Is crucial ssd 500gb profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $23K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +19.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (29/100).

How competitive is the crucial ssd 500gb niche?

4 brands and 118 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in crucial ssd 500gb?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 2.3%.

When does demand for crucial ssd 500gb peak?

Demand peaks in Jul; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the crucial ssd 500gb niche?

Listings span $44.23–$94.54; the average listing price is $68.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 29,263 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

crucial ssd 500gb

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Price range

Incredible$44.23–$94.54

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Great$68.39

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Okay+19.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad1.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad29,263.43

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$23K

$23K/yr · 18K searches

Competition

Bad97%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, crucial ssd 500gb is a $23K/yr Amazon United States market (18K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 29/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

crucial ssd 500gb market data

Units sold / yr: 250–500; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: $17K–$34K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.8%
Avg BSR: #35
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 29%
Out of stock: 4.3%
Avg brand age: 56 months
Avg seller age: 187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

118

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Crucial83%
PNY9%
Samsung4%
KingSpec4%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 98 weeks — +19.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Open Trend

Top crucial ssd 500gb products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD1 Blue/Gray

Crucial$91.214.8★55,530 rev

Crucial BX500 240GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD up to 540MB/s - CT240BX500SSD1 Solid State Drive

Crucial$46.664.8★51,943 rev

Crucial BX500 500 GB Solid State Drive - 2.5 Internal - SATA (SATA/600)

Crucial$77.434.8★9,771 rev

PNY CS900 500GB 3D NAND 2.5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - (SSD7CS900-500-RB)

PNY$44.234.7★6,120 rev

SAMSUNG 870 EVO SATA SSD 500GB 2.5 Internal Solid State Drive Upgrade PC or Laptop Memory and Storage for IT Pros Creators Everyday Users MZ-77E500B/AM Black

Samsung$71.884.8★45,545 rev

Newest

by launch date

KingSpec 512GB 2.5 SSD SATA III Internal - 550MB/s Read 520MB/s Write with 3D NAND Flash for Laptop & Desktop PC Upgrade

KingSpec$52.802,531 rev

3y ago

Crucial BX500 500 GB Solid State Drive - 2.5 Internal - SATA (SATA/600)

Crucial$77.439,771 rev

4y ago

SAMSUNG 870 EVO SATA SSD 500GB 2.5 Internal Solid State Drive Upgrade PC or Laptop Memory and Storage for IT Pros Creators Everyday Users MZ-77E500B/AM Black

Samsung$71.8845,545 rev

5y ago

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT500MX500SSD1 Blue/Gray

Crucial$91.2155,530 rev

5y ago

Crucial BX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD up to 540MB/s - CT1000BX500SSD1 Solid State Drive

Crucial$94.5433,404 rev

6y ago

What buyers say about crucial ssd 500gb

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall16%

“Good quality”

Value For Money14%

“Great deal”

Assembly/Installation12%

“Easy to install”

Data Transfer Speed9%

“data transfers are incredibly fast”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Works as advertised”

Computation Performance8%

“Now my computer is lightning fast”

Durability5%

“Working great after long period still good”

Storage Capacity5%

“very reliable storage”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“Works perfect for my Eufy Homebase”

Software/Application3%

“The software to image the drive was easy to manage”

What buyers complain about

Durability26%

“Failed after 8 months”

Quality-Overall13%

“Dramatic performance decline”

Value For Money11%

“Too expensive now”

Data Transfer Speed10%

“downloading games with this drive is 10x slower”

Functionality-Overall9%

“Slowed the entire desktop down”

Connectivity-Overall3%

“Cables did not respond to system”

Computation Performance3%

“While its not NVMe-level fast”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“Seems to not be compatible”

Heating2%

“gets bit hot”

Size-Overall2%

“a larger size”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall25%

Compatibility-Overall24%

Size-Overall11%

Value For Money8%

Defective Material/Parts6%

Product Condition5%

Storage Capacity4%