These would all be great things, but the latest version of the Crucial Storage Executive has never heard of the X9 Pro (or X10 Pro) and is, therefore, of no use until Crucial fixes it.- Enable the Momentum Cache feature and make many SSD operations up to 10x faster And, it also has some functions for reformatting drives and modifying SSD cache allocations. A general-purpose tool for monitoring the health of your Crucial storage devices, it can identify firmware upgrades and install them if you agree. The third item is less of a cross-marketing opportunity and something genuinely useful, Crucial Storage Executive. But there are cheaper ways to get effective software.Īnother freebie is Mylio Photos with its image management tool that’s compatible with Windows, macOS, Android and iPhone, and Like the Adobe offer, this is a one-month free access offer. If you were thinking of joining the Creative Cloud and paying Adobe for eternity, then this might be helpful since it’s 51.98 a month or $54.99. One of these is a month free on Adobe’s Creative Cloud All-apps plan. This encryption technology is also available on the SanDisk Extreme Portable SDD V2, Samsung T7 Touch and T7 Shield but is missing from those portable SSDs at the cheaper end of the market like the Crucial X8 and X6.Ĭrucial has tried to offer some value added to the X9 Pro proposal in the form of a selection of utilities that are on its website that can be found using the HTML links stored on the drive or a QR code in the packaging. Hardware encryption using 256 AES is more secure than software encryption, and the contents should be easier to access on other computers. That could be an issue if you carry protected data and want to provide it to another person.Ĭonversely, hardware encryption happens at a hardware level in the SSD, is therefore much more difficult to crack and can be accessed, in theory, with any operation system that inherently understands hardware-encrypted media if you have the correct password. To unlock a software encrypted volume requires the same tool used to create the protected space to be installed on any machine or device that it is connected to read it. Almost any external SSD can be encrypted, but the vast majority can only be encrypted using additional software. It offers some resistance to water, making it able to cope with a rain shower or very brief submersion, but it cannot be reliably taken underwater for any period longer than a few seconds. It is something both the X8 and X6 would have undoubtedly survived.īut, I did notice that the packaging inside the box is less protective of the X9 Pro than the X6 box, and therefore Crucial might think that it can take more abuse on its journey to the customer.įor those unfamiliar with the IP rating scheme, IP55-certified devices are not waterproof in the same way as you might expect from an expensive mobile phone. Frankly, if something made of metal with no moving parts weighing 39g couldn’t cope with falling two meters onto carpet, it probably wouldn’t be a recommendable purchase. You might wonder what hard and potentially damaging surface does it fall in those tests? The small print reveals that it’s a carpeted floor and not concrete. At just 39g, it is much lighter than the 148g X8 and closer to the 42g X6.Ĭrucial makes much of the resilience of the drive in its product information, highlighting its rating to survive a fall from 2M (6.5ft). Other than the penny-pinching by Crucial, the big takeaway from the X9 Pro is how light it is. That rating and the extended warranty period offered with it supports the assertion that the X9 Pro is more durable than its predecessors. Thankfully the X9 Pro is now officially IP55 rated for water and dust ingress protection and a specific drop height. Where the X8 felt substantial and able to withstand being crushed, Crucial made few claims about precisely what the enclosure could handle. This paperwork doesn’t cover any operational or use aspects of the product, assuming that this device is effectively a plug-and-play device that doesn’t need detailed instructions. Given the meagre cost to Crucial in the volume of an adapter, that it didn’t include one gratis is regrettable.Īlongside the drive, in either 1-, 2- or 4TB capacity, a short USB-C cable and some warranty and service documentation in 20 languages. That is an accessory that was removed from the X6, and is not included with either the X9 Pro or X10 Pro. What’s missing that was on the X8 is a USB-C to USB-A adapter.
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