Product comparison · 2 usb flash drives

iStorage Defender Elite 300 vs iStorage Kanguru FlashTrust™ USB 3.0

17specifications compared
5differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Write speed
- Defender Elite 300:250 MB/s
- Kanguru FlashTrust™ USB 3.0:200 MB/s
Product colour
- Defender Elite 300:Black
- Kanguru FlashTrust™ USB 3.0:Green
Depth
- Defender Elite 300:77.2 mm
- Kanguru FlashTrust™ USB 3.0:8.96 mm
Height
- Defender Elite 300:8.96 mm
- Kanguru FlashTrust™ USB 3.0:77.2 mm
Weight
- Defender Elite 300:12 g
- Kanguru FlashTrust™ USB 3.0:10 g

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Comparison of Defender Elite 300, FlashTrust
34 specifications	A iStorage Defender Elite 300 View product	B iStorage Kanguru FlashTrust™ USB 3.0 Model FlashTrust View product
Performance1 differ
Capacity	256 GB	256 GB
Device interface	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Read speed	300 MB/s	300 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	250 MB/s	200 MB/s
Read/write cyclesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000
Data retention	10 year(s)	10 year(s)
Windows ReadyBoost compatibleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP** Mac OSX 10.1.5+ Linux (Kernel 2.4.1 and Above, must be mounted) Linux Ubuntu 10+ Red Hat 5+ Open SUSE11+
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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Form factor	Cap	Cap
Product colourDiffers	Black	Green
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Customization availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Key ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protection	Yes	Yes
Write protection switch	Yes	Yes
Secure firmwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES-XTS, FIPS 140-2, FIPS 197	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	19.4 mm	19.4 mm
DepthDiffers	77.2 mm	8.96 mm
HeightDiffers	8.96 mm	77.2 mm
WeightDiffers	12 g	10 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 85 °C	-25 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90%	20 - 90%
Operating shockKnown for one	1000 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	15 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
EAN/UPC/GTIN (packaging)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5060220255319

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