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Micron 0.5TB M.2 NVMe SSD - Live Prices

8 drives tracked. From $198.00/TB. Updated about once a day.

Buy or Skip?
✓ Buy if: you want 20% below-average pricing on 0.5TB Micron drives. These are datacenter pulls - verify SMART data on arrival.
✗ Skip if: you require new-only drives for production RAID or need guaranteed OEM warranty - consider new alternatives.
Buy on Amazon $99.00
Best $/TB
$198.00
Drives
6
Interface
NVMe-PCIe4

At $198.00/TB, Micron 0.5TB NVMe drives are $71.38/TB cheaper than the 0.5TB NVMe category average of $269.38/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Micron 0.5TB NVMe - should you buy?

Micron 0.5TB enterprise NVMe SSDs (7450/7400 PRO series) offer broad server compatibility and competitive pricing at $198.00/TB.

Condition
6 of 6 part numbers
  • $198.00/TB$99.00
    Micron 2400 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Gen 4x4 SSD MTFDKBA512QFM - 1BD1AABHA
    Micron 2400 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Gen 4x4 SSD MTFDKBA512QFM - 1BD1AABHA
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe4
    Refurb
    Buy on Amazon
  • $218.00/TB$109.00
    Micron 2400 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Gen 4x4 SSD MTFDKBA512QFM - 1BD1AABHA
    Micron 2400 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Gen 4x4 SSD MTFDKBA512QFM - 1BD1AABHA
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe4
    New
    Buy on Amazon
  • $238.00/TB$119.00
    Micron 512GB 2500 M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4.0x4 NVMe SSD Up to 6600 MB/s Compati...
    Micron 512GB 2500 M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4.0x4 NVMe SSD Up to 6600 MB/s Compatible with Steam Deck Surface Ally Mini PCs Laptops
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe4
    Refurb
    Buy on Amazon
  • $239.98/TB$119.99
    Micron SSD 512GB M.2 2230 30mm NVMe PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 MTFDKBK512TFK 2450 Se...
    Micron SSD 512GB M.2 2230 30mm NVMe PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 MTFDKBK512TFK 2450 Series Solid State Drive for PS5 Dell HP Lenovo Ultrabook Surface Pro Steam Deck
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe4
    Refurb
    Buy on Amazon
  • $298.00/TB$149.00
    Micron 2500 512GB M.2 2230 NVMe SSD PCIe Gen4 x4 Internal Solid State Drive
    Micron 2500 512GB M.2 2230 NVMe SSD PCIe Gen4 x4 Internal Solid State Drive
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe4
    New
    Buy on Amazon
  • $299.90/TB$149.95
    Micron SSD 512GB M.2 2230 30mm NVMe PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 MTFDKBK512TFK 2450 Se...
    Micron SSD 512GB M.2 2230 30mm NVMe PCIe 4.0 Gen4 x4 MTFDKBK512TFK 2450 Series Solid State Drive for PS5 Dell HP Lenovo Ultrabook Surface Pro Steam Deck
    512GB · NVMe-PCIe4
    New
    Buy on Amazon

Guides for this capacity: the SSD price outlook · fill a NAS at today's prices

Other Micron NVMe capacities

0.48TB0.5TB0.96TB1TB1.92TB2TB3.84TB6.4TB7.68TB15.36TB30.72TB

Other brands at 0.5TB NVMe

AcerCrucialEdilocaKingstonKioxiaMicronPatriotSK HynixSK hynixSamsungTranscendWDWD_BLACKfanxiang

Frequently Asked Questions

6 listings, 6 in stock from $99.00 (cheapest: 2400 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Gen 4x4 SSD MTFDKBA512QFM - 1BD1AABHA). 3 of the in-stock offers are new; the rest are used or recertified, labelled per row.

As stored on the rows: M.2 2280, M.2 2230. The form factor decides the slot or backplane it needs - check your machine against the form-factor column before buying on price.

Use Case Scenarios

🗄️
OLTP Database Primary Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle requiring low latency and high IOPS.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe delivers sub-200μs latency vs 5ms for HDD — a 25x improvement that directly reduces query response times. At 1 DWPD verify your daily write volume stays within endurance limits.
🤖
AI/ML Training & Inference
GPU server loading training datasets or serving inference at high throughput.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe at 6,900MB/s eliminates storage bottlenecks when loading datasets to GPU memory. Consider multiple drives for larger datasets.
💾
Bulk Cold Data Archive
Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.
✗ Not ideal
At ~$198/TB, NVMe costs 10x more than enterprise HDD for cold data. Unless you need fast retrieval, HDDs or LTO tape are far more cost-effective.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installUpdate drive firmware
Check manufacturer website for latest firmware. Enterprise SSDs receive updates that fix performance and reliability issues.
On installEnable power loss protection verification
Enterprise NVMe drives have onboard capacitors for power loss protection. Verify in drive logs after first power cycle.
MonthlyCheck SMART/NVMe health attributes
Run nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 (Linux). Monitor: Media_Errors, Available_Spare, Percentage_Used.
MonthlyMonitor write endurance consumption
Track Percentage_Used SMART attribute. At 80%+ consider planning replacement. At 0.5TB and 1 DWPD you have 934,400GB lifetime writes.
QuarterlyReview error logs in server BMC
Check iDRAC, iLO or IPMI logs for NVMe errors, PCIe link speed downgrades, or unexpected resets.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: PCIe slot not initialized, missing NVMe driver, BIOS not updated, or U.2 cable issue.
Fix: Check BIOS for NVMe in PCIe enumeration. Update server firmware. Reseat U.2 cable. Verify PCIe bifurcation if using adapter. Test in another slot.