Crucial X10 Pro

Different nuances, one winner Crucial's X10 series offers a good ratio of speed, size and price for the 20 Gbit/s SSD class. Samsung's T9 is built to a high standard and delivers decent performance; the T7 Shield may be robust, but is too slow for the price at the time of going to press...

Fast SSDs have become affordable. For most users, SSDs with USB 3.2 Gen2 and 1 or 2 TB of storage space are the best choice. Here, the SK Hynix Beetle X31 Portable (1 TB, 100 euros) and the Emtec X210 (2 TB, 140 euros) were the best in the test. The Kingston XS1000 (80 euros) was the price-performance winner among the 1 TB models...

When tested, the Crucial X10 Pro 2TB (CT2000X10PROSSD9) not only impresses with its outstanding read and write properties. Here it achieves first-class performance values with 2,088 MByte/s read and 1,707 MByte/s write. It is also protected against dust and water in accordance with IP55 and offers password protection and 256-bit AES encryption for your data.

The Crucial X10 Pro is thoroughly convincing when tested. The external SSD has very compact dimensions, a low weight and is also very well manufactured. The housing also has a practical eyelet and protects against dust and water according to the IP55 standard. This impression also continues with the performance...