Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Foreword: USB is such a confusion standard, I'll categorize it as follows( year 2020 ): USB 4(draft) = Thunderbolt 3 = 40Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 = USB 3.2 = SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps = 20Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 = USB 3.1 Gen 2 = USB 3.1 = SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps = 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 1 = USB 3.1 Gen 1 = USB 3.0 = SuperSpeed USB = 5Gbps So what we take here is an external SSD using USB 3.2 Gen 2(USB 3.1 old name) or simply call it 10Gbps as transfer speed. Review: The SSD is made of Aluminium as chassis and ruber on sides, there is a plastic band across the device as decorative with this SSD name and spec on it. there is only one USB-C 2 USB-C cable, with a USB-C 2 USB-A adapter on it. I tried shake it, no moving parts inside, And it's a bit on heavy side as of external SSD. It's a world that technology keep shifting and changing, one thing keep evolving constantly is the pursuit of speed, or more precisely: transfer speed. Since the era of NVME SSD, we have quite a lot selection of internal SSD speed range from 10-32Gbps (real world 3500MB/s). But the external storage always lack behind. Crucial is one of the first kind release 10Gbps product while other brand like Samsung and Sandisk still sell 5Gbps product for the same price. I tested mine with both native connection to MacBook Pro with thunderbolt3 using USB 3.1 and through USB 3.0 hub, it's perfectly picked up in system management page and test result perfectly matching the tech specs. USB 3.1 - 10Gbps - 920-960 MB/s in real world file transfer USB 3.0 - 5Gbps - 420-430 MB/s in real world file transfer I even tried using accompany USB-C to USB-A adapter and a USB-A to USB-C adapter to connect and reach the sam 10Gbps result, so it's USB 3.1 definitely a speed bump over USB 3.0. I tried a backup using Time Machine of 100G system to it, total time is 2 hours. the SSD surface barely feels the warm. But to my surprise, this SSD doesn't come with any LED indicator, so you don't know if it's work or not. consider it take such a big footprint on case, it's almost unacceptable that there is no working condition LED. Tl;DR: Pros: Fast 10Gbps, $ for value, sleek design, sturdy build quality, 3 years warranty Cons: No LED indicator, a little big large compare to Samsung, only one USB-C cable w/ USB-A adapter, no sheath for protection.