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Philips FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive vs Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black

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  • 7differ
  • 2identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Philips FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive has 100 MB/s more read speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (550 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black has 24.2 mm more width than the Philips FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive (53.2 mm vs 29 mm). The Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black has 62 mm more depth than the Philips FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive (71 mm vs 9 mm). SSD capacity: 2 TB on the Philips FM02SS030P/00 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 Philips FM02SS030P/00 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
    • FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive:2 TB
    • MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:250 GB
  • Read speed
    • FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive:550 MB/s
    • MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
  • USB connector
    • FM02SS030P/00 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
  • Product colour
    • FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive:Grey
    • MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
  • Width
    • FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive:29 mm
    • MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:53.2 mm
  • Depth
    • FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive:9 mm
    • MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:71 mm
  • Height
    • FM02SS030P/00 external solid state drive:100 mm
    • MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:9.2 mm

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Comparison of FM02SS030P/00, MU-PS250B
21 specifications
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacityDiffers2 TB250 GB
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers550 MB/s450 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMLC
Write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source450 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorDiffersUSB Type-CUSB Type-A
USB version3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Wi-FiNoNo
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneAluminiumUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 PantherUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid 10, Android 10.0, Android 11.0, Android 12.0, Android 13.0, Android 5.0, Android 5.1, Android 6.0, Android 7.0, Android 7.1, Android 8.0, Android 8.1, Android 9.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers29 mm53.2 mm
DepthDiffers9 mm71 mm
HeightDiffers100 mm9.2 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 g
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES

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