Even if the X6 is no speed demon, it is considerably faster that other USB external storage we have previously tested; it is also very compact, so it fits well inside your pocket, while supporting the latest USB connection standard. The SATA-based drive does succeed to keep a constant performance even during longer usage sessions, without getting as hot as the X8.

Since the drive is also using pseudo-SLC cache which resides within the Micron 96L 3D QLC packages, we will sometimes notice small drops in performance when writing very large quantities of data to it at once, but it is able to recover quite quickly:

Here is how the HD Tune Pro write test does look when writing data to the blank drive:

The product is available in 1TB and 2TB flavors: the 1TB model can be picked up for about 153 Euros, while the 2TB model is available for about 282 Euros. The prices are quite a bit high for mainstream users, but there are quite a bit of usage scenarios we could see this drive fit in: one example would be the multitude of compact laptops with low capacity pre-installed SSD drives and the X6 would be the missing ingredient in order to work with bigger projects.

Crucial X6 2TB Portable SSD is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to Crucial for making this review possible!