Customer Ratings & Reviews

I try to find out the exact features and quality I need to achieve my goals,this product does what it say it will do,I couldn’t ask for anything more.

Wow this ssd is extremely small and compact. Reads/writes extremely fast and is perfect for in any laptop bag.

So far has been reliable. Data transfer rate is fast. I have other external drives same as this, but older for at least 5 years. All still working.

One of the best products on the market, not one thing to complain about, easy to use. Small and portable. A++ Product.

Love this little drive. So fast and lightweight without worry of bouncing it around and losing data.

Thanks! I enjoyed this Storage I genuinely love your products!! I would put emojis here but sadly it will not let me.

Great, highly portable storage. It’s wild how small and fast storage has gotten.

Perfect for what I was looking for. No-nonsense, plug and play storage.

Good SSD, really fast and did what I required it to do!

Good quality and performance for price point. Using as backup drive for music files

So whenever you are reviewing something, price is a factor that matters a lot. I purchased this drive on a deal from bestbuy and I also own crucial x8 as well. For the price, this drive is an absolute steal, you don't even need to look at portable hdds at this price. The performance gap between the two is hardly noticeable when you aren't using sequential/single large file.

This drive is only useful if you need to transfer relatively small files. If you need to transfer huge files, such as feature length movies or shows for a studio, this is garbage. AVOID and don't waste your time if you've got no time to waste trasnfering huge project files in exccess of 20gb. The estimated time for two 120gb files went from 14 minutes to nearly 2 hours. 2 hours! Why did a I buy a portable (USB 3.2 Gen2 for this? It seems like it has a write cache that fills up and it slows to the worst speeds I've ever seen in a portable drive. Sure, it starts off at 600Mbps+ but as soon as that write cache fills up (in about 5 seconds), it slows to a crawl. A 125 gig file was going to take less than 10 minutes...and a minute later, it recalculates to over an hour. Unnacceptable. Just for the record, I was using this in Windows 11 and used "better write performance" settings on the read and write drives. Both ports I was using exceeded the spec (USB4), in fact I saw speeds in excess of 800Mbps before it would dive down to 30.1Mbps. Everytime. 2 different PCs. I expected more from you Crucial! Your MX500 drives have been magnificent! This X6 is hot garbage!

So far I cannot complain. Needed to move some files from my work computer due to an upgrade from a 2017 Macbook Air to a 2020 M1. This has fit the bill perfectly. The adapter is nice so that it fits your usb and usbc ports. Perfect size for my bookbag. Oh yeah, 1TB for $60!

Very disappointed in the actual vs quoted file transfer speeds. Advertised as 800 Mbps I’m getting anywhere from 90 MBps to 100 KBps. (Averaging about 8 to 10 MBps). That’s not a typo. This is transferring 56 GB of data from a Surface Pro 8 which has a PCIe SSD, not SATA, so the transfer speeds should be much much higher. I am using the USB cable that came with the Crucial external drive. Windows Task Manager shows CPU is at 28% and Memory 58% so neither are pegged out. Disk utilization (internal SSD) is only at 14%. Very disappointing performance.

It has given me 0 issues since I got it. Fast write speeds and clean look!

I purchased this drive in 2023 but never used it until now. When I finally plugged it in, there was no response at all. I even tried it on a couple of different computers with no luck. It’s pretty concerning that just sitting on a shelf for some time can cause it to completely fail. Very disappointing and honestly a bit scary if you plan to save important files and discover years later that the drive is dead.

The Crucial X6 is incredibly compact and lightweight. I was able to plug this 1TB SSD into both my MacBook Pro and Asus Windows laptops to access and transfer files. No manual formatting, just plug and play! Transferring video and photo files was rather quick, I would say 4GB took about 10 seconds - much quicker than my 1TB HDD. I had no issues loading Final Cut Pro X project files or Photoshop working files directly from the Crucial X6. Not only has the performance been great so far, I also love how this SSD looks and feels. I like its durable plastic material. This SSD feels rugged enough to be tossed into a camera or travel bag. It’s extremely portable and compact enough to fit into a pocket. It comes with a short cable so it’s not taking up a lot of room in a bag. It’s small enough to fit in the palm of my hand which also means it’s not taking up a lot of room on a desk next to a laptop or on top of a gaming console. Overall, the Crucial X6 is a great product and I’m happy to have it to store my growing media collection.

when i first got this drive and ran a speed test, the results were impressive, with 700mb read and write. however, i copied over 250gb of data and the transfer speeds plummeted down to 40/260. definitely returning this garbage immediately

The Crucial X6 SE 1TB Portable SSD has been an absolute game-changer for my storage needs. It’s incredibly compact and lightweight, making it perfect for carrying in a bag or even a pocket. Despite its small size, it delivers impressive performance. The transfer speeds are lightning fast—I can move large files like videos and photo libraries in seconds. Whether I'm backing up my computer, editing on the go, or just transferring files between devices, it handles everything smoothly and efficiently. I also love how plug-and-play simple it is. No setup needed—just plug it into a USB-C or USB-A port (with adapter), and you're good to go. It works perfectly with both my Windows laptop and Mac, which makes it super convenient for my mixed-device workflow. It feels well built, durable, and reliable. I’ve used it daily for backups and storage, and it's never let me down. For anyone looking for a high-speed, reliable, and portable SSD, the Crucial X6 is a fantastic choice—especially at this price point. Highly recommended!

I really like this little SSD from Crucial. I have another internal SSD from Crucial in my desktop and I have also been very happy with its performance. This portable version is ideal from a performance and size standpoint especially if you travel. It’s small enough to fit into any pocket (only 2.5 inches square and thin). Performance is great. It’s rated at 540 MB/s and when I tested it performed admirably. I used Crystal Disk Mark version 8 to test it. On my Dell I7 with 12 gig of Ram and a 512 Internal SSD using the USB C connection I could get 568 MB/s of READ data. Testing the WRITE transfer I could still get 512MB/s. On my HP laptop with an I3, 8 gig Ram and an internal 256 Gb SSD using the USB C connection the number dropped slightly to 457 READING and 443 WRITEING. Still great performance degraded slightly by the computer system not the Crucial drive. I have attached photos of those test results. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone wanting a fast and compact backup source. Out of the small and simple packaging, this drive is ready to go. Its small, sleek, and easily connected to USB-C connections. And the 3 year warranty is there if you need it. I don’t think you will be disappointed.