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 TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB

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

Key differences

The Verbatim TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB has 3,250 MB/s more read speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (3700 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Verbatim TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB has 3,150 MB/s more write speed than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (3600 MB/s vs 450 MB/s). The Verbatim TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB has 1.8 mm more width than the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black (55 mm vs 53.2 mm). SSD capacity: 250 GB on the Samsung MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black, 4 TB on the Verbatim TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB. 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 TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB.

SSD capacity
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:250 GB
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB:4 TB
Read speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB:3700 MB/s
Write speed
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:450 MB/s
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB:3600 MB/s
USB connector
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:USB Type-A
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB: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)
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB:USB4 Gen 2x2
Product colour
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:Black
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB:Silver
Width
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:53.2 mm
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB:55 mm
Depth
- MU-PS250B 250 GB USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black:71 mm
- TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB:105.8 mm

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Comparison of MU-PS250B, TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB
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 Verbatim TurboMetal SSD USB4 4TB View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	250 GB	4 TB
Read speedDiffers	450 MB/s	3700 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	450 MB/s	3600 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)	USB4 Gen 2x2
Wi-Fi	No	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 Gbit/s
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	53.2 mm	55 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	105.8 mm
HeightDiffers	9.2 mm	18.1 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	150 g
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 Formatter
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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