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 Kingston Technology Dual Portable

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  • 13differ
  • 5identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Kingston Technology Dual Portable 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 ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue has 50 MB/s more write speed than the Kingston Technology Dual Portable (1000 MB/s vs 950 MB/s). The ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue has 19.4 mm more width than the Kingston Technology Dual Portable (40.5 mm vs 21.1 mm). USB connector: USB Type-C on the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue, USB Type-A / USB Type-C on the Kingston Technology Dual Portable. Product colour: Black, Blue on the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue, Black, Red on the Kingston Technology Dual Portable.

  • SSD capacity
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:500 GB
    • Dual Portable:512 GB
  • Write speed
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:1000 MB/s
    • Dual Portable:950 MB/s
  • USB connector
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:USB Type-C
    • Dual Portable:USB Type-A / USB Type-C
  • Product colour
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:Black, Blue
    • Dual Portable:Black, Red
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:5 - 40 °C
    • Dual Portable:0 - 60 °C
  • Width
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:40.5 mm
    • Dual Portable:21.1 mm
  • Depth
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:121.8 mm
    • Dual Portable:71.8 mm
  • Height
    • SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:22.3 mm
    • Dual Portable:8.6 mm

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Comparison of SC740, Dual Portable
38 specifications
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Kingston Technology

Dual PortableView product
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacityDiffers500 GB512 GB
Memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3D NAND
Read speed1050 MB/s1050 MB/s
Write speedDiffers1000 MB/s950 MB/s
NVMeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-CUSB Type-A / USB 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 colourDiffersBlack, BlueBlack, Red
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMetal, Plastic
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 11Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 x64
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 SonomaMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Linux operating systems supportedDiffersLinux Kernel 6.2, Linux Kernel 6.5Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffersAndroid 13.0, Android 14.0Android, iOS 13, iOS 13.4, iOS 14, iOS 14.3, iOS 14.5, iOS 15, iOS 16, iOS 17, iOS 18, iPadOS 13, iPadOS 14, iPadOS 17.1.1, iPadOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.5, iPadOS 18.3
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTaiwan
Protection featuresKnown for oneDrop resistant, Impact resistant, Shock resistantUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 40 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers40.5 mm21.1 mm
DepthDiffers121.8 mm71.8 mm
HeightDiffers22.3 mm8.6 mm
WeightDiffers40 g13 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16.5 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source141 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33.95 g
Package typeBoxBox
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source174 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source416.6 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source119.4 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.18 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 pc(s)
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
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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