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The BX300 comes in a small, blue and white box. While there aren't a lot of technical details, the packaging provides basic information like the drive's capacity and a list of the box's contents. Inside, you'll find the SSD, a mounting spacer for use with traditional 9.5mm drive bays, installation instructions and a small piece of paper with a software activation key for Acronis True Image HD.
Physical Features:
The BX300 looks very similar to Crucial's other 2.5-inch SSDs. The outer casing is made entirely out of metal and is covered by a grey, textured finish. The top of the drive also has a large, blue and gray sticker showing that it is part of Crucial's BX series.
The BX300 uses Silicon Motion's SM2258 controller. This customizable turnkey controller solution is powered by a 32-bit RISC CPU and is equipped with a 4-channel flash interface that supports up to 32 NAND flash devices. The SM2258 also offers support for real-time full drive encryption and the TCG Opal protocol, but, for whatever reason, they are not enabled on the BX300.
For the 240GB version of the BX300, Crucial opted to use Micron's 256Gb 3D MLC NAND flash. Looking at the picture above, you can see that there are four NAND flash packages on either side of the PCB. The drive also has a 256MB Micron LPDDR3 memory chip that is used for caching.
