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SSD technology has had significant advances in the past few years. With the latest NVMe based drives, things are looking even better. NVMe technology has traditionally been expensive, but with the Crucial P1, it looks to be changing. The P1 SSD currently comes in two capacities 500GB or 1TB. A 2TB variant is coming soon. […]
Crucial has released it’s latest NVMe PCIe product, the Crucial P1 SSD series. The P1 SSD is a powerful combination of the NVMe PCIe interface and Micron’s QLC technology. Expanding Crucial’s already large portfolio of high-performance drives, the P1 promises to deliver real-world performance gains at an affordable price point. A recent study done by […]
If you are not already running SSDs in your primary computer system, you are missing out on some easy performance gains. There is nothing more satisfying than having your system boot up quickly or have an application load almost instantaneously. Crucial is no stranger to SSDs and we took their latest offering, the BX500, for […]
The new BX500 SSD, Crucial’s next-generation drive has been launched. It is designed as an economical upgrade for everyday users. The 2.5-inch BX500 drives are currently available in three capacities (120GB, 240GB, and 480GB). Crucial provided us with the follow key features of the new drives: Compared to a 1TB WD Cavier Blue, the BX500 […]
If you are a graphics designer, you would be quite familiar with the delays you can experience during the Photoshop workflows on older machines. Anything from loading the Photoshop application to loading large and complex images and applying effects. A recent research study performed by Crucial confirms what most of us already know – using […]
Anyone running a Windows PC will no doubt experience slowdowns and system hangs as their fresh installation ages and starts to clutter up with unnecessary bits and bytes. An issue most people can relate to. In a recent study, it was found that the average wait time before your patience runs out with slow technology […]
A NAS is a ‘Network Attached Storage’ system. With data playing such a pivotal role in so many businesses, it’s becoming increasingly important to find ways to keep it safe and secure. Loss of data or data breaches can result in poor customer service, legal problems and loss of intellectual property or sensitive personal information. […]
Computers tend to slow down as time goes by as the software being run continuously evolves and becomes more demanding. This is something that we can’t really prevent. If you are running an older style hard disk drive, one way to give your system an immediate boost is by upgrading to an SSD. If your […]
Crucial has released an industry first, mobile-friendly web app that provides an easy to follow process for SSD installations. Targeting the novice consumer, the step-by-step guide can be found at www.crucial.com/ssd-install. According to Crucial, this new guide has been tested with regular, non-technical consumers. The web app is designed to make the install process simple […]
Crucial have published an easy guide for first-time HDD installers to swap out their old drives with a brand new Crucial SSD. The guide is in four parts and covers preparation, copying, installation and downloads. Preparation Grab everything you need – Crucial SSD, screwdriver, etc… Put SSD spacer aside Backup your files – just in […]