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Kingston Technology Dual Portable vs MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 1identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB has 550 MB/s more read speed than the Kingston Technology Dual Portable (1600 MB/s vs 1050 MB/s). The MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB has 550 MB/s more write speed than the Kingston Technology Dual Portable (1500 MB/s vs 950 MB/s). The MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB has 44.9 mm more width than the Kingston Technology Dual Portable (66 mm vs 21.1 mm). SSD capacity: 512 GB on the Kingston Technology Dual Portable, 1 TB on the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB. USB connector: USB Type-A / USB Type-C on the Kingston Technology Dual Portable, USB Type-C on the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB.

  • SSD capacity
    • Dual Portable:512 GB
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:1 TB
  • Read speed
    • Dual Portable:1050 MB/s
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:1600 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • Dual Portable:950 MB/s
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:1500 MB/s
  • USB connector
    • Dual Portable:USB Type-A / USB Type-C
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:USB Type-C
  • USB version
    • Dual Portable:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
  • Product colour
    • Dual Portable:Black, Red
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:Black
  • Housing material
    • Dual Portable:Metal, Plastic
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:Aluminium
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Dual Portable:0 - 60 °C
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:0 - 70 °C

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Comparison of Dual Portable, DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB
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Kingston Technology

Dual PortableView product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers512 GB1 TB
Memory type3D NAND3D NAND
Read speedDiffers1050 MB/s1600 MB/s
Write speedDiffers950 MB/s1500 MB/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-A / USB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 Gbit/s
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack
Housing materialDiffersMetal, PlasticAluminium
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 x64Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 SequoiaYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, 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 18.3Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for oneTaiwanUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 85 °C-40 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers21.1 mm66 mm
DepthDiffers71.8 mm66 mm
HeightDiffers8.6 mm13 mm
WeightDiffers13 g81 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one80 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one16.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one141 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one33.95 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one174 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one416.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one119.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one1.18 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one30 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 year(s)

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