Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Kingston Technology XS1000 Red vs Verbatim Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 has 950 MB/s more read speed than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (2000 MB/s vs 1050 MB/s). The Verbatim Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 has 750 MB/s more write speed than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (1750 MB/s vs 1000 MB/s). The Verbatim Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 has 13.4 mm more width than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (46 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 Verbatim Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2. Product colour: Red on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, Grey on the Verbatim Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2.

Read speed
- XS1000 Red:1050 MB/s
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:2000 MB/s
Write speed
- XS1000 Red:1000 MB/s
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:1750 MB/s
USB version
- XS1000 Red:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Product colour
- XS1000 Red:Red
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:Grey
Housing material
- XS1000 Red:Metal, Plastic
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:Metal
Operating temperature (T-T)
- XS1000 Red:0 - 40 °C
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:0 - 45 °C
Width
- XS1000 Red:32.6 mm
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:46 mm
Depth
- XS1000 Red:69.5 mm
- Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2:78.2 mm

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Comparison of XS1000 Red, 32031
38 specifications	A Kingston Technology XS1000 Red View product	B Verbatim Metal Mini SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Model 32031 View product
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacity	1 TB	1 TB
Read speedDiffers	1050 MB/s	2000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1000 MB/s	1750 MB/s
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technology	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gbit/s
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Grey
Housing materialDiffers	Metal, Plastic	Metal
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac 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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China, Taiwan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 85 °C	-20 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	32.6 mm	46 mm
DepthDiffers	69.5 mm	78.2 mm
HeightDiffers	13.5 mm	8.6 mm
WeightDiffers	44.8 g	72 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	82.5 mm	75 mm
Package depthDiffers	24.1 mm	107 mm
Package heightDiffers	123.2 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	63.27 g	138.7 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB Type-C to USB Type-A	USB Type-C to USB Type-C
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Backup Software
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	139.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	222.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	184.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	1.12 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	15 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 year(s)

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