Best selling External SSDs from Crucial
On this page you’ll find a ranking of the best External SSDs from Crucial. To give you a quick overview, we’ve added the most important product details. This page always stays fresh and updates automatically.
1. Crucial X9
Discover the Crucial X9 from Micron Technology, a portable external solid-state drive designed for speed, durability, and convenience. With an interface speed of 10.0 Gbit/s enabled by USB 3.2 Gen 2, this drive offers fast file transfers, making it perfect for professionals and enthusiasts who value efficiency. Its rugged design is shock, impact, temperature, and vibration resistant, ensuring that your data remains safe under various conditions. The drive boasts a high internal data rate of 1050 MB/s, allowing for quick access to your files. Additionally, a USB-C port facilitates connection with modern devices, while compliance with various standards underscores its reliability and quality. Whether for work or leisure, the Crucial X9 is a dependable choice for storing and accessing your valuable data.
2. Crucial X10 Pro
Enhance your video editing experience with the Crucial X10 Pro SSD: the portable drive that fits in your hand. Accelerate even the most demanding tasks without loss of quality and edit, cut, and render directly on the drive. The Crucial X10 Pro is the ideal partner in the studio or on the go, offering you raw power, exceptional durability, and generous capacity.
3. Crucial X10 Pro
The Crucial X10 Pro is a high-performance internal solid-state drive designed for computing applications and gaming systems. This SSD offers a storage capacity of 4000 GB, providing ample space for operating systems, applications, games, and multimedia files. The drive utilizes NAND flash memory technology to enable fast data transfer speeds and reliable performance. With its black casing, the X10 Pro maintains a professional appearance suitable for various computer configurations. The solid-state design ensures silent operation without moving parts, reducing vibrations and the risk of mechanical failure. This model offers improved read and write speeds compared to traditional hard disk drives, allowing for faster boot times and quicker application loading. The drive is compatible with standard 2.5-inch (6.35 cm) form factor bays and supports SATA interface connections. Focusing on durability, the X10 Pro features a robust construction that withstands typical computer usage conditions. The drive operates within standard temperature ranges for internal computer components, typically between 0 °C and 70 °C. Weighing approximately 45 grams, the lightweight design minimizes stress on mounting points while maintaining structural integrity. Its compact dimensions of 100 mm in length, 69.85 mm in width, and 6.8 mm in height ensure compatibility with most desktop and laptop computer systems. This storage solution is designed for users who require reliable data storage with enhanced performance characteristics for demanding computing tasks and gaming applications.
4. Crucial SSD X9 1 TB
The Crucial X9 1 TB external solid state drive offers reliable portable storage with fast data transfer capabilities. This black external SSD delivers read speeds up to 1050 MB/s through its USB Type-C connector with USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface support, enabling efficient file transfers at up to 10 Gbit/s. With 1 TB storage capacity, this drive provides substantial space for documents, photos, videos, and applications. The compact design measures approximately 69 mm in length, 32 mm in width, and 11 mm in height, weighing just 42 grams for easy portability. Built with durability in mind, the drive withstands drops from heights up to 2.3 meters and maintains performance across temperature variations from 0°C to 70°C. Compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, iPad, Xbox, and PlayStation systems, this plug-and-play storage solution requires no additional drivers for operation. The included USB Type-C to Type-C cable ensures immediate connectivity with supported devices. Constructed with shock and vibration resistance, the drive maintains data integrity during transport and daily use. The matte black finish provides a professional appearance suitable for both mobile and stationary computing environments. This storage device represents the successor model to previous external SSD offerings from Crucial, incorporating updated interface technology while maintaining the brand's focus on data reliability and consistent performance. The solid state construction eliminates moving parts found in traditional hard drives, reducing failure points and ensuring quiet operation. With sufficient capacity for approximately 5000 high-resolution photos or 15 hours of video content, this external SSD serves as a practical solution for content creators, professionals, and general users requiring additional storage space. The drive operates within standard environmental conditions while providing consistent data access speeds across various file types and sizes.
5. Crucial X10 Portable SSD
The Crucial X10 Portable SSD is a powerful external storage solution designed specifically for creative professionals and tech enthusiasts. With a storage capacity of 4 terabytes, it provides ample space for extensive data, including high-resolution videos and large project files. The SSD impresses with its remarkable read speeds of up to 2100 MB/s and write speeds of up to 2000 MB/s, enabling fast file transfers and efficient work directly from the drive. Its compact and rugged design makes it ideal for mobile use, while comprehensive compatibility with various operating systems such as Windows, Mac, Android, and Linux ensures easy integration into existing workflows. The Crucial X10 Portable SSD is not only powerful but also durable, as it is water and dust resistant and can withstand drops from heights of up to 2 meters.
- Read speeds of up to 2100 MB/s for fast file transfers
- Write speeds of up to 2000 MB/s for efficient work
- Compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, iPad, PC, and Linux
- Water and dust resistant according to IP55
- Anodized aluminum casing with a rubberized base for added protection.
6. Crucial X9 Pro for Mac
The Crucial X9 Pro for Mac is specifically designed for Mac and optimized for use with Apple devices like the iPad and iPhone 15 Pro to enhance your creativity. With read and write speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s and a storage capacity of up to 4 TB, the X9 Pro for Mac provides the capacity to do more with photos and iMovie. You have space for thousands of photos, files, and videos, as well as the speed to quickly edit and retouch your media. The Crucial X9 Pro for Mac is plug-and-play compatible with a USB-C connection and pre-formatted in APFS for optimal performance on Apple devices. With Micron TLC NAND and water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X9 Pro for Mac is designed for durability and style in the studio, in the field, or wherever you go.
7. Crucial X8
Fast, easy storage solution for your PC and Mac. Quickly and easily expand the storage space of your PCs and Macs with the Crucial X8 Portable SSD. Just plug it in – no reformatting required. Safeguard important photos, videos, and documents with up to 1 TB of storage. Encrypt your drive and protect your data with Windows BitLocker to Go or Apple’s FileVault. The Crucial X8 also works with popular endpoint protection services from brands like Symantec and McAfee.
Phenomenal speed. Access your games, photos, and videos quickly from anywhere – even offline. With read speeds of up to 1,050 MB/s, you can load files up to 1.8 times faster than with most portable SSDs, 7.5 times faster than with external hard drives, and 100 times faster than with USB flash drives.
Compatible with a wide range of devices. Increase storage capacity for nearly any computer, tablet, phone, and console. Compatible with Windows, Mac, iPad Pro, Chromebook, Android, Linux, PS4, and Xbox. Connect it using a USB-C 3.2 Gen. 2 interface or use our included adapters for USB-C or USB-A connections.
8. Crucial X10 Pro
Crucial X10 Pro with 1 TB
Security that travels with you. With password protection and 256-bit AES hardware encryption, you can safeguard sensitive data in the studio, on location, or while traveling.
Dust and splash resistant. The X10 Pro Portable SSD is rated IP55 for water and dust resistance and is shockproof from heights of up to 2 meters. This makes it robust enough to accompany you wherever you film, work, and move.
- Compatible with:
- Windows
- MacOS
- Linux
- Android
- iPad
- Playstation
- Xbox
- Storage type: SSD
- Storage capacity: 1000 GB
- Sequential read speed: 2100 MB/s
- Sequential write speed: 2000 MB/s
- Ports: 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 / 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2
- Power supply via USB
- Housing made of aluminum / rubber
- Dimensions: 65 x 50 x 10 mm
- Weight: 42 g.
Product order
See all products