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 XS1000 Red

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue has 5 - 40 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (5 - 40 °C vs 0 - 40 °C). The ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue has 7.9 mm more width than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (40.5 mm vs 32.6 mm). The ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue has 52.3 mm more depth than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (121.8 mm vs 69.5 mm). SSD capacity: 500 GB on the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue, 1 TB on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red. Product colour: Black, Blue on the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue, Red on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red.

SSD capacity
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:500 GB
- XS1000 Red:1 TB
Product colour
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:Black, Blue
- XS1000 Red:Red
Operating temperature (T-T)
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:5 - 40 °C
- XS1000 Red:0 - 40 °C
Width
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:40.5 mm
- XS1000 Red:32.6 mm
Depth
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:121.8 mm
- XS1000 Red:69.5 mm
Height
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:22.3 mm
- XS1000 Red:13.5 mm
Weight
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:40 g
- XS1000 Red:44.8 g

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Comparison of SC740, XS1000 Red
38 specifications	A ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue Model SC740 View product	B Kingston Technology XS1000 Red View product
Solid state drive1 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Read speed	1050 MB/s	1050 MB/s
Write speed	1000 MB/s	1000 MB/s
NVMeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 rateKnown for one	10 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features5 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Red
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal, Plastic
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 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 supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma	Mac 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 supportedDiffers	Linux Kernel 6.2, Linux Kernel 6.5	Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffers	Android 13.0, Android 14.0	Android, 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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China, Taiwan
Protection featuresKnown for one	Drop resistant, Impact resistant, Shock resistant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	40.5 mm	32.6 mm
DepthDiffers	121.8 mm	69.5 mm
HeightDiffers	22.3 mm	13.5 mm
WeightDiffers	40 g	44.8 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	123.2 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63.27 g
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C to USB Type-A
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	139.7 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	222.2 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	184.2 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.12 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 pc(s)
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 voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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