Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

ADATA Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD vs ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:2 TB
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:512 GB
Read speed
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:1050 MB/s
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
Write speed
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:1000 MB/s
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
Product colour
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:Black, Blue
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:5 - 40 °C
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:5 - 35 °C
Width
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:40.5 mm
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:36.8 mm
Depth
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:121.8 mm
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:9.7 mm
Height
- Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD:22.3 mm
- SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:23.8 mm

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Comparison of Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD, SC730
26 specifications	A ADATA Externe SSD SC740 2TB Plug&Go blue 1050/1000 MIL.STD View product	B ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black Model SC730 View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	2 TB	512 GB
NVMeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	1050 MB/s	600 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1000 MB/s	600 MB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technology	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Data transfer rate	10 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Black
Protection featuresKnown for one	Drop resistant, Impact resistant, Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Linux Kernel 6.2, Linux Kernel 6.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android 13.0, Android 14.0, iOS
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 35 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	40.5 mm	36.8 mm
DepthDiffers	121.8 mm	9.7 mm
HeightDiffers	22.3 mm	23.8 mm
WeightDiffers	40 g	7.8 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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