CONCLUSION

   Today’s review made 2 things clear, 1^st that current portable SSDs are still fast enough to cover the majority of users out there and 2^nd that there’s not much “variety” in regards to portable SSD controllers currently in the market. Phison just like Silicon Motion has an USB 3.2 Gen2x2 controller available (actually i think they have 2?) but for reasons I’m not aware that’s not what storage manufacturers are choosing to go with lately (although cost is what it all comes down to in the end). With that small parenthesis out of the way there’s no doubt that the SM2320G controller by Silicon Motion together with 176-layer 3D TLC NAND flash by Micron delivers as advertised and that’s what really matters. In terms of size well both the X9 Pro and X10 Pro can easily fit in your pocket and as for build quality although not rugged the anodized aluminum enclosures should handle pretty much anything.

   Recently Crucial sliced prices for their entire product line and so currently the X9 Pro 2TB retails for USD129.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 135.46Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) while the X10 Pro 2TB retails for just USD152.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 218.81Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de). On top of their performance, size and build quality if you also add the very aggressive pricing (especially on the other side of the Atlantic) both the X9 Pro and X10 Pro deliver high marks well worth of the Platinum Award.

PROS

- Excellent Performance (X10 Pro)
- Very Good Performance (X9 Pro)
- Very Compact & Lightweight
- IP55 Certified Anodized Aluminum Enclosures
- Price (For Some)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Bundled Software (X10 Pro)

CONS

- None