Get the 2TB Crucial MX500 for £149.97 (was £213.59)
The only true competitor is another Crucial drive, the P2. This is an NVMe drive that can hit substantially faster speeds - up to 2400MB/s reads - than the 550MB/s Crucial MX500. However, it does require an NVMe slot, which are typically limited to one or two on most mainstream motherboards, so you may find that adding SATA storage like the MX500 is a little easier. If you do have a free slot though, the P2 is an even better choice than the MX500 given that it’s substantially faster for only a relatively minor premium of £8. Another interesting option is the Crucial X6, which is also discounted today. It’s £147, around £50 less than it was last week. This drive is discounted often, but could still be a good choice if you often need to bring large files around with you; I use a similar drive to watch 4K videos on my TV. However, for stuff like game storage, you’ll notice load times are a little slower, due to the limitations of the USB interface, so the extra portability definitely comes with a trade-off. With that, I think we’ve more or less covered all of the reasonable 2TB drive options available. The MX500 or P2 would be my top choices, but pretty much everything I mentioned is pretty reasonable - apart from the SanDisk Ultra, sorry bud. I hope you found this article useful, and thanks for reading. Stay tuned for more hardware deals throughout this week here at… R! P! S!
