As a photographer, I need a lot of storage. In total, I had 10 terabytes of portable hard drives. Except for one SSD, all of them were standard drives and using them from more than 6-7 years. This SSD is much faster than the ones I had before. I bought the 8TB. Now feeling fully relaxed. I am writing the review after 5 months of experience with the drive. I hope it will last longer than my other portable drives. I like the size of it, Small but looks so premium. But I don't like the cable they provided. It was too small. The ssd is always stays connected to my computer. I had to buy a faster cable for this. I have to say this is an expensive purchase but its worth it.

Crucial - X10 8TB External USB-C SSD - Blue This item is a major improvement over my old SSD WD drives. It is much faster and holds 2TB more of data than my old storage device. For it size it is nice. So far no issues or complaints. It is a nice device with large capacity.

Fast, small and reliable. The 8TB seems pricey till you check out the competitors pricing. These are a decent value. Go back a few years and tell yourself that you're going to have 8TB's in a drive smaller than your palm. This thing is incredible. I tested both thoroughly for about 36 hours each and they had ZERO bad sectors. Speeds are incredible. fantastic travel drives. If you don't need 8TB the smaller drives are much more affordable. Perfect for travel backups. I wish the case wasn't plastic, but really even if it was metal you wouldn't want to drop it. I bough EVA cases and rubber bumpers for both of my drives and I don't worry about impacts at all any longer.

The Crucial X10 External SSD is a fantastic little drive—super fast, reliable, and incredibly easy to use. File transfers are quick and smooth, and its compact design makes it perfect for on-the-go storage. It’s a great choice if you want strong performance in a portable package.

I have tons of videos and had them stored on 7200RPM ext disc drive. was running out of room and those 7200s are becoming hard to come by. (outdated technology being replaced by solid state) this device is smaller than a credit card so much more compact and much faster. wish I didn't have to spend as much as I did to get it but now that I got it it's great. super fast transfers and and upgrade in storage capacity for me. Watching the videos is a breeze now