Crucial M500 SSD Series Hit Retail

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/10/2013 08:40 AM | source: | 3 comment(s)

Crucial have today announced the immediate availability of the Crucial M500 solid state drive. Featuring terabyte-class capacity, increased response times and an advanced feature set, the Crucial M500 SSD is available now through select global channel partners and at crucia. The 2.5-inch drives are available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, and 960GB capacities with MSRPs of US $129.99, $219.99, $399.99, and $599.99, respectively.

Product Highlights:

Offered in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, and 960GB capacities
Available in 2.5-inch, mSATA, and M.2
Three-year limited warranty

Enhanced Features:

Enables hardware-based encryption with an advanced 256-bit AES encryption engine and custom firmware that meets TCG Opal 2.0 and IEEE-1667 standards
Hold Up capacitors are used to ensure no data loss in the event of an unexpected power loss
Adaptive thermal monitoring system (thermister and microcontroller) assists with temperature challenges in some ultrathin or embedded designs

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