THE CRUCIAL MX500 500GB M.2

The M.2 version of the MX500 follows the 2280 form factor (22mm wide and 80mm long).

The rear of the PCB is empty on the 500GB model (and the 250GB) but should be populated with NAND flash on the 1TB one.

The long sticker at the front features a thin layer of copper inside so it also acts as a tiny heatsink.

Right beneath the sticker we find 4 TLC NAND flash modules (128GB in capacity each), 256MB DDR3L SDRAM module and the Silicon Motion SM2258 quad-channel controller.