Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Lenovo GXB1T57742 external solid state drive vs Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo GXB1T57742 external solid state drive 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 Lenovo GXB1T57742 external solid state drive 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 Lenovo GXB1T57742 external solid state drive has 56.7 mm more width than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (109.9 mm vs 53.2 mm). SSD capacity: 4 TB on the Lenovo GXB1T57742 external solid state drive, 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 Lenovo GXB1T57742 external solid state drive, USB Type-A on the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black.

SSD capacity
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:4 TB
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:250 GB
Read speed
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:1050 MB/s
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
Write speed
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:1000 MB/s
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
USB connector
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:USB Type-C
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:USB Type-A
USB version
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:Grey
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
Width
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:109.9 mm
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:53.2 mm
Depth
- GXB1T57742 external solid state drive:28.9 mm
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:71 mm

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Comparison of GXB1T57742, MU-PS250B
25 specifications	A Lenovo GXB1T57742 external solid state drive Model GXB1T57742 View product	B Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black Model MU-PS250B View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	4 TB	250 GB
Read speedDiffers	1050 MB/s	450 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1000 MB/s	450 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MLC
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-C	USB Type-A
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Thunderbolt technology	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	MacOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC IC, CE, CB, VCCI, RCM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	109.9 mm	53.2 mm
DepthDiffers	28.9 mm	71 mm
HeightDiffers	8.9 mm	9.2 mm
WeightDiffers	40 g	24 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	117 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB Type-C to USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES

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