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Kingston Technology XS1000 Red vs MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 2identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB has 550 MB/s more read speed than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (1600 MB/s vs 1050 MB/s). The MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB has 500 MB/s more write speed than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (1500 MB/s vs 1000 MB/s). The MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB has 33.4 mm more width than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (66 mm vs 32.6 mm). USB version: 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 on the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB. Product colour: Red on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, Black on the MSI DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB.

  • Read speed
    • XS1000 Red:1050 MB/s
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:1600 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • XS1000 Red:1000 MB/s
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:1500 MB/s
  • USB version
    • XS1000 Red:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
  • Product colour
    • XS1000 Red:Red
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:Black
  • Housing material
    • XS1000 Red:Metal, Plastic
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:Aluminium
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • XS1000 Red:0 - 40 °C
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:0 - 70 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • XS1000 Red:-20 - 85 °C
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:-40 - 85 °C
  • Width
    • XS1000 Red:32.6 mm
    • DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB:66 mm

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Comparison of XS1000 Red, DATAMAG 20GBPS 1TB
34 specifications
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XS1000 RedView product
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacity1 TB1 TB
Read speedDiffers1050 MB/s1600 MB/s
Write speedDiffers1000 MB/s1500 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3D NAND
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorUSB 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 colourDiffersRedBlack
Housing materialDiffersMetal, PlasticAluminium
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 EnterpYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 SonomaYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, 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 17.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for oneChina, TaiwanUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 85 °C-40 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers32.6 mm66 mm
DepthDiffers69.5 mm66 mm
HeightDiffers13.5 mm13 mm
WeightDiffers44.8 g81 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one82.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one24.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one123.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one63.27 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersUSB Type-C to USB Type-AUSB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one139.7 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one222.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one184.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one1.12 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one15 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
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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