Crucial's new Portable SSDs deliver the company's fastest external storage storage to date

The new Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro Portable SSDs are designed for creators, and these tiny external storage solutions are fast and indeed portable.

Published
Updated
2 minutes & 19 seconds read time

Crucial (a division of Micron) has announced a pair of new external and portable storage solutions with the new Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro Portable SSDs. Designed with content creators in mind and those with workflows that deal with large volumes of video and photo data, the combination of Micron TLC NAND and a "revolutionary single-ASIC portable storage architecture" results in the most capacity per square millimeter seen to date.

The new Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSD, image credit: Crucial/Micron.

The new Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSD, image credit: Crucial/Micron.

And with that, the Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSD is also the fastest external SSD from Micron, capable of delivering sequential read and write speeds of up to 2100 MB/s and 2000 MB/s. Per the announcement, you can transfer 1TB of data in under nine minutes.

Built to last with a water and dust-resistant IP55 rating, these USB-C SSDs are available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities - starting from USD 119.99, thanks to a special introductory discount. This means the Crucial X10 Pro 4TB Portable SSD is also available for USD 289.99, discounted from USD 339.99.

The new Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD, image credit: Crucial/Micron.

The new Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD, image credit: Crucial/Micron.

The Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD (also available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities) is the more affordable option with an eye toward portability - starting from USD 79.99. With sequential read and write speeds of up to 1050 MB/s, it features a tiny physical footprint of only 65 x 50mm and a lightweight 38-gram build.

The Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSD is also tiny, sharing the same 65 x 50 mm size, with a slightly heavier but still lightweight 42-gram build. The Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro Portable SSDs sport metal enclosures with a rubberized base and a drop-proof rating of up to 2 meters.

And as a nice little bonus for creators, the Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro Portable SSDs arrive with a one-month subscription to Adobe's Creative Cloud All Apps plan thanks to a partnership between Micron and Adobe. For more info, check out the product pages below.

Buy at Amazon

Crucial X10 Pro 2TB Portable SSD - Up to 2100MB/s Read, 2000MB/s Write

TodayYesterday7 days ago30 days ago
$169.99$129.99$169.99
-
---
* Prices last scanned on 12/5/2023 at 11:59 am CST - prices may not be accurate, click links above for the latest price. We may earn an affiliate commission.
NEWS SOURCE:investors.micron.com

Kosta is a veteran gaming journalist that cut his teeth on well-respected Aussie publications like PC PowerPlay and HYPER back when articles were printed on paper. A lifelong gamer since the 8-bit Nintendo era, it was the CD-ROM-powered 90s that cemented his love for all things games and technology. From point-and-click adventure games to RTS games with full-motion video cut-scenes and FPS titles referred to as Doom clones. Genres he still loves to this day. Kosta is also a musician, releasing dreamy electronic jams under the name Kbit.

Newsletter Subscription

Related Tags