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 Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has 5,650 MB/s more read speed than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (6700 MB/s vs 1050 MB/s). The Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has 4,300 MB/s more write speed than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (5300 MB/s vs 1000 MB/s). The Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has 70 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue (80 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). Only the Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has NVMe. Only the Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has Thunderbolt technology.

SSD capacity
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:500 GB
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:2 TB
NVMe
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:No
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Read speed
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:1050 MB/s
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:6700 MB/s
Write speed
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:1000 MB/s
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:5300 MB/s
Thunderbolt technology
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:No
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Data transfer rate
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:10 Gbit/s
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:80 Gbit/s
Product colour
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:Black, Blue
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:Blue
Width
- SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue:40.5 mm
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:65 mm

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Comparison of SC740, STNA2000400
32 specifications	A ADATA SC740 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Black, Blue Model SC740 View product	B Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology Model STNA2000400 View product
Solid state drive4 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
NVMeDiffers	No	Yes
Read speedDiffers	1050 MB/s	6700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1000 MB/s	5300 MB/s
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi	No	No
Data transfer rateDiffers	10 Gbit/s	80 Gbit/s
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Blue
Protection featuresDiffers	Drop resistant, Impact resistant, Shock resistant	Drop resistant, Dust resistant, Pressure resistant, Water resistant
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Linux Kernel 6.2, Linux Kernel 6.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android 13.0, Android 14.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP68
Poweridentical
Operating voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	40.5 mm	65 mm
DepthDiffers	121.8 mm	98 mm
HeightDiffers	22.3 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	40 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	89.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	207 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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