Crucial X8 Portable SSD
Best for:
creatives, console gaming,on-the-go computing
- up to 1050MB/s
- 1TB to 2TB capacities
- Size: 110 x 53 x 11.5 mm
- Weight: 97 grams
- Drop-proof3 up to 2 meters
- USB-A adapter included
- Metal enclosure
Crucial X6 Portable SSD
Best for:
hobbyists, game storage, on-the-go media
- up to 800MB/s
- 500GB to 4TB capacities
- Size: 69 x 64 x 11 mm
- Weight: under 40 grams
- Drop-proof3 up to 2 meters
- USB-A adapter available separately
- Plastic enclosure
STORED YOUR WAY
Crucial External SSDs
Crucial Goes Portable
We’ve been working hand in hand with Micron to build award-winning internal SSDs for over ten years. Now, we’ve carried our expertise outside the computer with the Crucial family of external SSDs. Never leave your files, backups, movies, games, or photos behind with up to 4TB of storage. Our portable SSDs are up to 7.5x faster than traditional hard drives2. They work with a wide variety of devices and protect your files with a sleek and durable design.
So, whether you’re downloading videos for off-line travel, organizing family photos, collaborating with classmates, or heading off on your next great adventure, our external SSDs are ready to go wherever you do.
Accessories:
Your Memories,
Stored Your Way
Safeguard photos and videos for peace of mind
Crucial’s external SSDs have enough room to backup and protect up to 20,000 photos, 100 hours of video, 6,000 songs, or 400GB of documents with room to spare3. The durable X6 and X8 are shock, vibration, and extreme temperature resistant, and have been tested to withstand a drop up to 7.5 feet (2.2 meters)1.
Your Movies,
Stored Your Way
Hours of entertainment and no internet required with an external SSD
No Wi-Fi? No problem. With the Crucial's external storage, you can fit over 100 hours of your favorite movies and entertainment in your pocket. Our light-weight external SSD drives weigh less than your car keys. Transfer movies up to 7.5x faster than traditional hard drives2. Connect your drive to a tablet or laptop and enjoy hours of entertainment.
Your Games,
Stored Your Way
Skip the wait, external SSDs get you in the game faster
Ditch old, bulky hard drives with the Crucial X8 – it’s up to 7.5x faster than old school HDDs2 and you can play your games straight from the drive. When your console needs more room for the latest titles, Crucial’s external SSDs helps you expand your library without deleting your old favorites. With read speeds up to 1050MB/s4 and capacities up to 2TB, the X8 has speed, space, and style to spare.
Your Creativity,
Stored Your Way
Create and edit straight from the drive
Are you a graphic designer or into editing photos and videos? Or maybe you have a passion for scrapbooking and illustration. Crucial external SSDs enable you to create, edit, and share your best shots and clips in real-time straight from the drive. Not only that, it’s fast – in fact, up to 100x faster than USB flash drives2 and up to 7.5x faster than traditional hard drives2. With up to 4TB of storage for your Mac or PC, there’s plenty of space to create without limitations.
Crucial X6 Portable SSD
1TB
Crucial X8 Portable SSD
1TB
Crucial X8 Portable SSD
1TB
Crucial X8 Portable SSD
1TB
Crucial X8 Portable SSD
1TB
Additional resources
What is a Portable SSD
09-avril-2024
Portable SSDs are a great way to boost your system. Learn more about the benefits of external SSDs, how they work and more, at Crucial
How to Choose the Best External SSD for Gaming
28-octobre-2024
Investing in an external SSD for gaming can hugely optimize your experience. Find the best PC, Xbox and PlayStation external SSD that suits your needs.
- Up to 6.5ft/2 m for the Crucial X6, and up to 7.5ft/2.2 m for the Crucial X8 without impact to data on drive on a carpeted floor.
- MB/s speed measured as maximum sequential performance of device as measured by Crucial on a high-performance desktop computer with Crystal Disk Mark (version 6.0.2 for x64). Your performance may vary. Comparative speed claims measured as maximum sequential performance of similarly situated portable SSDs, mainstream portable HDDs and mainstream USB flash drives from vertically-integrated manufacturers selling under their own brands as of June 2019.
- Based on average photo size of 6MB, video at 4K/60fps in H246 format at 24GB/hr, and average music file at 4MB each.
- Sequential read speed of 1050MB/s specific to Crucial’s portable X8 drive.