Packaging

The Drive

The drive conforms to the dimensions set forth by the 2.5" form factor. It is made of metal to improve its durability and is only 7 mm thick, which makes it compatible with Intel's Ultrabook specification. Compared to the MX100, the surface finish has changed a little bit, and the screws to open the drive have been removed as it now uses a clam-shell design.


Like most recent SSDs, the Crucial BX100 uses the SATA 6 Gbps interface; it is compatible with any older SATA standard, but will, in such a case, work at reduced performance.


You will find the SSD controller and four flash chips on the PCB. A DRAM chip is also present. It provides the SSD controller with RAM.


For the first time, Crucial is using the Silicon Motion SM2246EN controller.


The four MLC flash chips are produced by Micron and are built on a 16 nanometer process.