How to Install an External SSD
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Crucial X9 Portable SSD
Dependable storage for your favorite devices, wherever you go — that’s what the Crucial® X9 Portable SSD offers. With lots of space for all your favorite photos, videos, games and more, the Crucial X9 gives you speedy file transfers and compatibility with PCs, Macs, tablets, gaming consoles and Android phones, making it the perfect plug-and-play storage solution.
Speed:
Reads up to 1,050MB/s1
Capacity:
1TB, 2TB, 4TB2
Durability:
Drop proof4 up to 7.5 feet, extreme temperature, shock and vibration proof
Compatibility:
Windows, Mac, Xbox®, PlayStation®, Android™, iPad, and more via a plug-and-play USB-C cable (USB-A adapter available separately)5
Warranty:
3-Year limited9
Design:
65 x 50 mm enclosure with integrated lanyard hole
Back up everything that matters
Never lose another file, photo or video. Instead, back up all your favorite things to your Crucial X9 Portable SSD, available in capacities up to 4TB. The X9 works with Windows File History, Apple Time Machine and Acronis True Image.
Get one month of Adobe® Acrobat Pro plan10 on us when you purchase and register the Crucial X9. Acrobat Pro is the all-in-one solution for creating, editing and e-signing PDFs quickly.
- MB/s speed measured by Crucial as maximum sequential performance of device on a high-performance desktop computer with Crystal Disk Mark (version 8.0.4 for x64). Your performance may vary
- Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes.
- Comparative speed claims measured against maximum reported speeds from mainstream portable HDD manufacturers. Your performance may vary.
- Up to 7.5 ft/2 meters without impact to data on a carpeted floor.
- 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. Operating system updates and reformatting may be required.
- Based on average photo size of 6MB, video at 4K/60fps in H264 format at 24GB/hr and 200GB for AAA games.
- Best speeds available with USB Type-C to C cable on USB 3.2 Gen2 supported devices. Use USB Type-A adapter for older devices.
- Ships in exFAT format. Can be reformatted into NTFS, APFS or other formats. Reformatting will result in loss of data from the drive.
- Warranty valid for 3 years from the original date of purchase by an authorized seller, or before writing the maximum total bytes written (TBW) as published in the product datasheet and as measured in the product’s SMART data, whichever comes first.
- One-month complimentary Adobe Acrobat Pro plan available with eligible Crucial SSD purchase. Adobe Acrobat Pro and Crucial product registration required for redemption. Eligible Crucial X9 SSDs: CT4000X9SSD9, CT2000X9SSD9, CT1000X9SSD9 must be purchased between September 26, 2023 and December 31, 2024. Offer limited to one redemption per eligible Crucial SSD purchase and registration; up to two per Adobe Creative Cloud user account, subject to acceptance of applicable Terms of Use, while activation code supplies last. Additional terms and conditions may apply. See www.crucial.com/x9 for more information. Micron Technology reserves the right to change or discontinue this offer at any time without notice.