Sep 29, 2020 ·  Crucial’s is introducing the X8 at popular capacities of 500GB and 1TB to start and current street prices are $119.99 and $164.99, respectively. The drive utilizes a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C ... 

Small and sturdy. Stylish all-metal chassis with rubberized ends. Attractive cost per gigabyte. Solid performance. Includes a USB-C cable and USB-C-to-USB-A adapter. Compatible with a wide range of devices. Three-year warranty. 

Crucial takes a slightly different approach to the design of its X8 Portable SSD by mixing materials. The main body is anodized aluminum, and there are plastic inserts running across each side, with grippier end caps. They’re all shades of black, and the overall effect is quite nice. The X8 is one of the larger portable drives I’ve tested. Measuring 4.33 x 0.45 x 2.08 inches (width/depth/height), and weighing just shy of 3.5 ounces, it’s not quite as husky as Samsung’s X5, but more like Sandisk’s Extreme Pro Portable SSD. It sits in your hand nicely. The X8 connects using USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) and is available in two capacities: 500GB ($119.95 from CrucialRemove non-product link) and 1TB ($164.95 on Amazon), the latter being the capacity we tested. The NAND is TLC, which is plenty fast for an external USB SSD—most of the time. Yes, another tease about performance. The X8 Portable SSD ships with a Type-C to Type-C cable, with a Type-C to Type-A adapter. 

Nov 21, 2019 ·  The Crucial X8 is a beautifully made device that blends functionality with style and even sports abuse resistance. It’s also very affordable considering the 1TB capacity and high transfer speeds ... 

Sep 13, 2020 ·  Crucial X8: Excellent performance. I tested the X8 using a 10Gbps USB port (USB 3.2 Gen 2), and it was the fastest of its type. The driver delivered the sustained copy speeds of more than 620 megabytes per second and more than 840 MB/s for writing and reading, respectively. 

Nov 11, 2019 ·  The Crucial X8 1TB portable SSD will be tested using the Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th generation laptop which comes equipped with two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, a Core i5-8250U and 8GB of ram. The testing was done on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (1903) with all the windows updates and latest drivers installed. 

Nov 21, 2019 ·  Tweet. Crucial X8 1TB Portable SSD NVMe USB 3.2 Gen2 1050 MB/s with a portable NVMe USB SSD. We review the Crucial X8 SSD (1TB). This, by far, among the faster portable storage to date as it is ... 

Crucial's X8 portable SSD offers amazing performance with up to 1 GB/s transfer rates. Internally, this is a real M.2 NVMe SSD similar to the Crucial P1. Priced at only $130 for the reviewed 1 TB variant, the X8 is very affordable, cheaper than buying the SSD and enclosure separately. 

1TB Crucial X8 Portable SSD -- Find Them At Amazon The Crucial X8 portable SSD is currently available in two capacities, a 1TB model, with a $164.95 MSRP, and there's a 512GB model available for ... 

The Crucial X8 Portable SSD excels in these aspects, and more. Now let’s go to the key features of this lit SSD. Key Features of the Crucial X8 Portable SSD . In this section of our Crucial X8 Portable SSD Review, we’ll take a closer look at what’s under the hood, or what’s inside of the drive. Let’s begin with its connectivity. 

Nov 20, 2019 ·  The end result is the all new Crucial X8 Portable SSD series of external SSD based storage drives. Today we will be taking a close look at the largest capacity option available at this time – the $165 1TB X8 model. 

Nov 12, 2019 ·  Closing this review, the X8 is a fantastic start for Crucial in the portable SSD market as the drive takes advantage of its full Gen 2 connectivity to offer solid performance. 

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