Crucial BX100 250 GiB SSD Review
The Crucial BX100 250 GiB
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The Crucial BX100 250 GiB comes with a frame that can be glued on the top of the unit, to make it mechanically compatible with laptops that require a 9.5 mm drive, since the BX100 is 7.5 mm height.
Figure 1: the Crucial BX100 250 GiB
The BX100 has a very light metal casing, and the bottom cover is alto metal. On this cover is the sticker with information about the unit, as you can see in Figure 2.
Figure 2: bottom of the unit
The unit can be opened using a small screwdriver, since its cover uses no screws. Figure 3 shows the SSD open, revealing the printed circuit board. There are no chips on the solder side, but there is room for eight flash memory chips, probably used on the versions with more capacity.
Figure 3: the BX100 open