PC World (2019-04)

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It’s a very good performer until it runs out of cache. BY JON L. JACOBI

I

regularly end bargain TLC SSD reviews

with the advice “Don’t buy it unless it’s

a lot cheaper than the competition.”

Until Crucial’s P1, no drive ever met

that criteria. But the 17 cents per GB that the

1TB version will set you back is a good 8 cents

cheaper than most of the competition. And,

while it’s no blazing-fast Samsung 970 Pro

(go.pcworld.com/sm97), you don’t give up a

ton of performance unless you regularly write

50GB (less with smaller capacities) or more. If

you do, move along to another review.

DESIGN AND SPECS

The Crucial P1 is an x4 PCIE NVMe SSD that

ships in the 2280 (22 mm wide, 80 mm long)