Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is the worst SSD I bought. So SLOW to respond. Changed to a Samsung SSD, perfect operations. DO NOT BUY< JUNK!

Excellent value and fairly good delivery for this SSD order.

cannot get it to back up everything on my HP laptop

I tested this device on three computers and for the most part the numbers were about the same and close to the manufacturer’s specs. However there were some exceptions. Especially on my Lenovo Desktop PC where it showed read speeds of 38 MB/s and then about 500 MB/s. I also compared the Crucial X6 to my Western Digital Passport SSD that is similar. Both are 1 TB. The WD is faster but it’s more expensive too. Read on for computers used and numbers for both SSDs. First let me say that the performance you get can vary a bit depending on the computer you are using the X6 with. A higher end, newer and faster computer will give the best performance. Also what programs are running on it when you transfer files can make a difference as well as USB cable length. Crucial also mentions this and that’s why it’s provided with such a short USB cable. I tested the 1 TB X6 on the following: Lenovo IdeaCentre 720-18ASU Ryzen 7 1700 16 GB with 540 GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop with Core i5 8300H 16 GB with 540 GB Samsung 960 NVMe-M.2 Asus Zenbook with Ryzen 5 4500U 8 GB with Intel 240 NVMe-M.2 I compared the speed results to a 1 TB Western Digital Passport WDBAGF0010BBL. All file Transfers and Testing were performed using SSD drives and Crucial supplied cable. Tests were done using Crystal Disk Mark 8.0.1 with default settings. I will refer to this program as CDM from here on out. In short my results were in line with advertised specs but did vary depending on the computer I was using. The Lenovo IdeaCentre was the slowest and the oldest being a late 2017 model. Testing the X6 with CDM produced a few wacky results such as 35 / 21 read and write speeds on the top line. Then later 421 / 418 and similar. It also did that once with the WD Passport. The results testing the X6 and Passport were within +-10 MBs with the middle being 425 read and write. The internal Samsung SSD I installed was the fastest with this computer at 556 read and 512 write +- 20MBs average. Next up and a year newer was the Acer Nitro 5 from late 2018. Results from CDM were a little faster than the Lenovo but not much. Both the X6 and Passport produced speeds right at 463 read and 450 write +- 10 MBs. However I want to note that the Samsung 960 NVMe-M.2 I installed produced speeds at 3530 read and 2460 write on average +-100 MBs. By far the fastest of anything I tested. Last up is the Asus Zenbook from 2020. The portable SSDs performed the best on this computer but the results varied more than on the other computers. The X6 peaked out at 560 read and 506 write whereas the WD PassPort peaked at 962 read and 925 write. Further testing and the two were closer together but the PassPort kept an edge of about 200 MBs. As for NVMe-M.2 in the Asus, I think Intel makes it and it runs at 1625 read and 800 write. I hope all the info from three computers, all with internal SSD Drives, and two portable SSD Drives helps out and shows that performance can vary greatly from computer to computer in some cases. Sorry but no photos of test results. I used my Note 10+ to take photos of the screens and aliasing made them look pretty bad. Plus You’re only allowed 6 photos. I thought about making composites of the screenshots but decided just to sum up my info instead. I figured the info was more important than photos in this review. Conclusion: It’s small, light weight, ran cool with testing and feels well constructed. It performed as well as the higher priced competitor’s product except on one computer. I would highly recommend it for the price and especially if it’s on sale.

massive storage, super fast write and read speed. super reasonable for the price, too. very small and easily portable in a pencil case or bag. works excellent for gaming too

bad attention and online is poooooooooooooooooooooor

First, thank you to Crucial/Micron for providing a USB C cable. That is the way of the future! The drive is very fast and portable. I have a lot of critical documents on my MacBook Pro hard drive, so this Crucial drive is perfect as a portable Time Machine drive. I keep it connected to my laptop when travelling.. It backed up 750GB of data very quickly and seamlessly does my hourly backups. The provided cable is high quality and just the right length. Super drive for people on the go, whether to store photos and files or as use as a Time Machine backup drive.

Crucial has an excellent product. It is amazing how far USB storage devices have come. They used to be the size of a 5.25" drive enclosure. Now they are the size of a flapjack. Crazy. In the box you get the hard drive and a short USB C-to-C cable. It is a little disappointing that the cable is so short, but it is a sign of the times, I guess. A USB C-to-A cable must be purchased separately (or you could use the one that is included with your USB-C android phone). Speed wise, this thing is fast. Over USB C, I get write speeds over 70 MBps. Reading, writing and modifying files is almost as if the drive is an internal drive Crazy fast. One downside to this product is that there are no indicator lights or any switches (like for power, for example). This is more along the lines of "external" storage, as opposed to "USB flash" storage. As such, I would expect things like a read/write light, a power light, a power switch maybe. I get more lights with some of my cheapo USB flash drives sadly. Another big downside is that you need to be more careful not to lose the drive. Perhaps you should invest in those new Apple locator devices heh. I tried operating the drive on my OnePlus 6 using the stock Oxygen OS, as Crucial says Android is supported. Oxygen OS did not see the drive. I then reimaged my OnePlus 6 with LineageOS (i was overdue for a reimaging, I didn't do it specifically for the review, heh) and the drive read properly, although formatting is required by Android. The drive does come formatted for Windows and reads fine in Windows, but I guess that is insufficient for Android OS. I definitely recommend the drive.

This a small but mighty external drive. It is very easy to connect and install. It is perfect to back up and files you have and then some.

Small, light & simple to use. Speed is great & the value was fantastic compared to conventional USB drives.

It’s small and fast. I have 4tb and tested it right after I received it. I have been using it to edit insta 360 X3 videos. Highly recommend it

Affording price, good capacity and amazingly small size.

Works exactly the way I expect it to and has a ton of storage space!

Good value. Very compact and fast. Have bought several for myself and family.

very compact and light weight, with ample storage.

amazing i love it, fast, accessible, reliable, great

This is a great portable drive. Love the size. I used with my MacBook. I was given the option to encrypt files. I was able to transfer several types of files to this drive. My MacBook recognized the drive right away. The drive is very responsive, and easy to use. File transfer was fast. Larger files transferred with lightning speed. When reading files straight from drive, still quick. This is a great, easy to use device. It comes with the USB-C cable.

I love this! A little backstory: my laptop ran out of space for my SIMS 4 game so I needed an inexpensive SSD to store the game until I'm able to purchase a desktop with more storage space. This works great for gaming, at least for me. Definitely worth the price.

This was cery compact, came with all needed cables and worked right out of the box.

We love the size and have had no trouble installing and using our new Crucial memory device.