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Crucial X8 2TB Portable SSD - Up to 1050MB/s - PC and Mac - USB 3.2 External Solid State Drive - CT2000X8SSD9
Digital Storage Capacity | 2 TB |
Hard Disk Interface | USB 3.0 |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Brand | Crucial |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Description | Solid State Hard Drive |
Compatible Devices | Laptop, Gaming Console, Desktop, Tablet, Smartphone |
Installation Type | External Hard Drive |
Color | Black |
Hard Disk Size | 4 TB |
About this item
- Incredible performance with read speeds up to 1050 MB/s.Specific uses: Storage
- Works with Windows, Mac, iPad Pro, Chromebook, Android, Linux, PS4, and Xbox One with USB-C 3.1 Gen2 and USB-A connectors
- Durable design featuring an anodized aluminum core, drop proof up to 7.5 feet, extreme-temperature, shock and vibration proof
- Backed by Micron, one of the largest manufacturers of flash storage in the world
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Top Brand: Crucial
From the manufacturer
- Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes.
- Compatibility may vary and may be contingent on device formatting and host capabilities.
- Compatible Android devices must be able to work with USB Mass Storage over OTG. Operating system updates and reformatting may be required.
- iPadOS 13 required for the Crucial X8 to work with iPad devices with USB-C port.
Product Description
Protect your memories with the Crucial X8 Portable SSD — back up important photos, videos, and documents with up to 2TB capacity. Expand storage on your PS4, Xbox One, iPad Pro, Android device, or simply free up space on your computer quickly with speeds up to 1050 MB/s. The Crucial X8 runs up to 1.8x faster than other portable SSDs and up to 7.5x faster than portable HDDs. Store with confidence on the Crucial X8.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 4.33 x 2.09 x 0.45 inches; 3.53 ounces
- Item model number : CT2000X8SSD9
- UPC : 649528900609
- Manufacturer : Crucial
- ASIN : B08C3XVP2P
- Best Sellers Rank: #112 in External Solid State Drives
- Customer Reviews:
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Storage Capacity | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
Portability | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — |
Tech Support | 4.1 | — | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
Value for money | — | 4.1 | — | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Durability | — | 4.0 | — | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Sold By | — | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | ADATA |
storage capacity | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB | 1 TB | 2 TB |
hardware interface | usb3.1 c | usb | usb3.1 c | usb c | usb c, solid state drive | solid state drive |
compatible devices | Desktop, Laptop, Gaming Console, Smartphone, Tablet | Laptop | Laptop, Desktop, Tablet | Gaming Console, Laptop, Camera, Tablet | Gaming Console, Laptop, Camera, Tablet | Laptop |
form factor | Portable | Portable | Portable | Portable | Portable | Portable |
write speed | 1050 | — | 1000 megabits per second | 1050 | 1050 | 500 megabits per second |
read speed | 1050 megabytes per second | 800 megabytes per second | 1050 megabytes per second | 1050 megabytes per second | 1050 megabytes per second | — |
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Customers like the performance, value, ease of use, size and appearance of the computer drive. They mention that it performs well for its purpose, is decent for the price and that it works perfectly with their iMac. They also like the speed, and quality. That said, some are disappointed with the heat.
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Customers like the speed of the computer drive. They say it's fast, transferring is done quickly, and it' s screaming fast over USB 3.2. Some customers are blown away at the performance improvement, and the writing is rapid as there is no disk spin up time.
"This small portable drive works great with fast read and write speed. It’s lightweight and small enough to fit into my already full laptop bag...." Read more
"...Speed seems to be OK for a portable drive. But, I had to reformat the drive in order to get it to work correctly with Acronis...." Read more
"...I am totally happy with that. Speed is a close match to the built-in SSD in my Dell laptop, so that's pretty good...." Read more
"...One thing to know is at 50GB of transferring it will slow down...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the computer drive or storage. They say it performs well for its purpose, is easy to use, and is very useful. Customers also mention that Crucial is an excellent brand and that they have had zero issues with the device. Overall, customers are happy with the performance and quality of the product.
"This small portable drive works great with fast read and write speed. It’s lightweight and small enough to fit into my already full laptop bag...." Read more
"Used to back up photos and videos. Works well, solid durable feel, pretty small. Recommended." Read more
"...Regardless, it seems to perform well and is everything I expected." Read more
"...It's built like a brick - very solid. I highly recommend it." Read more
Customers like the quality of the computer drive. For example, they say it's perfect for storage and backup of cards, and is amazing. Customers also appreciate the drive's big capacity and portability, and say it is a great drive for photos. They say it offers the ability to have cloud backup storage up to 5 TB and will recover your entire. They also say it runs fast and is able to run full USB 3.2 20Gbps compliant, which means they run fast.
"...It give you the ability to have cloud backup storage up to 5 tb and will recover your entire operating system if corrupted...." Read more
"I like the amount of file space and the physical size, and price of the unit. Speed seems to be OK for a portable drive...." Read more
"This is a great USB drive. Even when I'm in the middle of copying lots of data to it, there's very little heat...." Read more
"This a great storage drive. However in the instructions to format the drive it says to click on "Erase" at an early point in the process...." Read more
Customers like the size of the computer drive. They say it is smaller than they expected, and is a fantastic portable SSD. Customers also say it's light weight and easy to carry.
"...It’s lightweight and small enough to fit into my already full laptop bag. It can easily use it between my Apple iPad and Gaming PC without issue...." Read more
"Used to back up photos and videos. Works well, solid durable feel, pretty small. Recommended." Read more
"I like the amount of file space and the physical size, and price of the unit. Speed seems to be OK for a portable drive...." Read more
"...old, minimimalist spinning disk enclosures, meaning it will slip into a shirt pocket or purse easily to carry data between machines...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the value of the computer drive. They mention that it is a great buy, with a good performance for the price.
"I like the amount of file space and the physical size, and price of the unit. Speed seems to be OK for a portable drive...." Read more
"It's a little slow, besides that, it is nice. Good price. I would buy again." Read more
"Price was great when purchased, anytime that I need storage, I am now using this over a flashdrive" Read more
"...These are absolutely the best device for the price. They could easily charge so much more. And the speed is exactly as advertised...." Read more
Customers find the computer drive easy to use. They say it's simple with no complications, plug and save, and easy to format to their computer. They also appreciate the lack of cloud vulnerabilities and NAS complexity, and no worries about hacking.
"...Set up was simply plug and play, with only a brief pause to erase the drive in MacOS format for our machines...." Read more
"...costs, NO loss of control of my data, NO cloud vulnerabilities, NO NAS complexity, and NO worries about hacking, ransomeware, or intrusive online or..." Read more
"It is nice and compact storage. It is easy to format to your computer. The data moves swiftly from computer to solid state drive...." Read more
"...It was simple and easy, runs very cool, and given the limitations of the transfer speeds based on hardware, quicker than the internal HDD that's..." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the computer drive or storage. They mention that the design is very nice and it is compact storage.
"It's a little slow, besides that, it is nice. Good price. I would buy again." Read more
"...The design is very nice. With that said, I stuck it to the back of my monitor and never see it. It works well." Read more
"Other wise cheap, good speed, sleek an small" Read more
"It is nice and compact storage. It is easy to format to your computer. The data moves swiftly from computer to solid state drive...." Read more
Customers are not happy with the heat of the computer drive. They say it runs hot and heats up after 10-15 minutes of usage.
"...The metal case does get pretty warm when you push the drive hard but otherwise I thought it was great. Very durable and strong...." Read more
"The drive is small and fast. It can get pretty warm to the touch." Read more
"...Even when transferring gobs of large files, it gets barely warm to the touch...." Read more
"...committing whatever was in its write cache, the thing still emits way too much heat for me to use this on a regular basis except perhaps in the..." Read more
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One thing to know is at 50GB of transferring it will slow down. Just pause the transfer and wait 10 seconds and continue the transfer and you'll be back at full speed. This little thing rocks!
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