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- Read speeds up to 1050 MB/s
- Works with Windows, Mac, iPad Pro, Chromebook, Android, Linux, PS4, and Xbox One with USB-C 3.1 Gen2 and USB-A connectors
- Durable design featuring an anodized aluminum core, drop proof up to 7.5 feet, extreme-temperature, shock and vibration proof
- USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/USB-A
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Amazon [amazon.com] has Crucial X8 4TB Portable SSD for $224.99.
Shipping is free.
Price:
$255.00 lower (53% savings) than the list price of $479.99
Customer reviews:
★★★★★ / 8,407 global ratings
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Shipping is free.
Price:
$255.00 lower (53% savings) than the list price of $479.99
Customer reviews:
★★★★★ / 8,407 global ratings
About this Item:
- Incredible performance with read speeds up to 1050 MB/s
- Works with Windows, Mac, iPad Pro, Chromebook, Android, Linux, PS4, and Xbox One with USB-C 3.1 Gen2 and USB-A connectors
- Durable design featuring an anodized aluminum core, drop proof up to 7.5 feet, extreme-temperature, shock and vibration proof
- Backed by Micron, one of the largest manufacturers of flash storage in the world
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| Product Name: | Crucial X8 4TB Portable SSD – Up to 1050MB/s – USB 3.2 – External Solid State Drive, USB-C, USB-A – CT4000X8SSD9 |
| Manufacturer: | Crucial |
| Model Number: | CT4000X8SSD9 |
| Product SKU: | B0B787PNL7 |
| UPC: | 649528919274 |
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Megabytes per second is MB/s or MBps
Megabits per second is Mb/s or Mbps
There's an 8x difference!
Same goes for GB/s and Gb/s (1250 MB/s is, indeed, 10 Gbps)
There, I've corrected some random people on the internet and my conscience is now clean :-)
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The p3 drive that's on sale now is 3500 mb/s unless the cache is full.
The theoretical maximum of USB3 10G is 1250 mb/s, so it's likely not far from 1050 mb/s with overhead. This is as fast as you're gonna get with a normal USB port.
But let's say that you don't use thunderbolt and just want regular USB3, with the P3 you can choose to install it on a nvme and get the full speed or keep it in an enclosure.
Why would you intentionally limit your options?
Thunderbolt and USB4 aren't on normal USB ports. I'm talking about the rectangle one. The rectangle USB port tops out at 10 gigabits per second, no matter what device you use. Most devices don't have many, if any ports faster than this.
You might be able to sustain the maximum data rate for longer with a beefier M.2 SSD and enclosure, and you may also get faster random speeds. But 1250 mb/s is 10 gigabits. That's all the good ol' rectangle can do.
This is likely more compact than an enclosure would be, since it's not designed to be opened. It also might be water resistant and more durable.
You might be able to sustain the maximum data rate for longer with a beefier M.2 SSD and enclosure, and you may also get faster random speeds. But 1250 mb/s is 10 gigabits. That's all the good ol' rectangle can do.
This is likely more compact than an enclosure would be, since it's not designed to be opened. It also might be water resistant and more durable.
I don't know why you mention the "rectangle" USB as is that's relevant.
MacBooks don't have any "rectangle" usbs anymore, Samsung laptops don't have rectangle usbs anymore since the Galaxy book version 1 and that's a 2019 laptop. Devices have had thunderbolt ports for years.
"Rectangle" USBs are on the way out, and usb4 is what we're moving towards.
Arguing for "rectangle" USBs now is like arguing for micro USB few years ago instead of usb-c because that's what was more popular at the time.
With the P3, you can use it in an enclosure and use legacy "rectangle" cables for speeds up to 1050mb/s (that match this drive), you can use usb-c cables in a thunderbolt/usb4 port for 3500mb/s the speed or you could install it on your motherboard for 3500 mb/s the speed.
if you don't value faster speeds when using modern devices and the flexibility to go from internal to external storage and plan on only using it as external with legacy devices, that's fine.
I'm just letting others consider this point in case they do value them. that's the point of the discussion section.
But let's say that you don't use thunderbolt and just want regular USB3, with the P3 you can choose to install it on a nvme and get the full speed or keep it in an enclosure.
Why would you intentionally limit your options?
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You guys are killing me, writing megabytes per second with a lowercase "b" (and "m").
Megabytes per second is MB/s or MBps
Megabits per second is Mb/s or Mbps
There's an 8x difference!
Same goes for GB/s and Gb/s (1250 MB/s is, indeed, 10 Gbps)
There, I've corrected some random people on the internet and my conscience is now clean :-)
MacBooks don't have any "rectangle" usbs anymore, Samsung laptops don't have rectangle usbs anymore since the Galaxy book version 1 and that's a 2019 laptop. Devices have had thunderbolt ports for years.
"Rectangle" USBs are on the way out, and usb4 is what we're moving towards.
Arguing for "rectangle" USBs now is like arguing for micro USB few years ago instead of usb-c because that's what was more popular at the time.
With the P3, you can use it in an enclosure and use legacy "rectangle" cables for speeds up to 1050mb/s (that match this drive), you can use usb-c cables in a thunderbolt/usb4 port for 3500mb/s the speed or you could install it on your motherboard for 3500 mb/s the speed.
if you don't value faster speeds when using modern devices and the flexibility to go from internal to external storage and plan on only using it as external with legacy devices, that's fine.
I'm just letting others consider this point in case they do value them. that's the point of the discussion section.
I know and accept this is slower than an internal. But even in it's shucked form it's slower than either installed drive. But it beats the old 5400 RPM storage drives of the past and won't take up any of my more valuable ports.
I also do a metric ton of support work on computers of all ages. The USB A functionality is so absolutely universal, this would be perfect for so many uses. But it's flexible enough that I can use it as a 3rd dive still for myself. A pretty optimal balance for many users/tech people like myself.
That said, I won't get this for myself, as I've got my eye on the Sabrent dual NVME dock that can also clone. When I have a need, I'll be getting that with a drive. For now, 3TB is still holding me over comfortably.
I know and accept this is slower than an internal. But even in it's shucked form it's slower than either installed drive. But it beats the old 5400 RPM storage drives of the past and won't take up any of my more valuable ports.
I also do a metric ton of support work on computers of all ages. The USB A functionality is so absolutely universal, this would be perfect for so many uses. But it's flexible enough that I can use it as a 3rd dive still for myself. A pretty optimal balance for many users/tech people like myself.
That said, I won't get this for myself, as I've got my eye on the Sabrent dual NVME dock that can also clone. When I have a need, I'll be getting that with a drive. For now, 3TB is still holding me over comfortably.
I know and accept this is slower than an internal. But even in it's shucked form it's slower than either installed drive. But it beats the old 5400 RPM storage drives of the past and won't take up any of my more valuable ports.
I also do a metric ton of support work on computers of all ages. The USB A functionality is so absolutely universal, this would be perfect for so many uses. But it's flexible enough that I can use it as a 3rd dive still for myself. A pretty optimal balance for many users/tech people like myself.
That said, I won't get this for myself, as I've got my eye on the Sabrent dual NVME dock that can also clone. When I have a need, I'll be getting that with a drive. For now, 3TB is still holding me over comfortably.
I've found that the dongle attaches fairly firmly to the USB cable, and I can't recall it coming off in my bag, so I'm not overly worried about losing it. YMMV.