Crucial X8

9 reviews

Dec, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews of Crucial X8. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability and size. The design and price are also mentioned favorably, whereas some have doubts about the usability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Crucial X8 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by : Rod Scher (pcmag.com)

Crucial X8 Review

Small and sturdy. ; Stylish all-metal chassis with rubberized ends. ; Attractive cost per gigabyte. ; Solid performance. ; Includes a USB-C cable and USB-C-to-USB-A adapter. ; Compatible with a wide range of devices. ; Three-year warranty.

No activity light. ; No backup utility. ; USB-A dongle less elegant than a dedicated cable.

The Crucial X8 SSD is a sturdy little beauty that offers excellent performance and plenty of storage in a tiny package at an affordable price. It's highly recommended for videophiles, gamers, and other data maniacs.

Jan, 2020

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Expert review by : Jon L. Jacobi (pcworld.com)

Crucial X8 Portable SSD review: An affordable USB drive for mainstream users

Crucial's X8 Portable SSD is slick-looking, and equals or betters the competition in most tests. But it's not the drive for very large data sets.

Comparatively affordable ; Fast for everyday operations ; Long warranty and high TBW rating

Slows drastically writing off cache to 80MBps

I like the look and feel of the Crucial X8. It’s a great performer the vast majority of the time, and as much as I’m bound to inform you of the slow performance off cache, I can also tell you that I wouldn’t hesitate to use the drive myself.

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Crucial X8 1TB External SSD review

The drive can be used to expand storage on your PS4, XBOX One, iPad Pro, Android device, or simply free up space on your computer quickly with speeds up to 1050MB/s. Of course, such a high speed requires a fast feed of data.If you put the X8 into a...

Apr, 2020

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Expert review by : Chris Ledenican (hothardware.com)

Crucial X8 Portable SSD Review: Fast, Value-Priced Storage

The Crucial X8 uses high quality Crucial NAND flash memory and a NVMe PCIe designed for top-notch performance.

Mar, 2020

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Expert review by : Mark Pickavance (techadvisor.co.uk)

Crucial X8

The Crucial X8 delivers better performance than an internal SATA SSD but you can take it anywhere you go

Feb, 2020

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Expert review by : Bartosz Waluk 514 Articles (funkykit.com)

Crucial X8 2TB Portable SSD Review - FunkyKit

Today we will present you our second portable SSD from Crucial, which is available on the market since a few weeks ago. The portable SSD is simply called X8, and it's one of the fastest portable SSD we can buy in stores. It also offers huge capacities...

Top performance ; Reasonable price ; High quality ; High compatibility ; Low operating temperature ; 3-year warranty

Nothing worth to mention

Crucial X8 2TB SSD combines everything that users search for in a portable SSD. It’s fast, small and light, and available at capacities up to 2TB. The drive itself performs as exceptional as it looks. The high-end design matches the top results to...

Oct, 2020

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Expert review by : Sean Webster (tomshardware.co.uk)

Crucial X8 Portable SSD Review: a Speedy Value (Updated)

QLC helps make this a fast, affordable external.

Low cost per GB ; Competitive performance ; Large write cache ; Removable cable and USB-C to USB-A adapter included ; Low heat output

Slow write speed after write cache fills ; Lacks encryption support

The Crucial X8’s burst performance rivals even the highest-end USB 3.2 Gen 2 portable SSDs on the market, so it offers a lot of value for those in search of a high capacity SSD with cheaper QLC flash.

Sep, 2020

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Expert review by : Matthew Hodgson (vortez.net)

Crucial X8 Review

Portable storage is all the rage right now, with NAND flash manufacturers now offering blazing fast backup/transfer solutions to the masses. How does Crucial's offering stand up in a fierce market?...

+ Sturdy chassis + Stylish design + Blistering performance + Excellent compatibility + 3-year warranty + Good value

- USB Type-A adaptor easy to lose - No included backup software

All things considered, Crucial’s efforts on the X8 Portable SSD are very good, with few negatives to counter that.

Mar, 2020

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Expert review by : Bartosz Waluk 514 Articles (funkykit.com)

Crucial X8 1TB USB 3.2 External SSD Review - FunkyKit

Today we will present the X8 SSD, which is the fastest Crucial's external drive designed for the most demanding users who require high mobility and high speed. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed .

High performance ; Reasonable price ; High compatibility ; 3-year warranty

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Crucial X8 is one of the fastest external drives available on our market. There are some requirements to make it run at its maximum speed, but most new computers are already equipped with the USB 3.2 controllers. Even if there is an older generation...

Jan, 2020

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