Works well and is a great replacement for a 4TB external HDD (hard disk drive.) I use the Crucial X8 as a backup drive using the Macrium Reflect app.
The performance does soon noticeably slow down when running the initial, large, full backup. But subsequent incremental backups are smaller and transfer speeds remain fast.
If I recall correctly Macrium, based on the data size and initial transfer speed, initially expected it to take 90 minutes but once the drive's transfer speed slowed down it revised this to over 5 hours to complete. This is still much faster than using an HDD.
Roughly speaking, the performance bottleneck is due to the less expensive "buffering" capability, if this is a problem for you then you will need the faster, more expensive versions.
| Brand | Crucial |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 6.91 x 6.4 x 1.09 cm; 41.96 g |
| Item model number | CT2000X6SSD9 |
| Manufacturer | Crucial |
| Series | X6 |
| Colour | Black |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Computer Memory Type | DIMM |
| Hard Drive Size | 2 TB |
| Hard Disk Description | Solid State Drive |
| Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
| Wattage | 3600 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2 Kilowatt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries packed with equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 2 g |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 5 |
| Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 5 |
| Item Weight | 41.9 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
