Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black vs Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 6,250 MB/s more read speed than the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (6700 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 4,855 MB/s more write speed than the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (5300 MB/s vs 445 MB/s). The Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has 11.6 mm more width than the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (98 mm vs 86.4 mm). Only the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology has Thunderbolt technology. SSD capacity: 500 GB on the Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, 4 TB on the Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology.

SSD capacity
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:500 GB
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:4 TB
Read speed
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:6700 MB/s
Write speed
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:445 MB/s
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:5300 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)
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:USB4 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technology
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:No
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Product colour
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:Blue
Width
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:86.4 mm
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:98 mm
Depth
- LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:40.4 mm
- Pro5 Thunderbolt technology:65 mm

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Comparison of LP100, Pro5
24 specifications	A Lenovo LP100 500 GB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black Model LP100 View product	B Seagate Pro5 Thunderbolt technology Model Pro5 View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	500 GB	4 TB
Read speedDiffers	450 MB/s	6700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	445 MB/s	5300 MB/s
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connector	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB4 Gen 2x2
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 Gbit/s
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Housing materialKnown for one	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86.4 mm	98 mm
DepthDiffers	40.4 mm	65 mm
HeightDiffers	8.9 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	150 g
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	3 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP68

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