Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black vs Samsung MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive has 600 MB/s more read speed than the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (1050 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Samsung MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive has 555 MB/s more write speed than the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (1000 MB/s vs 445 MB/s). The Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black has 1.4 mm more width than the Samsung MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive (86.4 mm vs 85 mm). SSD capacity: 500 GB on the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, 1 TB on the Samsung MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive. 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, 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the Samsung MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive.

SSD capacity
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:500 GB
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:1 TB
Read speed
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:1050 MB/s
Write speed
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:445 MB/s
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:1000 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)
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Product colour
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:Silver
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:0 - 70 °C
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:0 - 60 °C
Width
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:86.4 mm
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:85 mm
Depth
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:40.4 mm
- MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive:8 mm

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Comparison of LP100, MU-PD1T0G/WW
27 specifications	A Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black Model LP100 View product	B Samsung MU-PD1T0G/WW external solid state drive Model MU-PD1T0G/WW View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Read speedDiffers	450 MB/s	1050 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	445 MB/s	1000 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features5 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Housing materialDiffers	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC)	Aluminium
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drop resistant
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, 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, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffers	Android, iOS	Android 10, Android 10.0, Android 11.0, Android 12.0, Android 13.0, Android 14.0, Android 15, Android 16, Android 5.0, Android 5.1, Android 6.0, Android 7.0, Android 7.1, Android 7.1.2, Android 8.0, Android 8.1, Android 9.0
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI, CB, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, RCM, RoHS, TÜV mark, UKCA, UL, VCCI
CertificationKnown for one	CE, UKCA, RCM, BSMI, KC, RoHS, CB, VCCI, WHQL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86.4 mm	85 mm
DepthDiffers	40.4 mm	8 mm
HeightDiffers	8.9 mm	57 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	72 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hanging box
Other featuresidentical
Warranty period	3 year(s)	3 year(s)

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