Crucial X8 Portable SSD Review

The X8 is a handy drive that would work well for college students, photographers and others who need a lot of digital space with them at all times, and it's fast with read speeds up to 1050 MB/s.

It seems that the Crucial X8 Portable SSD is the preferred option.

SanDisk Professional has just released a new rugged portable SSD: the SanDisk Professional PRO-G40. This IP68-rated drive is water/dust resistant, has one Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.2 Gen 2 dual-mode port, and can reach speeds up to 2700MB/s read and 1900MB/s write. It’s available in 1TB and 2TB versions. So, let’s take a closer look at this compact and impact-resistant drive for filmmakers on the road!

While the drive doesn’t offer super fast read/write speeds, it is still going to be fast enough for a lot of applications, such as an external recording device for select cameras. The Samsung 4TB T7 Shield Portable SSD is available to pre-order in various colors for $429.99 USD.

If you want fast and reliable performance, broad device compatibility, portability, a sleek, solid build, and more storage than you’ll probably ever need—all for a price that seriously makes you wonder whether the Crucial accountants made a mistake, then friends, the 4TB X8 SSD is an excellent choice.

Once I get back to my tiny little hotel room, I power up the MacBook Pro and connect a 2TB Crucial x8 SSD to the laptop to back up the day’s images. I do this to at least two SSDs before I feel comfortable reformatting the ProGrade Digital cards for the next day. This way I have all the images in at least 3 places, once on the internal SSD of the laptop and on multiple SSDs.

Years ago, one of my PC building buddies swore by Crucial Ballistix memory. I’m pretty sure I bought Corsair Dominator instead. Are people like me why Micron just decided to retire the Ballistix brand for good?