adventures with a crusty old crucial ssd

In my mind, "SSD" doesn't translate to "old", but yeah, that storage tech has been around for a long time.

One of the oldest SSDs I have is a Crucial CT256M4SSD2 that I bought direct from Crucial themselves back in 2012. I don't remember how much I paid for it, but it probably wasn't cheap. This is what that 256GB SSD looks like these days:

That thing attached to it is from a Dell laptop for its drive bay. And the ADATA SSD it's sitting on top of is also 256GB and much newer. I don't like it as much as the Crucial.

Over the years, that Crucial SSD has seen several operating systems (which included several reinstalls), been in and out of several laptops, and still works just fine. It was even dropped on the floor once, and hard, but again, still works.

Even though this thing is literally 13 years old, it's basically just as fast as it ever was.

Do I still use it? Yes, but not regularly, hence why it's out of a laptop right now. And oh yeah, I'm keeping it because it's still a good working piece of computer hardware.

Crucial obviously still makes SSDs, which still includes the venerable MX500 and BX500. Both of those are older models, but damned good ones. The only reason I don't buy those is because I have a Samsung EVO 860 and 870 (which are also damned good).

What amazes me most about my crusty old Crucial 256GB SSD is the amount of punishment it has endured, yet still works. I have not been kind to it over the years, but it still keeps on truckin' just like it always has.

Published 2025 Feb 13