Crucial BX500 480GB SATA III 2.5-inch SSD

The Crucial BX500 480GB (CT480BX500SSD1) is a 2.5-inch SATA III solid-state drive built on 3D NAND flash technology, delivering consistent read and write performance for a broad range of compute environments. The drive interfaces via the industry-standard SATA 6Gb/s bus and is backward compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s systems, making it a versatile upgrade option across heterogeneous infrastructure fleets. Its compact 7mm z-height fits standard 2.5-inch drive bays and is compatible with a 9.5mm adapter for legacy chassis installations.

With sequential read speeds up to 540 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 500 MB/s, the BX500 480GB addresses workloads requiring reliable throughput over sustained periods without the latency characteristics associated with mechanical storage. The drive leverages Micron's 3D NAND architecture, which stacks memory cells vertically to increase density while improving endurance and power efficiency relative to planar NAND designs. An integrated controller manages wear leveling, error correction, and bad-block management transparently to the host system.

In enterprise and datacenter deployments, the BX500 480GB is well suited for read-intensive secondary storage tiers, operating system and hypervisor boot volumes, edge compute nodes, and thin-client or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) refresh programs. Its low active power draw and compatibility with standard SATA hot-swap backplanes simplify integration into existing rack and blade server environments. Omnixon Global makes this drive available to enterprise buyers across the UAE, GCC, EMEA, and APAC regions.

Ideal for

• OS and hypervisor boot volume replacement in rack and blade servers to eliminate mechanical drive latency during system provisioning and restart cycles
• Secondary read-intensive storage tier in edge compute nodes where low power consumption and compact form factor are operational requirements
• Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments requiring consistent I/O response for concurrent user sessions across thin-client environments
• Caching and staging layer for AI inference pipelines at the edge, where local fast storage buffers model assets and input datasets before processing
• Enterprise workstation and laptop fleet refresh, migrating aging mechanical HDDs to solid-state storage to extend the productive life of existing hardware
• Log aggregation and lightweight database storage in branch office or remote site servers where SATA infrastructure is already in place

Technical specifications

Available from Omnixon Global. Submit an RFQ and our team will confirm configuration and availability for your order.