which is the best to choose depending on the different needs. If all reviews on the channel like this imma just sub.
Very good review! You are as clear as it can be and you take your time to explain it well. I did purchase the Samsung and Crucial SSD drives and they work w/out a glitch so far. Someone mentioned to me that the SSD drives in general fail within three years time. And from your explanation on this video you are giving more confidence that they last a lot longer and that is what I had heard when I decided to buy them. To me also since there are no moving parts like regular HD they should last a lot longer. Also I understand that they should not be filled to capacity since the SSD drives need extra space to write randomly to the drive. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this informative video. These drives are same price now, both on sale for Black Friday ($115AUD). The review helped a lot - but since they're basically equal in performance, my decision came down to past experience. As a system builder, I had countless problems with Crucial Ballistix DDR2 many years ago. Crucial was great about quickly replacing the faulty modules, but each replacement also only lasted a few months - some wouldn't boot from the start. Eventually we absorbed the loss and replaced them with another brand. I've never used Samsung RAM but I've had many Samsung HDDs that worked throughout their warranty period - after which a few died but the vast majority are still working a decade later. So I went with the Samsung Evo 860 500GB - and fingers crossed. :)
Wow, you're quite the educated reviewer! Me, just a regular guy. But even though so much of what you were sharing was over my head, you succinctly gave me the "pearls" I was looking for--in a friendly manner no less. I also very much appreciate the respect you have for your viewers by NOT WASTING OUR TIME with the some of the outlandish kind of narcissism that's so prevalent on TH-cam. Most videos I watch could generally be done in about a 1/3 of the time or less. Every minute of your review was "packed" and useful. - Great details, great perspectives, great review!
Thanks. But, as with many products, the question is how will these drives behave after a year of active use? Will they all still have the same performance or will some of them slow down? Remember the old Evo 840 slowdown bug... And now we have also Western Digital Blue 500GB.
I always buy Crucial SSDs when I do new builds or upgrades for friends, family and customers. I have never had issues with any Crucial drive that I have purchased. The Crucial SSD may not be fancy looking but it does perform.
If you want 'performance' And can afford it.... Samsung. Otherwise, for the 'average' user who's looking for performance while watching one's budget... Crucial. The price difference is relatively small but Samsung obviously costs more considering the brand name. The Crucial 1TB SSD was currently listed ~$200 while the Samsung version was slightly higher in many places. Managed to get the Crucial MX500 1Tb SSD for ~$180 excl tax which was relatively affordable considering that SSD prices are Still relatively Expensive! Note that Crucial LIES on its boxes that the software Is included when it's Not! The buyer must go to Crucial's website to be redirected to download the Acronis software. Also, you'll need to buy an adapter Separately for the data transfer! Acronis cloning for Crucial stunk as I had issues with the software. EaseUs or Macrium has decent Free versions of their drive cloning software. Samsung software, based on many reviews, is ONLY good for Samsung SSDs. A 1Tb SSD 'should' last more than 3-5 years which is more than enough time for the average computer user as that's about the time to upgrade to a newer PC/laptop. For laptop users, if you're laptop has a 2d drive slot, use the HDD as a file drive so the SDD life would be extended as the SDD is used only to store the OS and other various software. Same basis goes for PC users.
There's an exception to the rule of buying the cheapest. If it's for a laptop, idle power consumption will probably make a noticeable difference in battery time. For that you only need to check the charts on a site that benchmarks for that. The MX300 does pretty well there. A couple SSDs do better. Some will probably leave the owner furious wondering why their battery drains so fast. Those tuned for performance ignore tuning for idle power consumption because of the delay {unnoticeable for most uses} to wake up from the deeper sleep states. Just something to keep in mind for people looking to upgrade their portable device.
I know this is a year old but thanks for this video! A year or 2 ago I watched one of your videos when I was building my very first gaming PC and we had the same build minus the case and cooler iirc. Awesome content! Subscribed!
Oh my god, this is so incredibly helpful! I am an idiot and before this and another video I watched, I had NO idea whatsoever about how SSD work. I didn't know about QLC and TLC, didn't understand the difference between MD.2 and didn't even know what benchmarks do. Now I think I can confidently choose between the 860QVO and the Crucial MX500. Thank you so much!!
In the real world what also really matters is that the disk is reliable and it last, from what I have watched and read both these are reliable; however, the Samsung Evo apparently has a longer life span than the Crucial MX500.
Have been watching some of your videos for some time and I can't even found words to thank you for all this work you have done, you have a perfect accent that I can fully understand (spanish is my native language), plus you do all those benchmarks, give your personal opinion, give us the best tech deals and explain eveything. Thank you so much!
I am using the Samsung 4TB and 2TB Evo 860, and the Crucial MX 500 2TB SSDs in my Xbox1X, and love them. I just upgraded my PS4 Pro to the 4TB 860 QVO and love the speed. Great review.
You, sir, are by FAR the most thorough, detail-oriented reviewer I have ever witnessed! Thank you for providing such in-depth comparison and analysis of these drives, and for providing so much background technical information regarding this technology. I can't wait to see more of you reviews!
You are helping people (with honesty included) and I respect you enough to get notifications from you. I can count all my notification subscriptions on one hand. Thank You.
Exactly what I need, an unbiased explanation. I never believe in advertising marketing or stick to certain brands. Self tests & real experiments are more convincing.
I would like to point out that Serial ATA is NOT controller Serial ATA can be Host Bus Adapter, but NOT controller controller is on HDD or on SSD and NOT on Main Logic Board nor within chipset last time you could have had controller was at the time of ST-xxx ATA have removed controller from computer and moved it directly to the drive making whole design simpler and cleaner please do not use controller to describe HBAs as this is very very different thing HBA is just an interface and in fact if it comes to ATA there is almost NO LOGIC between ISA/PCI and ATA - it connects directly or almost directly (with buffers) Serial ATA is close to same thing - connects almost directly from PCIe to SATA, you get same architecture - same decoupling capacitors (on SATA HDD/SSD both TX and RX lines have decoupling capacitors; on PCIe card only one side is PCIe card, other side is on Main Logic Board) Basically you can run both SATA (or SAS) and PCIe for as far as you wish - all you need it a transformer for each data line pair and decoupling capacitors, you may even boost voltage, if you wish, as long as you will bring it back to required level on both ends.
Im new new to computers. I just didnt really need one for a long time. Ive had them in my past. But recently bought an older laptop that i planned on doing a few upgrades. I can really appreciate how well you described the differences of older SSDs to newer . Even now it doesn't seem things have changed vastly. Really appreciate your honest approach.
What a great review. Thank you.Edit: (7/12/2018) -- Amazon has the 500 GB Crucial MX500 for $109 and the Samsung Evo 860 for $119. Based on your recommendations, I would have gone with the Samsung. I didn't, because I hadn't watched your video yet. =/--- I have an HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx, no hardware changes/upgrades since I bought it. It runs okay, but I wanted it to go faster. The current OEM HDD works fine/checks out fine, but I feel after 7 - 8 years of use, it was likely going to fail soon. I bought the Crucial MX500 SSD for that reason, not anticipating much increase in speed.--- Used the crucial cloning software and a generic USB -> SATA wire, which took about 2 h and 30 min and went uneventfully. Swapped out the HDD with the SDD (and spacer) easily. I changed the BIOS battery (CR2032) while there too. Turned computer on, no bios messages, booted right up from cloned image.--- Boot speeds from pushing On button to first appearance of Windows desktop background image for the HDD was about averaged about 33 seconds, after 3 repetitions. Did the same for the SDD, boot times were 17s. Beyond boot time, the computer is all around faster too, but I do not have an objective measure to provide. --- In summary, I am happy with the Crucial drive, but would have paid $10 more for the Samsung. The upgrade for my computer was very easy, went without complications, and afforded the computer significant increase in speed. I would recommend the upgrade to anyone with an aging computer like mine.
I cloned an Intel M.2 sata 256GB to a Crucial MX500 M.2 sata 500GB with Acronis and was pleasantly surprised with the automatic resizing and it only taking 1hr20mins. The Crucial drive worked perfectly. Runs 550 Mbps as per spec.
Great channel, subbed! I like your presentation, keep it up :-) Oh btw, i got a mushin chronos deluxe 128GB for my every day & gaming PC 7 years ago, not a peep of complications yet xD
I had been rocking a Samsung 840 EVO 1TB for the past 7 years, 3 months without any issues, despite the drive a little more than 150% into it's write expectance, only now, about 3 days ago, just got a Samsung 970 2TB EVO Plus. At this point, Samsung has won my trust as a hardy, long lasting SSD, whereas the drives 2 of my friends have from Crucial have bit the dust in a little over a year. Still got my 840 EVO installed, just disabled in BIOS for use as a backup should I need it. To be honest, I didn't even expect the SSD to last me long, so although the price back then for a 1TB SSD was extortionate, I think I can happily say I got my money's worth, despite it costing £515 back in 2013. Considering my new SSD costs almost half of that, for double the capacity and much faster speeds, if this new one lasts just as long, this could be the next longest lasting piece of hardware I have ever continuously used. Also everyone here sure isn't kidding, you review things very well and present everything incredibly clearly, very commanding, if I was asked to guess, I'd say you are military, very professionally done.
I have been looking for a review on specifically the issues you covered in this video. Well the search is over and I now know what to buy. The review and presentation in my opinion is excellent. Keep the reviews coming and thank you for sharing you knowledge.
I almost exclusively buy Samsung drives for 4 reasons: Performance, Reliability, Compatibility, Warranty. I buy and install a lot of SDD drives as Tech support specialist. Samsung drives are consistently the fastest drives. I have had compatibility issues with other drives in some Mac systems (I'm a PC guy but service Mac's). In well over 100 Samsung drives I have Installed I have only seen one failure ever. Samsung handles RMA the right way. They overnight ship replacement SSD drives so there is no waiting weeks on end wondering where my drive is. I use Samsung drives because my information stored is important to me and not worth saving an extra $20 (if that) for a less reliable device. Samsung drives have worked well for me. I see no reason to chance a change of brand.
This is a GREAT VIDEO! You info is always extremely helpful and you always cover every aspect even the things people might not even know to ask. Keep up the Great work. Thank you .
Thanks for the very useful review. Just ordered the Crucial at a discount. I'll clone my system drive, but would have to pay $50 more for the EVO. Not paying that much just for the migration tool. Hopefully I'll manage :-o
I have had an MX500 on a 780i motherboard for over 3 months & it has radically improved the drive speeds just the job to breathe life into a 11 year old system. Not all SSD's are compatible but the MX500 will run on most boards just check your board with their tool, the only downside is that the power connector is a bit flimsy so be careful when connecting/disconnecting it.
Thanks for the comparison! Good stuff. I know it's been 2 years since this post but I've had different recent experiences with the 2 cloning programs mentioned. The Samsung Data Migration tool is proprietary. Both the source and the target drives have to be Samsungs and additionally, can only source clone from the current OS drive. The Acronis True Image will clone its source from any drive in the computer and target any drive. The current OS drive does not have to be the source and can be any brand drive. I think that's a major plus on side of the Acronis. I would def lean towards the Samsung "drive" as opposed to the Crucial but the cloning option tips the scales in the other direction. I'd be interested in your thoughts on that. Thanks!
Do you think this man would put his real daughters picture up so you horn dogs can bust all Kindza Nutz on yourselves. This dude is smarter than that bruh.
It's rare to find honest advice. You pierce through all the hype and marketing and present the product to the average consumer in laymen's terms with practical use cases. Great job!
I definitely agree, I'm so glad I watched this video instead of preparing for a fieldwork tomorrow lol.
exactly i love this
Yes very true, also excellent technical knowledge putting in the right place, Another great informative video................. greetings from india
Came for a comparison of 850 vs 860, left with vast knowledge. 👍
This guy is amazing.
i Own both these drives for Several years ( Both are 2tb / Game Libraries ) Purchased a week apart @ Micro center, the Samsung was $55.- more Premium butt i wanted to see if it was Worth it 🤔 both Came with Cloning software, Similar but Samsung seems a bit better. if anyone is Searching for a decent 2.5" Solid state drive i highly recommend the Crucial Mx500 2tb ssd for $185.- Compared to Samsung 860 Evo 2tb $250.- as of posting this Comment ( 10/10/20 ) when i Checked Prices. Side Note : need a Great M.2 with Samsung Performance for less : Xpg Sx8200 pro Adata 2tb Mvne M.2 ssd 🏆
Came here for the girl in the thumbnail.
If this was introduced as a subject in school, he would get 5 stars rating from all students every year no doubt
If this was a subject when i was at school I would definitely show up to every class
@@MrMarky5575 take computer systems classes :)
My eight year old Toshiba laptop has an M430 i5 which is a pretty good i5 but it was still slow booting up and opening applications. Yesterday I put a 500GB 860 Evo in and the improvement in boot speed and opening applications is remarkable.
I was going to buy a new laptop but this has extended the life of my old one by quite a few years.
If your gonna have a high school shop teacher, this guy would be top shelf.
If you have to ask if this is a compliment, I am one who think there are not near enough shop teachers in the world, and I happened to have liked mine a hell of allot.
He's gotta be principal. There would be 513 valedictorians
i could probably get A easier on chemistry if this guy is my teacher
What is a shop teacher?
Negative, shop teachers teach you how to shop, which is exactly what he's doing in this video.
I went with the MX500 and the (I think) BX500, to both 2Tb, one for my primary Ryzen desktop, the other for my Phenom II X4 B95 HTPC system respectively. Each performs really well, and I really appreciate where technology is these days. Remember PATA HDD's?
I am repeatedly blown away by the quality and objectivity of your reviews! The amount of useful information and the complete coverage of all aspects of the products you are reviewing and comparing is simply amazing. Keep up the good work!
I like the fact he gets his point across without screaming a single time.
@@topbanana8438 Oh look another internet tough guy. Turned on by discrediting someone for accrediting someone else. I bet you're a real asset to society.
Couldn't agree more
Well said
Very informative. Other videos talk around the "large data transfers slow the drive" while you explained it clearly being the ~20GB controller cache. Makes sense now. It's not a drive malfunction, it's just the way SSDs deal with the pros/cons of SLC vs. TLC.
I've had my Crucial 250gb ssd as a boot drive for over 4 years and it still works great. Definitely a reliable ssd so far.
I've got some old BX or CX (?) drives that sit in NUCs that are on 24x7x365 - one's six years old now, still going strong :) Good drives.
I've been using a Crucial 256GB M4 SSD as a boot drive since 2013 with no issues.
@@a.l.5912 My 1st SSD, only mine is the 128GB version. Read speeds are great at over 400MB/sec, write not so well, modern SSD's on a SATA-2 port are faster.
I'm so excited
Same. I have had mx200s and mx300s for over 4 years with no issues.
Ive got the MX500 and it works amazing on my laptop. Its very quick!
I think that everybody knows Tech Deals his recommendation, he has been quite clear about this in the recent past. "Buy the MX500 as long as it costs less. If you want faster, go big (960 Evo) or go home."
Dude the way that you explain things is insane, thank you
This guy is a skilled instructor/presenter.
I miss the old days when you said "thats a deal" at lest 5 times a video
For sure lol.
I love when people speak about details without forgetting the real world behind. Really cool comparison I've already punched the sub button !
I have to say that I even though I already knew all the information you presented here I REALLY appreciate how you are presenting it. You laid everything out, all the little details that matter to the vast majority of consumers without getting into the weeds. You are from this point forward my go-to youtuber to send videos to my family and friends who don't quite understand everything and need some advice. Excellent work!
I just stumbled across this video while looking for info between the MX500 and 860 EVO, and I have to say this has got to be one of the best, informative, to the point, no BS reviews ever. I don't even want to call it a review, it was more like a short class/workshop and a really good one at that! I'm subscribing now.
(June 29 2018) Amazon now Crucial MX500 (500 GB) for $110 right now (compared to $113 for 860 EVO 500 GB). The best deal now is the Crucial MX500 1 Terabyte for $199. Great deal.
Watching 14 min review was like 1 min. Didn't even realize how fast time passed. This guy just catched my attention. Amazing
I installed my MX500 a few days ago in place of an old HDD, and while I have no other SSD to compare it to, I’m very impressed with how much quicker it has made my MacBook, it’s running as good as new. Crucial are a lot cheaper than Samsung too so for me I would definitely recommend picking one up if budget is your main concern, like it was for me 💰
'MacBook'
'budget is my main concern'
LUL
ニルス 😌 it’s an old 2010 MacBook I bought on eBay, the SSD upgrade has been a great investment 👍🏼 runs like new now
ah okay that makes sense, yeah an ssd with older hardware does make a pretty huge difference, well it makes a huge difference with everything
a pc without ssd just isnt a pc anymore today xD
ニルス Omegalul
I bought a MX500 2 TB model, shortly after I scored a new PC last October. It's worked really well for me. No issues. I triple boot 3 OS's on it: Win10Pro, Ubuntu Studio (Linux), and Android X86. I still have the original HD with the OEM Win10 install for backup, in case the SSD crashes itself, though I'm confident the MX500 will hold up in the long haul.
Saw a hot girl on preview, then click in a dude.
Bait and switch :P
@Wendell Novais Yes, but he did give me most of the info on SSDs I was looking for today so will overlook that.
This is the part of sales called advertisement.
@@EverybodyIsDeadDave Would prefer getting rick rolled to be honest but I appreciate the info xD
@@YosemiteJohn who is she 😍?
The Crucial MX200 is actually MLC and has power loss protection. Kind of hard to find these days but they're still out there.
@@buritomaster no all normal SSDs are TLC even enterprise ones are normally (even the new samsung 980 pro is TLC now) older SSds from more than 5 years ago used to use MLC
You sir are the definition of what content creators should stride for, fantastic videos no silly theatrics, educational, objective and to the point. Thank you!
Yes, ...his videos are the best on TH-cam. Love the hummingbird on the right. So cute.
I didn't know about the 860. I've been buying the 850 EVO, not knowing about the new one. Despite the fact that there is not much difference between the two, being a Samsung SSD fanboy, I will now be checking out the new one. I love the Magician software, the best software for SSD I've ever seen.
Drive health and cloning but otherwise their is just a watch the stats second by second which can be somewhat interesting
WHOA! I remember watching you some 5 years ago when I was looking for a GPU and I used to watch every video of yours. Guess what? Found you again, randomly. Does it mean that we're meant to be together? Well, maybe, I don't know, what I do know is that you're a solid reviewer and I hope to find you again many times in the future. Hugs from Brazil!
This is why all videos should start with: “subscribe if you like these types of video!”
lol
i dont even need a new ssd
thanks for the additional infos about ssds in general
It's been two years since I subscribed to anything on youtube... today breaks that streak. Nice video man! I bought an 860EVO.
Great explanation about how the data is actually stored on the SSD. I'd go for Samsung as i'm happy with my 850 Evo.
Thanks for another nice and informative video.
Man, I am not a person who usually leaves comments on TH-cam videos. But I wanted to write one for you. I am amazed with your review about the subject. You've been a great help. I've been doing my research to buy me an ssd. And your video has helped me more than all the info combined that I've read in the last 3 days. Thank you very much!
Definitely the most informative and honest reviews and comparisons, at least to my knowledge. Thanks and keep it up!
I took your advice and bought the 860 Evo 500MB. Waiting for delivery atm. Glad you give very good advice for products that make more dollar sense than others that bounce around and don't really know what they talk about. Btw, my final cost was 86.95 with discount. Thanks.
Great information. Learned a couple of things here. One note -- regarding real world usage, I've seen a number of videos which have shown that there's very little difference even between SATA SSDs and NVMe drives, in terms of what you actually notice. Big difference between spinning hard drives and SSDs, but little difference between SSD variations.
I've worked with both (as brands). The 860 EVO M.2 SSD is awesome, I installed it in an ASUS ROG GL552V, the costumer is a system engineer adn has a lot of services loading at start, from 3 mins with a mech HDD to load to 13 secs. Was amazing! Recently I bought a Crucial BX500 (240 GB) for another costumer, in an ASUS X550ZE (AMD A10 APU), from 1 minute to less than 5 secs to start. My next personal choice will be a M.2 Crucial MX500 SSD. Thanks for the video!
in my country, 860 evo and Mx500 in the same price bracket for 500Gb variant.
So 860 evo all the way
Thanks for the great review, you really helped me out ! Just subscribed and I'm gonna buy the Crucial MX 500 with 1TB of storage ! :)
I was literally searching for a comparison of these drives yesterday and found nothing. Not all Heroes Wear Capes. Keep it up Mr. Deals!
I had an MX100 as my boot drive for 4 years and I eventually got regular BSOD because the drive had bad sectors on it, works perfectly fine for storage though
Thank you so much for this review, you saved me a ton of money!! I have ordered a Samsung Evo 860, saw your review, cancelled it & got myself the Crucial MX-500.
Why mx better?
Simply put, this has the "101" level info AND the advanced info on ssd drives, Samsung and Crucial of course the focus. Superbly done. Kudos.
How is this guy so professional? I love it
experience bro experience
One of the best explanations of ANYTHING I've ever watched on TH-cam! Very clear and well spoken and covered all the important aspects of the items being presented as well as extra information that provides a more in depth understanding of the topics covered. You might consider making additional instructional videos to teach others how to produce TH-cam videos that are this good! Thank you!
I really wanted to know exactly this as I was looking at the MX500 compared to the 850 Evo myself. Thanks for this information!
It's around $70 no worries
Amazing explanation. Probably the best video i've seen about ssd's. Now these drives cost nearly half and i believe anyone who uses a pc or laptop must have one of these. This thing makes a big difference.
Love my 850 EVO :) it was a good price and a great upgrade to my work laptop! Between these I'd probably go the 860 myself.
Dose it slows down after you fill the memory on 70% or 90 % of the capacity?
Just got me a 500gb MX500 m.2 version for $109.89 from Newegg. Amazing drive for the price, and super easy to install!
they come pre over provisioned so they shouldnt slow down noticeably but yes they will slow down... just dont fill it up! have a storage drive.
i just bought one that was 25 dollars more than the kingston a400 of the same capacity, so i hope its a good drive!
happy to pay more and get less lmao funny
I recently was making comparisons between SSDs. After a couple days of research, I narrowed it down to a $399.99 WD blue 2TB, a $419.99 MX 500 2TB, and a $450 Samsung 860 EVO 2TB. After comparing cost, benchmarks, and brand history, I settled on the MX500. Between the WD and MX500 there is enough of a performance difference and more brand history for Crucial that the MX500 made sense even if it was $20 more. Between the MX500 and 860 EVO it's constant stream of traded blows, so the $30 premium for the Samsung drive just doesn't make sense. I am a hardcore Samsung SSD fan, but I already have an 850 PRO for my OS drive, and the technology for SSDs has come such a long way in the past five years that deciding on Crucial was a no brainer. I will always recommend Samsung if cost is no object, but if you want the best value you can get for what is still insanely close to top tier SATA III performance, the MX500 is the one to get. Now, if all you want is the SSD experience and you don't want to buy a sketchy second rate SSD, the WD blue line is the best bang for your buck.
I recently bought a WD Blue 2TB NVMe for $120 and a Samsung 870 Evo 2TB for $160.
SSD prices were insane 4 years ago.
@@arthurwintersight7868 50 USD for 1tb Samsung Evo 870, today. This is cheap. I wish they could come up with faster small file or 4k RANDOM read /write speeds. People repeat the mantra about SATA SSD's having reached their potential due to SATA interface limitations, ...but there is still room for improvement in random read speeds vs sequential. I would love to buy in 2024 a SATA SSD with a 100 mb/s 4K random read speed vs only 40-ish mb/s for the Evo 870. It would make for a much snappier experience.
Whats best for ps4?
Great video. I'm sure Crucial makes great drives, but from my own personal experience with electronics, in general, I went with the 960 and 850 from Samsung, and I really don't even worry about them. Everything I've ever had that had, "Samsung" across it has lasted longer than it probably should have.
half the oem systems use them and to be honest, i just say buy the brand you trust crucial = micron so they are another first party.
everennui I lost a Samsung ssd drive this year. Huge loss. It does happen.
This video is about a year old now, but at the moment I’m trying to pick between these exact two SSDs. This video just made everything 100x easier. I really feel like I can make an educated decision. Thanks for making things so simple and easy to understand!
Just got a 860 EVO 250GB. I wish I would’ve seen this video first as the MX 500 was 20 dollars more for double the storage. 🤯
Will be checking your vids more often! Thank you for the great info! 👍
All the comments saying how great a review he did and dang they're right. Loved how detailed you go into deciding between the two and presented us with which is the best to choose depending on the different needs. If all reviews on the channel like this imma just sub.
I got benchmarks, price comparisons, and a quick explanation of how the things actually work. subbed.
Man even after two years this is a good review.
Which one is better
Hot brunettes are great but I prefer PC Ned Flanders 😂
Very good review! You are as clear as it can be and you take your time to explain it well. I did purchase the Samsung and Crucial SSD drives and they work w/out a glitch so far. Someone mentioned to me that the SSD drives in general fail within three years time. And from your explanation on this video you are giving more confidence that they last a lot longer and that is what I had heard when I decided to buy them. To me also since there are no moving parts like regular HD they should last a lot longer. Also I understand that they should not be filled to capacity since the SSD drives need extra space to write randomly to the drive. Thanks for the video.
9:51 "Let me show you two more sets .. let me get rid of those ... I'm gonna show you two more sets"
It's these subtle things. :-)
Thanks for this informative video. These drives are same price now, both on sale for Black Friday ($115AUD). The review helped a lot - but since they're basically equal in performance, my decision came down to past experience.
As a system builder, I had countless problems with Crucial Ballistix DDR2 many years ago. Crucial was great about quickly replacing the faulty modules, but each replacement also only lasted a few months - some wouldn't boot from the start. Eventually we absorbed the loss and replaced them with another brand. I've never used Samsung RAM but I've had many Samsung HDDs that worked throughout their warranty period - after which a few died but the vast majority are still working a decade later.
So I went with the Samsung Evo 860 500GB - and fingers crossed. :)
excellent review and presentation. I have never EVER commented before on a review, but yours was that good. Now I know what to buy. thanks!
Cloning was my big thing thanks for talking about it the best one for cloning Samsung 860 EVO for sure 100%
You are one of the most honest and recommendable TH-camrs I know.
Keep doing what you are doing! Greetings from germany!
Wow, you're quite the educated reviewer! Me, just a regular guy. But even though so much of what you were sharing was over my head, you succinctly gave me the "pearls" I was looking for--in a friendly manner no less.
I also very much appreciate the respect you have for your viewers by NOT WASTING OUR TIME with the some of the outlandish kind of narcissism that's so prevalent on TH-cam. Most videos I watch could generally be done in about a 1/3 of the time or less. Every minute of your review was "packed" and useful. - Great details, great perspectives, great review!
Thanks.
But, as with many products, the question is how will these drives behave after a year of active use? Will they all still have the same performance or will some of them slow down? Remember the old Evo 840 slowdown bug...
And now we have also Western Digital Blue 500GB.
I always buy Crucial SSDs when I do new builds or upgrades for friends, family and customers. I have never had issues with any Crucial drive that I have purchased. The Crucial SSD may not be fancy looking but it does perform.
If you want 'performance' And can afford it.... Samsung.
Otherwise, for the 'average' user who's looking for performance while watching one's budget... Crucial.
The price difference is relatively small but Samsung obviously costs more considering the brand name. The Crucial 1TB SSD was currently listed ~$200 while the Samsung version was slightly higher in many places.
Managed to get the Crucial MX500 1Tb SSD for ~$180 excl tax which was relatively affordable considering that SSD prices are Still relatively Expensive!
Note that Crucial LIES on its boxes that the software Is included when it's Not! The buyer must go to Crucial's website to be redirected to download the Acronis software.
Also, you'll need to buy an adapter Separately for the data transfer!
Acronis cloning for Crucial stunk as I had issues with the software. EaseUs or Macrium has decent Free versions of their drive cloning software.
Samsung software, based on many reviews, is ONLY good for Samsung SSDs.
A 1Tb SSD 'should' last more than 3-5 years which is more than enough time for the average computer user as that's about the time to upgrade to a newer PC/laptop.
For laptop users, if you're laptop has a 2d drive slot, use the HDD as a file drive so the SDD life would be extended as the SDD is used only to store the OS and other various software. Same basis goes for PC users.
There's an exception to the rule of buying the cheapest. If it's for a laptop, idle power consumption will probably make a noticeable difference in battery time. For that you only need to check the charts on a site that benchmarks for that. The MX300 does pretty well there. A couple SSDs do better. Some will probably leave the owner furious wondering why their battery drains so fast. Those tuned for performance ignore tuning for idle power consumption because of the delay {unnoticeable for most uses} to wake up from the deeper sleep states. Just something to keep in mind for people looking to upgrade their portable device.
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I know this is a year old but thanks for this video! A year or 2 ago I watched one of your videos when I was building my very first gaming PC and we had the same build minus the case and cooler iirc. Awesome content! Subscribed!
Top notch review. Reviews also creates ease of mind.
Watched 2 reviews on SSD and appreciated it a lot, thanks.
One of the clearest, most helpful videos I've seen in a while.
Helped me understand what I should look for to upgrade my Xbox One X.
Thanks!
this time you didnt put yourself in the thumbnail, smart move, welcome to youtube, now you learned the concept of clickbait, im proud of you! :)
Oh my god, this is so incredibly helpful!
I am an idiot and before this and another video I watched, I had NO idea whatsoever about how SSD work. I didn't know about QLC and TLC, didn't understand the difference between MD.2 and didn't even know what benchmarks do.
Now I think I can confidently choose between the 860QVO and the Crucial MX500.
Thank you so much!!
Absolutely brilliant review - thank you so much you gave me the information and knowledge to make a sensible and effective choice!
Wow you explain stuff so well, so clearly. This is the first video of yours I've seen and I'm subscribing. Thanks!
Awesome, thank you!
"In the real world what matters is how much money you spend to buy them" - totally agree (>_
In the real world what also really matters is that the disk is reliable and it last, from what I have watched and read both these are reliable; however, the Samsung Evo apparently has a longer life span than the Crucial MX500.
Have been watching some of your videos for some time and I can't even found words to thank you for all this work you have done, you have a perfect accent that I can fully understand (spanish is my native language), plus you do all those benchmarks, give your personal opinion, give us the best tech deals and explain eveything.
Thank you so much!
Wow, great concise, well organized narrative. I learned a lot. Thanks!
I am using the Samsung 4TB and 2TB Evo 860, and the Crucial MX 500 2TB SSDs in my Xbox1X, and love them. I just upgraded my PS4 Pro to the 4TB 860 QVO and love the speed. Great review.
i love this review! it’s so informative and easy to understand!
You, sir, are by FAR the most thorough, detail-oriented reviewer I have ever witnessed! Thank you for providing such in-depth comparison and analysis of these drives, and for providing so much background technical information regarding this technology. I can't wait to see more of you reviews!
I'm gonna receive my mx500 tomorrow...!!! I never used an ssd before (I was using a WD hdd, old and slow...)
Damn, I replaced every laptop and PC that had a mechanical drive years ago. You must be happy now, lmao
You are helping people (with honesty included) and I respect you enough to get notifications from you. I can count all my notification subscriptions on one hand. Thank You.
I like how you explain very simplicity for me thanks
Exactly what I need, an unbiased explanation. I never believe in advertising marketing or stick to certain brands. Self tests & real experiments are more convincing.
I would like to point out that Serial ATA is NOT controller
Serial ATA can be Host Bus Adapter, but NOT controller
controller is on HDD or on SSD and NOT on Main Logic Board nor within chipset
last time you could have had controller was at the time of ST-xxx
ATA have removed controller from computer and moved it directly to the drive making whole design simpler and cleaner
please do not use controller to describe HBAs as this is very very different thing
HBA is just an interface and in fact if it comes to ATA there is almost NO LOGIC between ISA/PCI and ATA - it connects directly or almost directly (with buffers)
Serial ATA is close to same thing - connects almost directly from PCIe to SATA, you get same architecture - same decoupling capacitors (on SATA HDD/SSD both TX and RX lines have decoupling capacitors; on PCIe card only one side is PCIe card, other side is on Main Logic Board)
Basically you can run both SATA (or SAS) and PCIe for as far as you wish - all you need it a transformer for each data line pair and decoupling capacitors, you may even boost voltage, if you wish, as long as you will bring it back to required level on both ends.
Im new new to computers. I just didnt really need one for a long time. Ive had them in my past. But recently bought an older laptop that i planned on doing a few upgrades. I can really appreciate how well you described the differences of older SSDs to newer . Even now it doesn't seem things have changed vastly. Really appreciate your honest approach.
Mind blown 🤯
Already own both, but didn’t know all that ...
What a great review. Thank you.Edit: (7/12/2018) -- Amazon has the 500 GB Crucial MX500 for $109 and the Samsung Evo 860 for $119. Based on your recommendations, I would have gone with the Samsung. I didn't, because I hadn't watched your video yet. =/--- I have an HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx, no hardware changes/upgrades since I bought it. It runs okay, but I wanted it to go faster. The current OEM HDD works fine/checks out fine, but I feel after 7 - 8 years of use, it was likely going to fail soon. I bought the Crucial MX500 SSD for that reason, not anticipating much increase in speed.--- Used the crucial cloning software and a generic USB -> SATA wire, which took about 2 h and 30 min and went uneventfully. Swapped out the HDD with the SDD (and spacer) easily. I changed the BIOS battery (CR2032) while there too. Turned computer on, no bios messages, booted right up from cloned image.--- Boot speeds from pushing On button to first appearance of Windows desktop background image for the HDD was about averaged about 33 seconds, after 3 repetitions. Did the same for the SDD, boot times were 17s. Beyond boot time, the computer is all around faster too, but I do not have an objective measure to provide. --- In summary, I am happy with the Crucial drive, but would have paid $10 more for the Samsung. The upgrade for my computer was very easy, went without complications, and afforded the computer significant increase in speed. I would recommend the upgrade to anyone with an aging computer like mine.
as always very good video with clear explaination
I cloned an Intel M.2 sata 256GB to a Crucial MX500 M.2 sata 500GB with Acronis and was pleasantly surprised with the automatic resizing and it only taking 1hr20mins. The Crucial drive worked perfectly. Runs 550 Mbps as per spec.
Great channel, subbed!
I like your presentation, keep it up :-)
Oh btw, i got a mushin chronos deluxe 128GB for my every day & gaming PC 7 years ago, not a peep of complications yet xD
I had been rocking a Samsung 840 EVO 1TB for the past 7 years, 3 months without any issues, despite the drive a little more than 150% into it's write expectance, only now, about 3 days ago, just got a Samsung 970 2TB EVO Plus. At this point, Samsung has won my trust as a hardy, long lasting SSD, whereas the drives 2 of my friends have from Crucial have bit the dust in a little over a year. Still got my 840 EVO installed, just disabled in BIOS for use as a backup should I need it.
To be honest, I didn't even expect the SSD to last me long, so although the price back then for a 1TB SSD was extortionate, I think I can happily say I got my money's worth, despite it costing £515 back in 2013. Considering my new SSD costs almost half of that, for double the capacity and much faster speeds, if this new one lasts just as long, this could be the next longest lasting piece of hardware I have ever continuously used.
Also everyone here sure isn't kidding, you review things very well and present everything incredibly clearly, very commanding, if I was asked to guess, I'd say you are military, very professionally done.
Great information and presentation! I reckon this is easily the best computer hardware & software review channel on TH-cam 👍
I have been looking for a review on specifically the issues you covered in this video. Well the search is over and I now know what to buy. The review and presentation in my opinion is excellent. Keep the reviews coming and thank you for sharing you knowledge.
I almost exclusively buy Samsung drives for 4 reasons: Performance, Reliability, Compatibility, Warranty. I buy and install a lot of SDD drives as Tech support specialist. Samsung drives are consistently the fastest drives. I have had compatibility issues with other drives in some Mac systems (I'm a PC guy but service Mac's). In well over 100 Samsung drives I have Installed I have only seen one failure ever. Samsung handles RMA the right way. They overnight ship replacement SSD drives so there is no waiting weeks on end wondering where my drive is. I use Samsung drives because my information stored is important to me and not worth saving an extra $20 (if that) for a less reliable device. Samsung drives have worked well for me. I see no reason to chance a change of brand.
This is a GREAT VIDEO! You info is always extremely helpful and you always cover every aspect even the things people might not even know to ask. Keep up the Great work. Thank you .
damn man you educating me alot these days hahaha technoob here!
Thanks for the very useful review. Just ordered the Crucial at a discount. I'll clone my system drive, but would have to pay $50 more for the EVO. Not paying that much just for the migration tool. Hopefully I'll manage :-o
I have had an MX500 on a 780i motherboard for over 3 months & it has radically improved the drive speeds just the job to breathe life into a 11 year old system.
Not all SSD's are compatible but the MX500 will run on most boards just check your board with their tool, the only downside is that the power connector is a bit flimsy so be careful when connecting/disconnecting it.
Thanks for the comparison! Good stuff.
I know it's been 2 years since this post but I've had different recent experiences with the 2 cloning programs mentioned.
The Samsung Data Migration tool is proprietary. Both the source and the target drives have to be Samsungs and additionally, can only source clone from the current OS drive.
The Acronis True Image will clone its source from any drive in the computer and target any drive. The current OS drive does not have to be the source and can be any brand drive. I think that's a major plus on side of the Acronis.
I would def lean towards the Samsung "drive" as opposed to the Crucial but the cloning option tips the scales in the other direction. I'd be interested in your thoughts on that.
Thanks!
As far as I know only the target has to be Samsung- but yes, it has limitations and is clearly meant to silo people into Samsung drives.
I got a 1tb samsung 860 evo for 120 bucks on black friday.
I got a 1tb MX500 for $95 on google express with an easter coupon.
Got 250 GB evo for 56 bucks dammit
I thought the girl in the thumbnail was your daughter, well played.
funny meme
@Seth Foli, here in the US we call that Click-bait .....lol
Seth Foli yeah
He would be the coolest dad though 😄
Do you think this man would put his real daughters picture up so you horn dogs can bust all Kindza Nutz on yourselves. This dude is smarter than that bruh.
you got yourself a new subscriber.
very pleasant to watch, informative and you got an awesome way of talking.
Dang, the 1tb MX500 is on sale at Amazon right now for $92... I'm really tempted to buy it!
where where where where
You should've. Just paid 114 for mine, which still wasn't bad.
Is mx better than evo