With its very high speeds, large storage capacity and heatsink, the Crucial T500 M.2 SSD has a lot to offer. Better yet: the 1 TB version only costs 90 euros instead of the usual 141 euros.
Crucial T500 // Source: official website
Sony's PS5 Slim was recently launched. While the main difference remains the size compared to the standard model, it increases storage and has 1TB of internal storage compared to 664GB usable on the first model. A good thing for new buyers of the slim version. On the other hand, if you own the PS5 Standard or Digital and your storage space is reaching saturation, this M.2 SSD on offer is ideal to free you up.
What you should consider with the Crucial T500
- Speeds of up to 7,300 MB/s
- An integrated heat sink
- PS5 compatible and 1TB storage
Sold on the official website for 141.59 euros, the Crucial T500 NVMe M.2 SSD with heat sink and 1 TB of storage is currently cheaper on Amazon: 90.99 euros.
A powerful M.2 SSD
With its PCIe 4.0 interface, the Crucial T500 perfectly meets Sony's criteria and achieves speeds of up to 7,300 MB/s when reading and 6,800 MB/s when writing. Integrated into your PS5 or PC, it can shorten the loading times of your games or applications, but also speed up the startup of your computer.
One of the reasons why this SSD fits perfectly into the PS5 is the presence of its heatsink. This is important to maintain high speeds and avoid overheating, which could cause the console to lose performance. An M.2 SSD can be installed quickly on a PC, but installation on the PS5 is less easy. You need to update the console and equip yourself with a Phillips screwdriver. We recommend this article, which describes all the steps to install the SSD without any problems and is even accompanied by a video.
Perfect for expanding your game library
On average, a PS5 game weighs around 50GB, but more and more AAA titles are approaching 100GB. With the Crucial T500 we are entitled to an additional storage of 1000 GB.
In addition to the machine's initial storage of 667GB, you can install 20 additional 50GB games or 10 additional 100GB games on your console. Enough to benefit from a larger game library.
If you don't yet know which solution is best, an internal SSD or an external hard drive for your console, you can find out in our guide which internal SSD and external hard drive you should choose for the PS5.
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