#3 · External SSDs
Crucial X9 Pro 1TB Portable SSD (Tom's Hardware best budget)
Crucial
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The Crucial X9 Pro is a rugged portable SSD aimed at photographers and content creators, delivering sequential read and write speeds up to 1,050MB/s over USB 3.2 Gen2 (USB-C). It carries an IP55 water and dust resistance rating, is drop-proof up to 7.5 feet (2 metres), and works across Windows, Mac, Android, iPad and Linux devices.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1TB
- Interface
- USB 3.2 Gen2 (USB-C)
- Sequential read
- Up to 1,050MB/s
- Sequential write
- Up to 1,050MB/s
- Form factor
- Portable external SSD
- Dimensions
- 65 x 50 mm
- Encryption
- BitLocker To Go (Windows) / FileVault (macOS) compatible
- Durability
- IP55 water & dust resistant, drop-proof up to 7.5 ft / 2 m
- Warranty
- 5 years from original purchase date