Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Verbatim DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III vs Verbatim Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 8identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • SSD capacity
    • DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:256 GB
    • Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:240 GB
  • Read speed
    • DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:550 MB/s
    • Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:500 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:510 MB/s
    • Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:410 MB/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:2000000 h
    • Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:1500000 h
  • Depth
    • DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:100 mm
    • Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:7 mm
  • Height
    • DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:9.55 mm
    • Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:100.5 mm
  • Weight
    • DataLife 256 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:96 g
    • Vi500 240 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:45 g

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Comparison of DataLife, Vi500
32 specifications
Features4 differ
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB240 GB
SSD form factor2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
Component forKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC/Laptop
Data transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Read speedDiffers550 MB/s500 MB/s
Write speedDiffers510 MB/s410 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31477 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source51200 IOPS
Controller typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88W1160
TRIM supportYesYes
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)YesYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs2000000 h1500000 h
Protection featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceShock resistant
TBW ratingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.1 W
Power consumption (write)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.37 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width69.9 mm69.9 mm
DepthDiffers100 mm7 mm
HeightDiffers9.55 mm100.5 mm
WeightDiffers96 g45 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 70 °C0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 85 °C-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
InternalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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