Hello

Im thinking of purchasing an ASUS laptop that has MX550 and i have never dealt with this graphics card. So for those that have, which GTX or RTX graphics card would you say is equivalent of it ?

I found out a little while ago that the MX500 isn’t low on stock but is actually discontinued, so I went with a BX500. A massive mistake. It’s easily the slowest and worst drive I’ve experienced, you can’t even watch a video off it without some stuttering.

What is the current best alternative to the MX500? It was a fantastic drive for its price point and I feel lost without it. I don’t know much about DRAM but I recall the Bx500 lacks it, which maybe explains why it was so terrible.

Currently looking to replace my 1tb HDD to an ssd and thinking of the crucial mx500 500gb since it's about 51 dollars in our currency.the reason why is because the 1tb version is 91 dollars and I can't really get the money for it since I am only a student.

How does an Nvidia Quadro T500 (4GB) fare against the MX450 and GTX1650?

Notebookcheck states they're all based on the TU117, but the performance disparities between the MX450 and GTX1650 are quite large; does anyone have any experience gaming with a T500?

Tried looking up benchmarks for the T500 but to no avail. Thanks in advance.

I need a reliable(not going to get corruption in a reasonable period of time) 1TB SATA SSD, possibly with DRAM.

Problem is, my budget is quite reduced. However, i came across the Crucial MX500, which is on a sale right now on amazon , and I've seen quite a lot of good reviews. However, then i stumbled upon these threads:

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/rosnpa/comment/iutb515/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/8tyzeu/comment/e1bldvg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x

https://www.reddit.com/r/Crucial/comments/1295mus/my_mx500_died/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/whr5ek/crucial_mx500_historically_good_recent_batches/

,which made me doubt it. Considering the recent problems i had with a cheap SSD , I want to be sure before buying it.

Also, I know this has been asked a lot before, but as some of these posts are quite old, I just felt in need to post this. I'm sorry if this is causing any trouble:)

Anyway, thank you in advance for helping:)

Hi, I want to buy a SSD for general use, I wanted a Crucial MX500 because it was my understanding that within the sata ssd it was good, however I have seen that even within Crucial itself there are NVMe models (P2 and P3) equal or even cheaper than the MX500. My question is, is the MX500 still worth it or should I look for a cheap NVMe?

One reason to keep a SATA instead of an NVMe is that I only have two slots on the motherboard, one PCIe 4 and one 3, so I would like to reserve them if a cheap NVMe really doesn't take advantage of the protocol.

Thanks!

I've been running a single Lenovo ThinkCentre M920 with Proxmox hosting Home Assistant and FreshRSS for a while and loved it. But I was running scripts without documenting anything, had no idea what ports were open, and everything was held together with vibes. Now I want to expand to ~25 services and actually do it right.

I've spent a lot of time planning this out and I'm at the point where I'm not sure if I'm heading in the right direction or just overthinking it. I'm still a newbie — I'll be learning Ansible, Docker-in-LXC, and a lot of this as I go. So I'd really appreciate a sanity check from people who've done this before. Am I on the right track or am I overengineering this for my scale?

Goals:

• Reliable and stable — minimal maintenance once deployed

• Secure — Tailscale as the only external entry point, no open ports

• Documented and reproducible — all Docker Compose files in Gitea, infrastructure managed with Ansible

• Proper backup strategy with local + offsite

Hardware:

The G6 has dual NICs — planning to use NIC 2 as a dedicated backup VLAN to the M710q so backup traffic doesn't compete with Jellyfin streaming.

Architecture:

All three nodes run Proxmox. Services run in Docker Compose inside LXC containers. All compose files stored in Gitea as the single source of truth. Planning to learn Ansible and write playbooks to rebuild any node from scratch.

Service distribution:

M920 — Core infrastructure (lightweight, always-on)

• Network/security: AdGuard Home, Nginx Proxy Manager, Tailscale

• Second brain: FreshRSS, RSS-Bridge, FiveFilters Full-Text RSS, Anytype Sync Server, Karakeep, Linkwarden

• Finance: Actual Budget

• Dashboard: Homepage, Uptime Kuma, Rackula

• Dev/AI: Gitea (+ GitHub pull mirror), MCP Servers

G6 — Heavy compute (CPU-intensive workloads)

• Media: Jellyfin (hardware transcoding via Quick Sync), Audiobookshelf, Kavita, Copyparty, iSponsorBlockTV

• Document processing: Paperless-ngx + Apache Tika + Gotenberg

• Automation: n8n

M710q — Backup (single purpose)

• Proxmox Backup Server

Drive assignments:

G6: NVMe 1 → Proxmox OS + Docker LXC | NVMe 2 → media libraries, Paperless docs | SATA 500GB → logs, OCR scratch/temp

M920: NVMe 2TB → Proxmox OS + all service data | SATA 1TB → local nightly rsync of the NVMe

M710q: SATA 500GB → PBS datastore (deduplicated snapshots)

Backup strategy:

1. PBS on M710q — hourly snapshots from both main nodes

2. Local redundancy — M920 SATA gets nightly rsync of the NVMe

3. Config versioning — all compose files + configs in Gitea

4. Offsite — Restic encrypted backups to Backblaze B2 (~$1-5/mo)

Pruning policy: keep last 3 daily, 2 weekly, 1 monthly.

n8n automation pipelines:

• Knowledge pipeline: Star article in Reeder → n8n extracts full text → formats to Markdown → pushes to Anytype

• YouTube-to-Podcast: Monitor YT RSS → strip audio to MP3 → generate podcast RSS for Pocket Casts

• Morning Paper: 6:55 AM cron → scrape "High Priority" RSS folder → format HTML email → send to inbox

• Full-text injection: Auto-inject full article bodies into FreshRSS via FiveFilters

Golden rules I'm trying to follow:

1. Mind mapping required — network/n8n changes mapped in Anytype Canvas first

2. Load distribution — never put heavy apps on the M710q

Where I'd love a sanity check:

• Am I overengineering this for 3 mini PCs and ~25 services? Should I simplify?

• Is the service-to-node distribution sensible? Anything that should move?

• Docker-in-LXC vs Docker-in-VM — am I going to regret LXC for any of these services?

• Is 500GB enough for PBS with two nodes and that pruning policy?

• Any glaring gaps in the backup strategy?

• For those running Ansible with a similar setup — is it worth learning at this scale or overkill?

• Is there anything here that screams "you're going to hate maintaining this in 6 months"?

I know I've been spending a lot of time in the planning phase and probably need to just start deploying. But figured it's worth getting a gut check before I commit. Appreciate any input.

Hi, I've been planning to buy a Crucial MX500 for data storage but when I check the 1-star reviews on amazon a lot of reviews say that they failed as a system drive. So, I would like to know if it's good for data storage. Thanks.

I need a reliable(not going to get corruption in a reasonable period of time) 1TB SATA SSD, possibly with DRAM.

Problem is, my budget is quite reduced. However, i came across the Crucial MX500, which is on a sale right now on amazon , and I've seen quite a lot of good reviews. However, then i stumbled upon these threads:

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/rosnpa/comment/iutb515/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/8tyzeu/comment/e1bldvg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x

https://www.reddit.com/r/Crucial/comments/1295mus/my_mx500_died/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/whr5ek/crucial_mx500_historically_good_recent_batches/

,which made me doubt it. Considering the recent problems i had with a cheap SSD , I want to be sure before buying it.

Also, I know this has been asked a lot before, but as some of these posts are quite old, I just felt in need to post this. I'm sorry if this is causing any trouble:)

Anyway, thank you in advance for helping:)

Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋

I recently came across the Crucial MX500 500GB SSD (CT500MX500SSD1), and it seems like a solid choice for those looking to boost their system’s speed without breaking the bank. Featuring Triple-Level Cell (TLC) NAND, SATA 6Gb/s interface, and a 2.5-inch form factor, this drive promises reliability and fast performance.

🔥 Key Features:

✅ Sequential Read/Write Speeds: Up to 560MB/s read and 510MB/s write, delivering a noticeable speed boost over traditional HDDs. ✅ Integrated Power Loss Immunity: Keeps your data safe even during unexpected power outages. ✅ AES 256-bit Hardware Encryption: Provides extra security for sensitive files. ✅ Micron 3D NAND Technology: Ensures durability and efficiency. ✅ 5-Year Warranty: Peace of mind for long-term use.

For anyone considering a budget-friendly SSD upgrade, this might be the right pick. I found it available here:Etechbuy📌.

🔍 My Questions for You:

• Have you used the MX500 series before? How’s your experience been?

• How does this compare to similar SATA SSDs in 2025?

• Would you recommend this drive for gaming or everyday use?

Let’s chat—drop your thoughts below! 💬

i want to buy a game but when i check the minimum specs it usually only shows the gtx series cards

We have about 900 MX500 deployed for years. For years they were very good drives. Last year we’ve had very high failure rates on a couple hundred units we deployed (5 per 100 dying within 6 months). We’re attributing this to timing of our purchase and the supply chain issues plus labor shortages that led to likely quality issues. It’s a hunch but we’ve seen increases quality issues with vendors.

In short, normally I’d say a good drive. But we’re going to change it up and go to Samsung for a while and see if relativity improves.

Anyone else use Crucial SSD and notice any reliability / quality issues the last year?

Cheers!