The Crucial X10 Pro 1TB external SSD, praised for its speed and durability, is being cleared at Darty for €169.99 as Micron prepares to phase out the Crucial consumer brand, leaving users with a last chance to purchase a high-performance portable drive.
The Crucial X10 Pro 1TB external SSD is being sold at Darty for €169.99, down from €199.99, as Micron prepares to withdraw the Crucial consumer brand from the market. The discount gives the drive one of its last turns in the spotlight, even though it remains a capable option for users who need fast portable storage rather than a general-purpose budget model.
At its best, the X10 Pro is built for demanding file transfers and mobile work. Crucial rates it at up to 2,100MB/s for reads and 2,000MB/s for writes over USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, but that top speed depends on having a compatible 20Gb/s port. As Tech Advisor notes, performance falls back sharply on slower USB-C connections, where the drive behaves much more like a standard 10Gb/s SSD and loses much of the advantage that justifies its price.
Several reviews have praised the hardware itself. Tom’s Hardware described the X10 Pro as the fastest 20Gb/s SSD it has tested, while PCWorld said it comes close to Thunderbolt 3 transfer speeds in real-world use. TechRadar’s testing recorded sequential speeds of 2,057MB/s read and 1,834MB/s write, reinforcing the view that this is a genuinely quick drive when paired with the right machine.
The appeal is not only speed. The enclosure measures 65 x 50 x 10mm, weighs 38g, carries an IP55 rating for dust and water resistance, and is rated to survive drops from up to 2m. It also includes hardware AES 256-bit encryption and password protection. The trade-off is a sparse accessory bundle: Crucial supplies only a short USB-C cable, with no USB-A adaptor and no companion software support for the X10 Pro. Even so, for users who need a small, rugged drive and already own the right port, it remains a strong external SSD.
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