Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black vs Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology has 550 MB/s more read 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 Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology 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 Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black has 32.8 mm more width than the Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology (53.2 mm vs 20.4 mm). Only the Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology has Thunderbolt technology. SSD capacity: 250 GB on the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, 1 TB on the Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology.

SSD capacity
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:250 GB
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:1 TB
Read speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:1000 MB/s
Write speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:1000 MB/s
USB connector
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:USB Type-A
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:USB Type-C
USB version
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technology
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:No
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Product colour
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:Grey
Width
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:53.2 mm
- STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology:20.4 mm

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Comparison of MU-PS250B, STMX2000400
27 specifications	A Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black Model MU-PS250B View product	B Seagate STMX2000400 Thunderbolt technology Model STMX2000400 View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	250 GB	1 TB
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Read speedDiffers	450 MB/s	1000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	450 MB/s	1000 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for one	MLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB Type-C
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi	No	No
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silicone
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, iOS, iPadOS
Securityidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP54
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	53.2 mm	20.4 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	12.5 mm
HeightDiffers	9.2 mm	70 mm
Weight	24 g	24 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 year(s)

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