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Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Kingston Technology XS1000 Red vs Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 2identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Kingston Technology XS1000 Red has 600 MB/s more read speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (1050 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Kingston Technology XS1000 Red has 550 MB/s more write speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (1000 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black has 20.6 mm more width than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (53.2 mm vs 32.6 mm). SSD capacity: 1 TB on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, 250 GB on the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black. USB connector: USB Type-C on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, USB Type-A on the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black.

  • SSD capacity
    • 1 TB
    • 250 GB
  • Read speed
    • 1050 MB/s
    • 450 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • 1000 MB/s
    • 450 MB/s
  • USB connector
    • USB Type-C
    • USB Type-A
  • USB version
    • 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
  • Product colour
    • Red
    • Black
  • Width
    • 32.6 mm
    • 53.2 mm
  • Depth
    • 69.5 mm
    • 71 mm

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33 specifications
A

Kingston Technology

XS1000 RedView product
B

Samsung

MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black

Model MU-PS250B

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Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers1 TB250 GB
Read speedDiffers1050 MB/s450 MB/s
Write speedDiffers1000 MB/s450 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for oneMLC
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-CUSB Type-A
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersRedBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneMetal, Plastic
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 supportedKnown for oneMac 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 supportedKnown for oneYes
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 17.5
Country of originKnown for oneChina, Taiwan
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers32.6 mm53.2 mm
DepthDiffers69.5 mm71 mm
HeightDiffers13.5 mm9.2 mm
WeightDiffers44.8 g24 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one82.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one24.1 mm
Package heightKnown for one123.2 mm
Package weightKnown for one63.27 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB Type-C to USB Type-A
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one139.7 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one222.2 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one184.2 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one1.12 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one15 pc(s)
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES

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