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Colorful SL500 240GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 240GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 520 MB/s
NAND TLC
27 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average capacity (10th percentile)
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 11 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 240 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 520 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Colorful SL500 | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Corsair MP700 Elite CSSD-F1000GBMP700ENH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 240GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorful SL500 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 53.7 | 10.4 | 42.2 | 48.8 | 94.7 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91 | 96.3 | 98.8 | 54.9 | 82.9 | 95 | 57.5 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.8 | 80.8 | 93.6 | 54.9 | 98.7 | 95 | 44.3 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72 | 90.2 | 78.8 | 78.3 | 82.9 | 95 | 56.8 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 85.3 | 92.9 | 89 | 54.9 | 88 | 95 | 49.9 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite CSSD-F1000GBMP700ENH Compare | 94.9 | 96.6 | 85.7 | 54.9 | 87.3 | 95 | 44.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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