Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue vs HP 7M689AA external solid state drive

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  • 9differ
  • 5identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 7M689AA external solid state drive has 12 GB more SSD capacity than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (512 GB vs 500 GB). The HP 7M689AA external solid state drive has 950 MB/s more read speed than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (2000 MB/s vs 1050 MB/s). The HP 7M689AA external solid state drive has 800 MB/s more write speed than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (1800 MB/s vs 1000 MB/s). USB version: 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 on the HP 7M689AA external solid state drive. Product colour: Black, Blue on the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue, Grey on the HP 7M689AA external solid state drive.

  • SSD capacity
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:500 GB
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:512 GB
  • Read speed
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:1050 MB/s
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:2000 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:1000 MB/s
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:1800 MB/s
  • USB version
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
  • Product colour
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:Black, Blue
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:Grey
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:5 - 40 °C
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:0 - 40 °C
  • Width
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:40.5 mm
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:71 mm
  • Depth
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:121.8 mm
    • 7M689AA external solid state drive:8.6 mm

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Comparison of SC740, 7M689AA
30 specifications
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers500 GB512 GB
Read speedDiffers1050 MB/s2000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers1000 MB/s1800 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Data transfer rateKnown for one10 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, BlueGrey
Protection featuresKnown for oneDrop resistant, Impact resistant, Shock resistantUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 SonomaUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneLinux Kernel 6.2, Linux Kernel 6.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid 13.0, Android 14.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAluminium
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000000 h
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.7 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 85 °C
Operating shockKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 G
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers40.5 mm71 mm
DepthDiffers121.8 mm8.6 mm
HeightDiffers22.3 mm52 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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