In this day and age, storage space is extremely valuable and top priority on our must-have list. I’m not talking about closet space (although we need that too), I’m referring to digital space. As we collect more images, videos and files, we are in constant need of more storage.
Post-pandemic many people took their jobs on the road, which called for more portable storage devices. Whether you’re working remotely, living the van life or heading to college, it’s difficult to go, work or study anywhere without a high-performance SSD.
In search of the best of the best, we looked past the more recognizable names, such as Samsung and SanDisk… and turned to Crucial SSDs from Micron Technology.
Not only do they store from 1TB to 4TB, but they literally fit in the palm of your hand. Crucial (Micron) were the first to market with the world’s smallest and most performant drives like the Crucial X9 Pro/Crucial X10 Pro. These drives are less than half the size of others on the market, and faster than others from brands like Samsung and SanDisk.
“As America’s only manufacturer of memory and storage, Micron pushes the innovation envelope to evolve portable SSDs to be what consumers want most,” said Luke Ottrey, SSD Product Manager, Micron Technology.
When you’re looking for the right hard drive, you’ll find HHD devices versus SSD. Come to find, SSDs are superior to other external storage options. Why?
“They’re faster, shock proof and drop-proof. They don’t have moving parts (which means no mechanical failures), are physically smaller, make less noise and generate less heat. Alternatives like portable HDDs (1990s technology) were slow and big.
And although they are portable, external HDDs are so fragile, anyone who tried to take them places often found they failed). In the 2010s, cloud storage became popular – and it remains popular today. But families may find themselves paying $20/month for 1TB of storage. Portable SSDs are a one-time investment, start at 1TB capacity and go all the way up to 4TB (as of today),” Ottrey told LATF USA.
With more people working and traveling since the pandemic, Crucial’s compact storage also lends itself to phones, and Crucial’s X9 Pro and X10 Pro work great with iPhone video recording.
“It’s a great way to add up to 4TB of storage to an iPhone so that when you’re on that European vacation, or gathering with family at Christmas, you can record hours of footage without actually filling up your iPhone storage!” Ottrey added.
LATF USA tested the Crucial X9 and X10 Pro. Sleek and small devices, they’re extremely light. Compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, iPad, PC, and Linux, you can connect and edit directly onto the drive.
Its durable design is great for those who are capturing the great outdoors.
Memorable features:
- IP55 water and dust resistant
- Drop-proof up to 7.5 feet/2 meters
- Edit photos directly from the drive
- Read and write speeds up to 2,100MB/s
- High sustained performance writes up to 975MB/s
- Speeds up to 2,100MB/s for video professionals
- Password protection
- 65 x 50 mm design with lanyard hole
Fast to transfer, the Crucial X9 and X10 series surpass all SSD drives we’ve tested.
Shop your SSD storage at https://www.crucial.com/
