<s>
The	O
Crucial	B-Device
X8	I-Device
is	O
an	O
external	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
(	O
SSD	B-Device
)	O
released	O
by	O
Crucial	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Micron	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
uses	O
an	O
NVM	B-Application
Express	I-Application
(	O
NVMe	B-Application
)	O
SSD	B-Device
using	O
quad-level	O
cell	O
(	O
QLC	O
)	O
flash	O
memory	O
,	O
providing	O
lower	O
performance	O
than	O
SSDs	B-Device
using	O
triple-level	O
cell	O
(	O
TLC	O
)	O
or	O
2-bit	O
MLC	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drive	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Crucial	O
's	O
P1	O
internal	O
SSD	B-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
modifications	O
to	O
its	O
firmware	O
to	O
optimize	O
it	O
for	O
external	O
storage	O
rather	O
than	O
for	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internal	O
SSD	B-Device
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
external	O
USB-C	O
interface	O
via	O
an	O
ASMedia	O
2362	O
bridge	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drive	O
is	O
formatted	O
as	O
exFAT	B-Application
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
