Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black vs MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB

16specifications compared
12differ
4identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB has 3,550 MB/s more read speed than the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (4000 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB has 3,155 MB/s more write speed than the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (3600 MB/s vs 445 MB/s). The Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black has 20.4 mm more width than the MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB (86.4 mm vs 66 mm). SSD capacity: 500 GB on the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, 2 TB on the MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB. USB version: 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 on the MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB.

SSD capacity
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:500 GB
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:2 TB
Read speed
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:4000 MB/s
Write speed
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:445 MB/s
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:3600 MB/s
USB version
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Product colour
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:Silver
Windows operating systems supported
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Windows 10, Windows 11
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:Yes
Width
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:86.4 mm
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:66 mm
Depth
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:40.4 mm
- DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB:66 mm

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Comparison of LP100, DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB
23 specifications	A Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black Model LP100 View product	B MSI DATAMAG 40GBPS 2TB View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
Read speedDiffers	450 MB/s	4000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	445 MB/s	3600 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3D NAND
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 Gbit/s
Features3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Housing materialDiffers	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC)	Aluminium
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, UKCA, RCM, BSMI, KC, RoHS, CB, VCCI, WHQL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86.4 mm	66 mm
DepthDiffers	40.4 mm	66 mm
HeightDiffers	8.9 mm	13 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	85 g
Other features1 differ
Warranty periodDiffers	3 year(s)	5 year(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A

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