RAM | 2 TB |
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Hard Drive | 4 TB Solid State Hard Drive |
Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
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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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Storage Capacity | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | — | 4.6 |
Value for money | 4.0 | 4.1 | — | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
Light weight | 4.7 | 4.6 | — | — | 4.4 | 4.8 |
Portability | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | — | — |
Tech Support | 3.8 | — | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | — |
Sold By | — | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | ADATA | SSK Direct |
storage capacity | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB | 2 TB |
hardware interface | usb3.1 c | usb3.2 gen 2, usb c | usb3.1 c | usb c | solid state drive | usb3.2 gen 2 |
compatible devices | Desktop, Laptop, Gaming Console, Smartphone, Tablet | Laptop | Laptop, Desktop, Tablet | Gaming Console, Laptop, Camera, Tablet | Laptop | Laptop |
form factor | Portable | Portable | Portable | Portable | Portable | portable |
write speed | 1050 | — | 1000 megabits per second | 1050 | 500 megabits per second | 1000 |
read speed | 1050 megabytes per second | 800 megabytes per second | 1050 megabytes per second | 1050 megabytes per second | — | 1050 megabits per second |
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Technical Details
Brand | Crucial |
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Series | X8 |
Item model number | CT2000X8SSD9 |
Hardware Platform | PC, Linux, Mac |
Item Weight | 3.53 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 4.33 x 2.09 x 0.45 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.33 x 2.09 x 0.45 inches |
Color | Black |
Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
Flash Memory Size | 2 TB |
Hard Drive Interface | USB 3.0 |
Manufacturer | Crucial |
ASIN | B08C3XVP2P |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 25, 2020 |
Additional Information
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #126 in External Solid State Drives |
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- 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.
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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.
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Customers like the quality, reliability, and performance of the computer drive. They mention it's well made, reliable, and perfect for storing large amounts of data. Customers are also satisfied with ease of use, portability, and value. However, some customers differ on speed, performance, and temperature.
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Customers like the quality of the computer drive. They say it's well-made, reliable, and stable. Customers also say it exceeds expectations and is an incredible feat of engineering.
"...in my home was this Crucial SSD -- it's compact, fast, and so far, reliable." Read more
"...It is fast and well made and relatively inexpensive for 4TB. It is also very compact." Read more
"...halfway through when it comes time to load the graphics it just completely chokes and I have to force close the program every time, so I have no..." Read more
"...Either way, the drive is awesome and performs quite quickly for any number of applications...." Read more
Customers like the portability of the computer drive. They say it's small and compact, making it easy to transport. Customers also say it has a lot of space in a small light container, making for an excellent option to carry in your pocket.
"...I honestly wish every drive in my home was this Crucial SSD -- it's compact, fast, and so far, reliable." Read more
"...Regardless, the drive works great and is tiny." Read more
"This is small enough to carry the backup of footage and pictures shot while traveling in your pocket, so even if the photo bag should get lost the..." Read more
"...It's still a 4 star for me so I'm happy. The size is great too. Hope this helped you avoid some confusion or understand better what you're looking at!" Read more
Customers like the value of the computer drive. They say it's a better value for money, an excellent investment, and has a good price-to-performance ratio. Customers also mention that the size is great and the portable SSD remains an excellent choice for reliable storage.
"...It is fast and well made and relatively inexpensive for 4TB. It is also very compact." Read more
"...Summary: I feel I got a great bang for my buck and I'm happy it will allow gameplay and quick resume...." Read more
"...Overall id say I’m satisfied with this drive at this price point. Helps that it looks nice." Read more
"...but good enough for Time Machine or basic storage - and it's one of the cheapest out there.Highly recommended!" Read more
Customers like the storage of the computer drive. They say it's a good repository for holding large amounts of data, perfect for storing an extensive photo library, video projects, and important documents. They also mention that it provides lots of storage for not much cost, and works great as Xbox one X storage expansion.
"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
"...to talk to both operating systems, it is still a good repository for holding large amounts of data...." Read more
"It is a very great storage device especially when you can reformat it and store whatever you need to store on it...." Read more
"...1.5TB saves encrypted in seconds. Don't ever loose the password you use when encrypting...." Read more
Customers like the ease of use of the computer drive. They mention that it's easy to install and use, allows for easy and much speedier data transfer, and is simple and easy to format to their computer. Customers also say that it hasn't encountered any issues setting up and is super convenient if they're on the go all the time. They also say it'll mount immediately on the desktop and that it can be updated with firmware to help with longevity.
"...No issues whatsoever with setup and although I previously did not use Time Machine, I have to say this device seems to respond really fast...." Read more
"...I plugged it in and it mounted immediately on the desktop. I did have to reformat it to Time Machine specs...." Read more
"...Handy!It's simple plug-and-play with Windows 11 (probably 10, too, of course), which immediately recognized the drive and I was able to..." Read more
"Simple plug and play operation, comes with usb-c to usb-c cord and the usb-c to usb-a adapter, no need to buy one of those extra as I did...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the computer drive. Some mention it's quite fast, with fast transfer speeds. They say it'll run less intensive apps and retrieve data at a great speed. However, others say that the write speed slacking off after 20% filled capacity, and it starts to slow down considerably. The load times are slow, and the drive is not the fastest SSD.
"...wish every drive in my home was this Crucial SSD -- it's compact, fast, and so far, reliable." Read more
"Works great, fast and reliable for Raspberry PI with runs 24/7 365...." Read more
"...some big games out there on the Crucial now and as I said the load times are slow but once it's going it's as good as the old internal...." Read more
"...It is fast and well made and relatively inexpensive for 4TB. It is also very compact." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the performance of the computer drive. Some mention that it works well for PC gaming, and has not given them any problems. However, others say that it won't work out of the box, requires a USBC to USB cable, and is unreliable.
"Works great, fast and reliable for Raspberry PI with runs 24/7 365...." Read more
"...BUT- it will not work out of the box, you need to get a USBC to USB cable or else it will only be able to be used for media and will NOT be able to..." Read more
"I use this for the sentry mode in my Tesla. It worked great for the first couple of months and I love the fact that I can record continuously on..." Read more
"...I use mine for PC gaming and it works really great I would recommend it to my friend's." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the temperature of the computer drive. Some mention that it runs cool and the enclosure dissipates heat quickly, while others say that it heats up quite quickly. The metal case does get pretty warm when you push the drive hard.
"...I'm using this for Time Machine purposes on a Mac. Runs cool, and with Time Machine, speed isn't of the essence...." Read more
"...Super fastQuietConsI did notice it gets warm after a few mins of use." Read more
"...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
"...when I'm in the middle of copying lots of data to it, there's very little heat. It's built like a brick - very solid. I highly recommend it." Read more
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Which is, fortunately, not an issue at all with the new SSD that I got just recently: Crucial X6! Same capacity, taking up the same position on my desk, but incredibly small - and no moving parts to wear out! YAY!
Though of course I don't know for sure, I imagine that the inside is a small form-factor M.2 drive flanked with heat spreaders - the only other option is that the drive takes up the entire space inside the case.
Either way, the drive is awesome and performs quite quickly for any number of applications. Much more quickly than the old magnetic drive, that's for sure. A weird thing is that it does not like CrystalDiskMark - creating its test file and then the speed test on it, well, takes a lot longer than I thought it would, whether I keep it on the default of 1 GB or go down to 128 MB. This makes this program unreliable for speed tests in my configuration - if I did not stop the test and let it show the speed that it determined, it would likely be much slower than the actual drive’s speed.
Speaking of my configuration: my computer does not have a USBC port on it natively, and this drive only has a USBC port on it, most likely to save on space and keep the drive as miniscule as it possibly can be. Thus, I had to get a USBC to USBA adapter cable, which I had gotten before for use with another drive. As far as I can tell, without being able to use a benchmark program as previously stated, the functionality and speed is fine with this SUNGUY brand cable. And the cable is fairly snazzy as well as you can see, its nylon-esque cover being braided!
Back at its inception two years ago, this drive was incredibly expensive at $285, and it was only available in 1 and 2 TB variants - now there's a 4 terabyte variant which I may get sometime. I was able to get this 2 TB variant for $110 and I am very happy about that. In retrospect, it might have been a bit better to be a bit more circumspect about my purchase and spend the extra $20 on the X8, which comes with its own USBA adapter and is apparently faster? (limited by the USBA connection, of course)
But that's all right - this will do for me for now, and I'm sure that somewhere down the line I will get the X8 as well, and repurpose this drive for maybe an extra storage device for my Xbox One - or the other way around. Goodness knows it's slow enough with its magnetic drive built in.
So yeah. get this drive if you want a little extra capacity and you're able to find a good spot for it to sit on your desk. Since it is so lightweight and small and thus likely to get lost if you don't secure it, I do highly recommend getting cable clips like those little adhesive/silicone ones that can grab onto cables and hold things securely in place - the ones I got have the brand names of OHill, ChefBee and ONME (yeah, I have lots of cables that need securing! ) and are sold here on Amazon for around $10, and come in both white and black (ONME had some Browns in their collection as you can see, but they stopped selling them over the past two years). Do some shopping as your needs entail 🙂
Take care, awesome fellow computer people, and happy storing!
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2023
Which is, fortunately, not an issue at all with the new SSD that I got just recently: Crucial X6! Same capacity, taking up the same position on my desk, but incredibly small - and no moving parts to wear out! YAY!
Though of course I don't know for sure, I imagine that the inside is a small form-factor M.2 drive flanked with heat spreaders - the only other option is that the drive takes up the entire space inside the case.
Either way, the drive is awesome and performs quite quickly for any number of applications. Much more quickly than the old magnetic drive, that's for sure. A weird thing is that it does not like CrystalDiskMark - creating its test file and then the speed test on it, well, takes a lot longer than I thought it would, whether I keep it on the default of 1 GB or go down to 128 MB. This makes this program unreliable for speed tests in my configuration - if I did not stop the test and let it show the speed that it determined, it would likely be much slower than the actual drive’s speed.
Speaking of my configuration: my computer does not have a USBC port on it natively, and this drive only has a USBC port on it, most likely to save on space and keep the drive as miniscule as it possibly can be. Thus, I had to get a USBC to USBA adapter cable, which I had gotten before for use with another drive. As far as I can tell, without being able to use a benchmark program as previously stated, the functionality and speed is fine with this SUNGUY brand cable. And the cable is fairly snazzy as well as you can see, its nylon-esque cover being braided!
Back at its inception two years ago, this drive was incredibly expensive at $285, and it was only available in 1 and 2 TB variants - now there's a 4 terabyte variant which I may get sometime. I was able to get this 2 TB variant for $110 and I am very happy about that. In retrospect, it might have been a bit better to be a bit more circumspect about my purchase and spend the extra $20 on the X8, which comes with its own USBA adapter and is apparently faster? (limited by the USBA connection, of course)
But that's all right - this will do for me for now, and I'm sure that somewhere down the line I will get the X8 as well, and repurpose this drive for maybe an extra storage device for my Xbox One - or the other way around. Goodness knows it's slow enough with its magnetic drive built in.
So yeah. get this drive if you want a little extra capacity and you're able to find a good spot for it to sit on your desk. Since it is so lightweight and small and thus likely to get lost if you don't secure it, I do highly recommend getting cable clips like those little adhesive/silicone ones that can grab onto cables and hold things securely in place - the ones I got have the brand names of OHill, ChefBee and ONME (yeah, I have lots of cables that need securing! ) and are sold here on Amazon for around $10, and come in both white and black (ONME had some Browns in their collection as you can see, but they stopped selling them over the past two years). Do some shopping as your needs entail 🙂
Take care, awesome fellow computer people, and happy storing!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
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It is not the fastest advertised speed out there (search Sandisk Extreme) but compared to the old hard-disk drives (HDDs) that we have been using, this is fast enough, and we barely have the hardware to take advantage of its maximum speeds.
This capacity meant that photos and videos taking up storage on our cell phones could be backed up, with plenty of room for games, music, and videos. Note that 2Tb isn't a lot of room for 4K video editing or anything like that; for daily household and school uses this is plenty.
The plug is USB-C, so your tv must have that type of plug (or you buy a USB-A adapter separately), and your tv can read 2Tb hard drives (most have capacity limits) if you want to plug that into a tv. For a monitor you will need a computer to read its contents as well as a USB-C cable, or an adapter.
My worry is that because it's so small and it's the colour black, one of these days I will drop it, it bounces on the floor, and lose it. I suppose I could put a bright sticker on it but I don't know how that will affect its heat dissipation. So far it's safe, being treated well and I haven't travelled with it much. Once the child gets older they will get one of these as well; at their age they will most likely lose it (heck, I might lose it, it is THAT small).
Great purchase.
Rápido, leve e compacto.
Reviewed in Mexico on September 28, 2023