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Compare Apacer AST280 120GB vs Crucial M500 120GB

Apacer AST280 120GB and Crucial M500 120GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (120 GB) and Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s). The main differences are in Form Factor.

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Apacer AST280 120GB

Crucial M500 120GB

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Brand

Apacer

Brand

Crucial

Model

AP120GAST280-1

Model

CT120M500SSD1

Release Date

📅 December 2020

Release Date

📅 June 2013

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Performance (Charts)

364th / 1746

Effective Value

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Effective Value

274th / 336

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Price/GB

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Price/GB

$0.75

GB/$1

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GB/$1

1.34

Pros

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Pros

Solid read performance
Price
Marvell 88SS9187 controller

Cons

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Cons

Write performance below the average

Series

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Series

M500

Capacity

120 GB

Capacity

120 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

No

NVME

No

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

2.5"

SSD Controller

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SSD Controller

Marvell 9187

NAND Flash Type

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NAND Flash Type

MLC

Max Sequential Read

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Max Sequential Read

Up to 500MB/s

Max Sequential Write

-

Max Sequential Write

Up to 130MB/s

MTBF

-

MTBF

1,200,000 hours

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Options (1)

Crucial M500 240GB

240 GB
$129.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Apacer AST280 120GB:

Newer Product, it was released around 8 years later

Reasons to buy the Crucial M500 120GB:

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