Micron Portable Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro Up to 4TB USB-C SSDs

Micron Technology, Inc. announced the Crucial X9 Pro portable SSD and X10 Pro portable SSD, 2 offerings in the Pro Series product portfolio, designed for content creators such as photographers, videographers, designers, or any performance-seeking consumer.

Both drives utilize Micron TLC NAND and leverage a single-ASIC portable storage architecture to enable a compact form factor and allows the company to ship the most capacity per square millimeter in the industry ⁽¹⁾. With either the X9 Pro and X10 Pro, users can safely store, transport and backup videos, photos, files and more on the go, without cloud or Internet access at fast speeds.

“We recognize that fast, efficient workflow processes are essential to the success of videographers, photographers and other content creators,” said Jonathan Weech, senior director, product marketing, commercial products group. “We designed and built our 2 new portable SSDs, the Crucial X9 Pro and the Crucial X10 Pro, to specifically address these demanding workloads. With more photos and videos being taken than ever before, consumers are looking for ways to save, preserve and protect their digital lives reliably and quickly. These two new Crucial Pro Portable SSDs are a great choice for anyone who needs dependable, fast, high-capacity storage.”

Real speed. Raw power. X10 Pro portable SSD

The X10 Pro Portable SSD, the fastest external SSD offered to date by the company, delivers sequential RW speeds up to 2,100MB/s and 2,000MB/s respectively ⁽²⁾ and up to 4TB of space ⁽³⁾. Creative professionals can transfer 1TB of data in under 9mn ⁽⁴⁾, improving video editing workflow efficiencies. It can connect directly to a laptop or workstation via the provided USB-C cable ⁽⁵⁾ to blaze through multi-camera timelines and users can even edit, trim and render directly from the drive. Both water and dust resistant (IP55) ⁽⁶⁾, it works with Windows, Mac, Android, game consoles and more right out of the box ⁽⁷⁾.

Performance. Broad compatibility. X9 Pro portable SSD

With space to store 1,000s of photos, files and videos, the X9 Pro portable SSD provides the speed required to organize, curate, edit and retouch photos. Photographers can accelerate their workflow with performance and storage capacity, as the X9 Pro provides sequential RW speeds up to 1,050MB/s ⁽²⁾ and is available in sizes up to 4TB ⁽³⁾. This SSD is plug-and-play ready with a USB-C connection ⁽⁵⁾ and works with Windows, Mac, Android devices ⁽⁷⁾ and more. Its size of 65x50mm provides palm-sized portability and weighs 38 grams.

Micron + Adobe: Accelerating pace of content creation.
The company has collaborated with Adobe, Inc. to provide a 1-month Creative Cloud All Apps plan with the purchase and complete drive registration for every X9 Pro or Crucial X10 Pro portable SSD product ⁽⁸⁾. This product bundle will allow a variety of users to express their creativity more easily than ever before.

The Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro portable SSDs are available in capacities of 4, 2, and 1TB from retail and e-tail stores, retailers and commercial resellers WW.

(1) Based on internal competitive research and analysis across portable SSDs.
(2) MB/s speed measured as maximum sequential performance of device as measured by Crucial on a high-performance desktop computer with Crystal Disk Mark (version 8.0.1 for x64). Your performance may vary.
(3) Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes.
(4) As measured using the Crucial X10 Pro on a high-performance desktop computer.
(5) Best speeds available with included USB Type-C to C cable on USB 3.2 Gen2 supported devices. Use USB Type-A adapter for older devices. USB 3.2 Gen2 2×2 full performance can only be achieved on USB-C host devices.
(6) Protection against dust and water projected in jets vs. the enclosure from any direction. The X10 Pro should not be submerged in water. For more information, visit www.iec.ch/ip-ratings.
(7) Compatibility may vary and may be contingent on device formatting and host capabilities. Compatible Android devices must be able to work with USB Mass Storage over OTG. OS updates and reformatting may be required.
(8) Terms and conditions apply.