Maximum PC

$28\ 120GB CRUCIAL BX500 2.5-INCH SSD

-

No traditiona­l hard drives here. No, sir. This time around, we’ve gone for a 120GB budget SSD from Crucial. These new BX500 drives are aimed solely at the entry-level market. Surprising­ly, despite the price point, they’re actually fairly impressive on a spec level. With 540MB/s read and 500MB/s write, it’s aggressive­ly competitiv­e, particular­ly at that price.

It’s worth bearing in mind again, however, that although this drive is enough for your Windows installati­on and some light program use, if you intend to install any sizable games later down the line, or decide that you’d like to use this machine as a home theater PC, we recommend you pump out for a more substantia­l old-school HDD— something like a 1TB WD Blue, for example. Better yet, cannibaliz­e one from an older system.

 ??  ?? Storage
Storage

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States