How to Choose the Best External SSD for Gaming
Investing in an external SSD for gaming can hugely optimize your experience. Find the best external SSD to suit your needs for PC, Xbox and PS5, at Crucial.
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Check compatibility→General tech specs | |
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Interface | NVMe (PCIe Gen 4 x4) |
SSD Endurance (TBW) | 300TB |
Form factor | M.2 (2280) |
SSD series | P5 Plus |
Capacity | 500GB |
Speed & timing | |
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Sequential Read | 6,600 MB/s |
Sequential Write | 4,000 MB/s |
Warranty & returns | |
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Warranty | Limited 5-year |
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Our warranty policy
Micron quality and business-level reliability are baked into every one of our solid state drives. With thousands of hours of pre-release validation, and a heritage of award-winning SSDs, we are confident enough to include a three-year or five-year warranty, depending on the SSD product purchased.†
† Three years or five years or writing the maximum total bytes written (TBW) as published in the product datasheet and as measured in the product’s SMART data, whichever comes first.
The Crucial returns policy
It’s rare for customers to return Crucial products, but we offer a 45-day money-back period. If the problems exists after this period we are still here to help.
Part-specific certification of how this product meets the requirements of the current DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU and 2015/863/EU, a.k.a. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive (Recast).
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