Sequential reads/writes up to 540 / 490 MB/s on all file types and random reads/writes up to 66k / 78k IOPS More than 13x faster than a typical hard drive and 40x more energy efficient More durable than a hard drive - no small moving parts that are prone to failure and available in 2.5-inch form factor in capacities up to 960GB Includes an activation key for Acronis True Image HD software for easy data migration Compatible with the free Crucial Storage Executive tool for easy drive monitoring and maintenance Ever start your computer, then have to find something to do while it wakes up? Your computer should be ready when you are - not the other way around. Make long wait times a thing of the past by loading apps in seconds, booting up almost instantly, and accelerating nearly everything on your computer. Our innovative design allows you to get more gigabytes for less and delivers 13x the performance1 and 40x the energy efficiency2 of a typical hard drive. Get more done and have more fun with the Crucial BX200 SSD.
Crucial’s new BX200 sounded like a good follow-up to the solid-as-a-rock BX100. But actual review testing reveals some serious shortcomings.Tom’s Hardware Guide tested the BX200 and found reasonable read performance but impaired latency and sustained write performance that drops below even an old-style mechanical HDD. They point out the BX200 “goes down as one of the most disappointing SSDs introduced since 2008, when early JMicron DRAM-less controllers suffe..
I bought it to use in my Atomos Ninja Assassin 4k monitor-recorder.To record video in ProRes 422 HQ format 880 mbit/s it's about only 110 MB/sBut using this Crucial BX200 240GB SSD recording stops after 10-30s. I was shocked because spec is 540 / 490 MB/s and I need only 110 MB/sSo I tested this SSD in my PC (internal sata III connection, writing big file 10 GB video from RAM-disk) and found that first 1-5 second disk writes Ok but then speed drops to 50-70 MB/s (..
