Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Hypertec FirestormExternal Lite vs Samsung MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue has 100 MB/s more read speed than the Hypertec FirestormExternal Lite (1050 MB/s vs 950 MB/s). The Samsung MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue has 50 MB/s more write speed than the Hypertec FirestormExternal Lite (1000 MB/s vs 950 MB/s). Only the Samsung MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue has NVMe. Only the Samsung MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue has password protection. SSD capacity: 512 GB on the Hypertec FirestormExternal Lite, 2 TB on the Samsung MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue.

SSD capacity
- FirestormExternal Lite:512 GB
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:2 TB
NVMe
- FirestormExternal Lite:No
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:Yes
Read speed
- FirestormExternal Lite:950 MB/s
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:1050 MB/s
Write speed
- FirestormExternal Lite:950 MB/s
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:1000 MB/s
USB connector
- FirestormExternal Lite:USB Type-A / USB Type-C
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:USB Type-C
Product colour
- FirestormExternal Lite:Black
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:Blue
Housing material
- FirestormExternal Lite:Aluminium
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:Rubber
Country of origin
- FirestormExternal Lite:China
- MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue:South Korea

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Comparison of FirestormExternal Lite, MU-PE2T0R
31 specifications	A Hypertec FirestormExternal Lite View product	B Samsung MU-PE2T0R 2 TB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Blue Model MU-PE2T0R View product
Solid state drive4 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	512 GB	2 TB
SSD form factorKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	PCI Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMeDiffers	No	Yes
Read speedDiffers	950 MB/s	1050 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	950 MB/s	1000 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A / USB Type-C	USB Type-C
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Housing materialDiffers	Aluminium	Rubber
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originDiffers	China	South Korea
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dust resistant, Water resistant
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, BSMI, KC, VCCI, UL, TÜV mark, CB, EAC, UKCA, BIS, C-TICK, RoHS
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, BSMI, KC, VCCI, C-tick, FCC, IC, UL, TUV, CB, EAC, UKCA, BIS
Security1 differ
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionDiffers	No	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Other featuresidentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	5A991	Unknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717070
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung Portable SSD Software 1.0, Samsung Magican Software

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