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Crucial X8Crucial 4TB Portable SSD – Up to 1050MB/s – USB 3.2 – External Solid State Drive, USB-C, USB-A – CT4000X8SSD9 $279.99

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Model: Crucial X8 4TB Portable SSD – Up to 1050MB/s – USB 3.2 – External Solid State Drive, USB-C, USB-A – CT4000X8SSD9

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Dec 12, 2022
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ionizer
Dec 12, 2022
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Saw this yesterday but wasbt sure it was a good deal
Dec 12, 2022
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ctslive
Dec 12, 2022
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Tom's Hardware Verdict

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.

Pros

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

Cons
- Slow write speed after write cache fills
- Lacks encryption support


https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...rtable-ssd
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Dec 13, 2022
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CrimsonFeather4345
Dec 13, 2022
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Quote from ctslive :
Tom's Hardware Verdict

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.

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

Cons
- Slow write speed after write cache fills
- Lacks encryption support


https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...rtable-ssd [tomshardware.com]
Quote from ctslive :
Tom's Hardware Verdict

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.

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

Cons
- Slow write speed after write cache fills
- Lacks encryption support
https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...rtable-ssd [tomshardware.com] From same site,
Crucial's X8 writes fast, and the 2TB model comes with a moderately-sized 280GB SLC cache. After writing to the device for roughly four and a half minutes, write performance plummeted from 1,050MBps down to an average of 180MBps.

So because I write large files in large amounts, this https://slickdeals.net/f/16209196-4tb-crucial-mx500-3d-nand-2-5-sata-solid-state-drive-270-free-shipping?attrsrc=search%3Aterm%3Acrucial+mx500%7Csearch%3Apage%3A1%7Csearch%3Aposition%3A3%7Csearch%3Aresult_type%3Athread%7Csearch%3Aresult_id%3A16209196&src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
in an external enclosure might be better? About half as fast for short writes, but never drops below 400MBps even for loooong writes. That's my understanding anyway. Just depends on your needs.
Dec 14, 2022
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MarkLahn
Dec 14, 2022
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Not a good price - it's $250 at Newegg
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-x8...6820156305
Dec 14, 2022
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Toadmanlive
Dec 14, 2022
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It is not sold by Newegg but rather a 3rd Party seller who ships from China. I would prefer to purchase from Amazon (or Best Buy who also has this drive at the same price). Thanks OP. Bought one.
Quote from MarkLahn :
Not a good price - it's $250 at Newegg
https://www.newegg.com/crucial-x8...6820156305
Dec 15, 2022
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Toadmanlive
Dec 15, 2022
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Price dropped to $264.99 at both Amazon and Best Buy. BB also includes 3 months of Microsoft 365 (family or personal) as a sweetener.
Last edited by Toadmanlive December 15, 2022 at 07:30 AM.
Jan 15, 2023
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VioletTent657
Jan 15, 2023
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Quote from CrimsonFeather4345 :
https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...rtable-ssd [tomshardware.com] From same site,
Crucial's X8 writes fast, and the 2TB model comes with a moderately-sized 280GB SLC cache. After writing to the device for roughly four and a half minutes, write performance plummeted from 1,050MBps down to an average of 180MBps.

So because I write large files in large amounts, this https://slickdeals.net/f/16209196-4tb-crucial-mx500-3d-nand-2-5-sata-solid-state-drive-270-free-shipping?attrsrc=search%3Aterm%3Acrucial+mx500%7Csearch%3Apage%3A1%7Csearch%3Aposition%3A3%7Csearch%3Aresult_type%3Athread%7Csearch%3Aresult_id%3A16209196&src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
in an external enclosure might be better? About half as fast for short writes, but never drops below 400MBps even for loooong writes. That's my understanding anyway. Just depends on your needs.
I was just thinking through this exact trade off. Let me know if you get the sata drive. Curious as to your thoughts on it so far.

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Jan 16, 2023
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CrimsonFeather4345
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Quote from VioletTent657 :
I was just thinking through this exact trade off. Let me know if you get the sata drive. Curious as to your thoughts on it so far.
Went with a Crucial MX500 SATA drive at 2TB, about ($132 right now) to put into a $12 external enclosure. Decided I don't need 4TB. It's plenty fast for me and I can tranfer huge amounts of data with no slow-down.

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