Crucial BX500 480GB by Jonathan Kwan

[chconline 1,337]

[performance_1 46]

nice pics

is that a plastic case?

[thund3rPunch 1,337]

That is one tiny board haha. 

[chconline 1,337]

Yep a plastic case. Really compact board, DRAM-less though.

They shipped out a replacement but there's a customs bill on it Will need to get it sorted.

[+TL6MT 2,562]

Great shots but too bad it's dead. I wonder how it will performance in the PCMark 8 test?

[chconline 1,337]

Thanks Well, traditionally DRAM-less SSDs don't perform well, but this is a budget SSD. 

[+Big Bang 1,548]

On ‎11‎/‎28‎/‎2018 at 11:11 PM, chconline said:

Yep a plastic case. Really compact board, DRAM-less though.

They shipped out a replacement but there's a customs bill on it Will need to get it sorted.

It's already a whole Week.

[chconline 1,337]

Yeah, it got sent back before they could clear it. We'll get another one.

[performance_1 46]

when will this review be in lol

[chconline 1,337]

Next week. I got the replacement.

[+TL6MT 2,562]

Did they send you 2 and 1 went back?

[chconline 1,337]

They originally sent one, which was declined when it got to me. I emailed them and before they could sort it out, it was already on the way back to Idaho, so they just sent another one haha.

[thund3rPunch 1,337]

Hmm interested to see how this compares with the rest of the Crucial line up

[chconline 1,337]

It's up

https://aphnetworks.com/reviews/crucial-bx500-480gb

[+Big Bang 1,548]

Can't say I like the Performance lol. Wonder why Crucial made the Price so close to the MX500.

[+TL6MT 2,562]

I can't agree more with the conclusion - for $3 the MX500 is a no brainer.

[chconline 1,337]

No idea haha. The MX500's price has really come down. If they sell for $55 I think there will be a much more compelling case.

[performance_1 46]

same ics too and just missing the dram chip?

performance is killed

[chconline 1,337]

It's the same ICs as the MX500 M2 version. But yeah, looks like a missing DRAM chip made all the difference.