Conclusion

Perfect for those who don't want to invest in the usual SSD+HDD combo, the 960GB BX200 offers reasonable value at the current £210 price point...

Crucial has designed the BX200 SSD drive to appeal to the PC builder who appreciates the company's quality control and service but cannot justify the additional expenditure for the MX200.

Perfect for those who don't want to invest in the usual SSD+HDD combo, the 960GB BX200 offers reasonable value at the current £210 price point, but it must be noted that the same capacity in comparable OCZ Trion livery is £40 less. And price is very much a concern at this end of the market.

What Crucial does offer is a drive that, for most users, is more than sufficient for their everyday tasks. Performance junkies need to look elsewhere, yet that has always been the refrain for entry-level drives featuring TLC memory.

The question we're left asking ourselves isn't whether the BX200 is a reasonable SSD - it assuredly is - but whether absolute performance matters more than, say, a 15 per cent price premium? If it does, look elsewhere, because the BX200 isn't designed for you. For anyone else who want a capacious SSD backed by a well-known company, the BX200 960GB is a reasonable proposition.

The Good		The Bad
Near-1TB capacity Solid value Backed by Crucial infrastructure		Slower than most other SSDs Only available in 2.5in form factor

Crucial BX200 (960GB)

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This drive with this performance is aimed at people who value…well, value, over most things, and I can't picture a single person picking this over a drive that is £40 cheaper.

Tunnah
This drive with this performance is aimed at people who value…well, value, over most things, and I can't picture a single person picking this over a drive that is £40 cheaper.

Well I think people value the crucial brand over OCZ at the moment, even if for historical reasons that no longer apply.

Pretty sure the iometer response time is meant to say lower is better rather than vice versa :P

kalniel
Tunnah
This drive with this performance is aimed at people who value…well, value, over most things, and I can't picture a single person picking this over a drive that is £40 cheaper.

Well I think people value the crucial brand over OCZ at the moment, even if for historical reasons that no longer apply.

I know that Crucial have a reasonable RMA process (although they did make me pay for the replacement, then refunded once my busted unit reached them), but I've no idea what kind of support Toshiba/OCZ can offer.

In which case, I'd be inclined towards the Crucial unit over the OCZ one.

I find it very frustrating that the conclusions in many Hexus reviews often don't make subjective reviews compared to the competition, especially when giving a recommendation on whether to buy a product. Also, throughout this review, the Crucial drive gets beaten by the Hynix drive, which is not mentioned in the conclusion.