Question 1

Does this unit come with its own SATA cable?

Accepted Answer

No, you would have to provide your own SATA cable.

Question 2

can i use these in my early 2009 mac pro, do i need some kind of adapter?

Accepted Answer

I wish I could answer your question but I can't.  Either ask another and/or refer to your local Mac dealer/repair center.  I can say that the Crucial uses the same sata connector as the hard drive that is currently in your 2009 Macbook Pro, but I'm unsure about Mac's power connectors in 2009 or whether Crucial's drivers are cool with your Mac.

Question 3

Does this drive have DRAM?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The 2TB drive has 2GB of DDR3 DRAM.  This info came from 'RelaxedTech'.
Go to their website and search 'Crucial Reviews'.

Question 4

Why does the label on this 2 TB drive read "200 GB"?

Accepted Answer

I retract this question, and I'm going to get new glasses ASAP.  I saw 200GB, but looking closer, yes, it's 2000GB, which equals 2TB.

Question 5

Can this be installed  in a dell latitude 7480?

Accepted Answer

No.  You can’t use a 2.5” SATA drive in this laptop.  You’ll need either an M.2 SATA (fast) or M.2 NVME (crazy fast).  Looks like it supports up to 2280 length M.2 drives, which is the standard.  If you use NVME, sometimes you need to change some bios settings.  Good luck!

Question 6

Would this SSD drive be compatible with a Cyberpower Xtreme GXC780 computer?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely.  However remember, when installing any HD to your computer it will need to be formated.  Also if it's to be used as a boot drive unplug all other drives and plug the SSD into Sata 1 before installing Windows.  Before the install Windows will probably tell you the drive needs to be formated.  Use the GPT format.  If any problems with "Windows cannot be installed to this disk" occurs during install use F10 during install (command prompt), diskpart, list, select disk0, clean, then hit enter.  This will wipe any selected disk completely and Windows will install.

Question 7

Is this a QLC or TLC drive?

Accepted Answer

The MX500 is the first Crucial drive based on Micron's 64-layer 3D TLC NAND, and is the second generation of Crucial's mainstream MX series to use TLC NAND instead of MLC NAND.Feb 2, 2018

Question 8

Will this 2TB SSD fit in a Dell Studio 1558 laptop? Not sure about the 3D NAND. Does that make a difference in whether it will fit? If it's compatible, do I need anything else like a cable to connect, or does it insert in a slot?

Accepted Answer

The MX500 2TB SSD will fit perfectly in your Dell Studio 1558 system. You will need to clone your computer's existing hard drive to the MX500 prior to installing it. This can be done by connecting the MX500 to a USB enclosure (about $20) and using free software, such as AOMEI Backupper Standard edition. After the clone operation is complete, replace the existing hard drive with the MX500 SSD, boot up the system, and voilà, your computer will boot and run way faster than you ever imagined possible! (The 3D NAND refers to the type of memory cell technology used in the drive, and has nothing to do with the drive's physical size.)

Question 9

Can this be installed in a Dell Precision M6600 laptop?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's got a normal laptop sized hard drive installed so this should work just fine.

I looked up a guide to replace the HDD with an SSD on YT -- check for that guide to see for yourself.  I'm not sure if links are allowed here.

Question 10

is this compatable with windows 10 pro 64 bit?

Accepted Answer

This is a normal SATA drive.  The drive will be compatible with Windows 10 if your PC is compatible with Windows 10

Brand	Crucial
Series	MX500
Model	CT2000MX500SSD1
Part Number	CT250MX500SSD1
Device Type	Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Used For	Consumer

Form Factor	2.5"
Capacity	2TB
Memory Components	3D NAND
Interface	SATA III
Protocol	SATA
Cache	0MB
Encryption	AES 256-bit encryption

Max Sequential Read	Up to 560 MBps
Max Sequential Write	Up to 510 MBps
4KB Random Read	Up to 95,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write	Up to 90,000 IOPS
Terabytes Written (TBW)	360TB
MTTF	1.8 million hours

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