Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black vs Kingston Technology XS1000 Red

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 4identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Kingston Technology XS1000 Red has 450 MB/s more read speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (1050 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The Kingston Technology XS1000 Red has 400 MB/s more write speed than the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black (1000 MB/s vs 600 MB/s). The ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black has 4.2 mm more width than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (36.8 mm vs 32.6 mm). SSD capacity: 512 GB on the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, 1 TB on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red. Product colour: Black on the ADATA SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Red on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red.

  • SSD capacity
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:512 GB
    • XS1000 Red:1 TB
  • Read speed
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
    • XS1000 Red:1050 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:600 MB/s
    • XS1000 Red:1000 MB/s
  • Product colour
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Black
    • XS1000 Red:Red
  • Housing material
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:Plastic
    • XS1000 Red:Metal, Plastic
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:5 - 35 °C
    • XS1000 Red:0 - 40 °C
  • Width
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:36.8 mm
    • XS1000 Red:32.6 mm
  • Depth
    • SC730 512 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black:9.7 mm
    • XS1000 Red:69.5 mm

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Comparison of SC730, XS1000 Red
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Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers512 GB1 TB
Read speedDiffers600 MB/s1050 MB/s
Write speedDiffers600 MB/s1000 MB/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technologyNoNo
Wi-FiNoNo
Data transfer rateKnown for one10 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Features5 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackRed
Housing materialDiffersPlasticMetal, Plastic
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 SequoiaMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffersAndroid 13.0, Android 14.0, iOSAndroid, iOS 13, iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, iOS 14.5, iPadOS 17.1.1, iOS 15, iPadOS 17.4, iOS 16, iPadOS 17.5
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina, Taiwan
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers36.8 mm32.6 mm
DepthDiffers9.7 mm69.5 mm
HeightDiffers23.8 mm13.5 mm
WeightDiffers7.8 g44.8 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source82.5 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24.1 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source123.2 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source63.27 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-C to USB Type-A
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source139.7 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source222.2 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source184.2 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.12 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 pc(s)
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source

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