IntroductionĮxternal bus-powered storage devices have grown both in storage capacity as well as speeds over the last decade. This review sets out to determine how these high-capacity portable SSDs fare against the competitors in this market segment. A few months back, Crucial updated the lineup with a 2TB model while adding a lower-performance X6 member to the portfolio. Last year, Crucial/Micron had announced its entry into the segment with the QLC-based Crucial Portable SSD X8, which was reviewed in January. NAND manufacturers like Western Digital, Samsung, and Crucial/Micron who also market portable SSDs have an inherent advantage in terms of vertical integration. The emergence of 3D NAND with TLC and QLC has brought down the cost of such drives. It will remember your chosen language the next time you run the program so you don’t have to go through this process every time.Bus-powered portable flash-based storage solutions are one of the growing segments in the consumer-focused direct-attached storage market. To change language, click on the farthest right menu, select A-N, then select English. This application was written by a Japanese developer, so the first time you use it, the language settings will be in Japanese. The portable version can be run straight from a USB pen. The portable version is more useful for computer repair technicians as they will want to examine the health of the disk without having to install programs on the hard disk. Tracking trends in this way can highlight issues relating to a gradual decline in performance or a sudden problem. CrystalDiskInfo can record the parameters each time you run it and produce graphs showing trends in the S.M.A.R.T. The installable version is ideal for home users who want to track the health of their hard disk over a period of time.
There are two versions of this program, an installable version for running on a single computer, and a portable version ideal for computer repair technicians.
It also shows your current hard disk temperature, which can be a good indication about whether your computer system is running too hot.
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