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 STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has 6,250 MB/s more read speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (6700 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has 4,850 MB/s more write speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (5300 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology has 11.8 mm more width than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (65 mm vs 53.2 mm). Only the Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive 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, 2 TB on the Seagate STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology.

SSD capacity
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:250 GB
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:2 TB
Read speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:6700 MB/s
Write speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:5300 MB/s
USB connector
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:USB Type-A
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:USB Type-C
Thunderbolt technology
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:No
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:Yes
Product colour
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:Blue
Width
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:53.2 mm
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:65 mm
Depth
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:71 mm
- STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology:98 mm

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Comparison of MU-PS250B, STNA2000400
25 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 STNA2000400 external solid state drive Thunderbolt technology Model STNA2000400 View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	250 GB	2 TB
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Read speedDiffers	450 MB/s	6700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	450 MB/s	5300 MB/s
Memory typeKnown for one	MLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connectorDiffers	USB Type-A	USB Type-C
Thunderbolt technologyDiffers	No	Yes
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Wi-Fi	No	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 Gbit/s
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Drop resistant, Dust resistant, Pressure resistant, Water resistant
Securityidentical
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP68
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	53.2 mm	65 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	98 mm
HeightDiffers	9.2 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	150 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	89.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	207 g

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