With the X6, Crucial is proposing a very compact storage device, which is resistant to shocks and high temperatures. It packs an internal SSD drive and was made to operate on the USB 3.1 Gen2 interface and a Type-C port, but it is backwards compatible with older standards as well. While the more expensive X8 drive was based on a NVMe drive, the X6 comes with a mainstream SATA one, so the rated speeds are lower. The X6 does support TRIM passthrough but also UASP; the bridge between the SATA and USB interface is an ASMedia ASM235CM, while the SSD controller is a Silicon Motion SM2259XT. For flash, we are getting the same Micron 96L 3D QLC packages as on the more expensive NVMe-based X8.

The product is shipped inside a very tiny cardboard enclosure, specifying the supported OSes, the rated speed but also the total storage capacity. If we will use the product with devices that do not incorporate USB Type-C ports, we do have the option to purchase an adapter separately:

On the back side of the box, we will notice a small product description in multiple languages but also links to some online resources:

Inside the enclosure we will note a leaflet, the main drive but also the USB Type-C cable:

The leaflet we have just mentioned some lines back does also point to the online website of Crucial, in order to access some additional support info:

The supplied USB cable is very short, suitable mostly for use with portable devices; if we do aim on plugging the X6 in the back of our desktop, the unit will mostly stay hanged by the cable:

X6 follows the design lines of the X8, only that it is considerably smaller! It weights only 42 grams and measures 6.9cm/1.1cm W/L, ideal for keeping it inside our pocket:

On the back side of the enclosure we will see noted the capacity as well, together with a sticker that informs the user on the supported standards:

On the side, the USB Type-C port can be spotted as well:

The process in order to install the Type-A adapter is quite straight-forward: