Capacity reviewed; 1TB.
This is only the second QLC (quad level cell) NVMe PCIe M.2 to come to the consumer market. It comes from a joint development project between Intel and Micron. It is superior to the Intel 660p, which uses the same QLC memory, because is has 1GB of RAM per TB of storage. The Intel version only has 256MB regardless of storage size. This means that it remains responsive with heavier workloads than the Intel version. On my own tests it happily managed 1,800MB/s Read/Write speeds on sequential loads. This is more than enough for use as a primary drive in my laptop.
The only reported downside of this SSD is that as it fills up to capacity it will slow down. This can be mitigated by leaving unused space for something called 'over provisioning'. This basically leaves a portion of the SSD empty to be used to improve the longevity of the drive and maintain high performance. I formatted the drive to 800GB capacity leaving ~130GB for over provisioning. This may seem like a waste to some but I always over provision about 10-20% of the space on all my SSDs. This is because I want them to last a long time and not slow down.
My laptop boots up in seconds, logs in and has all applications running in no time at all. The SSD has ample capacity for all my applications, documents and music. It was easy to install but required reinstalling Windows and all software from scratch because I couldn't clone the old drive (no way to connect it up). All in all a good value consumer SSD and a worthy upgrade to modern laptops that often only have 128GB SSDs installed.
| Brand | Crucial |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 7.98 x 0.2 x 2.18 cm; 9 g |
| Item model number | CT1000P1SSD8 |
| Manufacturer | Crucial |
| Series | P1 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD |
| Colour | Black |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Hard Drive Size | 1 TB |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Drive Interface | NVMe |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 9 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
