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 Verbatim Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black 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 Verbatim Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black 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 7.2 mm more width than the Verbatim Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black (53.2 mm vs 46 mm). 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 Verbatim Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black. USB connector: USB Type-A on the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, USB Type-C on the Verbatim Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black.

SSD capacity
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:250 GB
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black:1 TB
Read speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black:1000 MB/s
Write speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black:1000 MB/s
USB connector
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:USB Type-A
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black: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)
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
Width
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:53.2 mm
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black:46 mm
Depth
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:71 mm
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black:104 mm
Height
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:9.2 mm
- Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black:13.5 mm

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Comparison of MU-PS250B, Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black
41 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 Verbatim Surefire PyroDrive Gaming SSD Slim 1TB Black View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	250 GB	1 TB
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
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 & interfaces2 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 technology	No	No
Wi-Fi	No	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gbit/s
Featuresidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RCM, UKCA
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	53.2 mm	46 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	104 mm
HeightDiffers	9.2 mm	13.5 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	57 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	87.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	117 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C to USB Type-C
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Backup and Formatter SureFire RGB Lighting Management
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 year(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	97.5 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.6 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	263.2 kg
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121.9 cm
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98.5 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	545 g
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source

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