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Kingston Technology Basic S250 16GB vs Kingston Technology M700 Bio 8GB

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 9identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The Kingston Technology Basic S250 16GB has 8 GB more capacity than the Kingston Technology M700 Bio 8GB (16 GB vs 8 GB). The Kingston Technology Basic S250 16GB has 49 mm more width than the Kingston Technology M700 Bio 8GB (75 mm vs 26 mm). The Kingston Technology M700 Bio 8GB has 66 mm more depth than the Kingston Technology Basic S250 16GB (85 mm vs 19 mm). Product colour: Silver on the Kingston Technology Basic S250 16GB, Black, Silver on the Kingston Technology M700 Bio 8GB. Housing material: Metal on the Kingston Technology Basic S250 16GB, Magnesium on the Kingston Technology M700 Bio 8GB.

  • Capacity
    • Basic S250 16GB:16 GB
    • M700 Bio 8GB:8 GB
  • Product colour
    • Basic S250 16GB:Silver
    • M700 Bio 8GB:Black, Silver
  • Housing material
    • Basic S250 16GB:Metal
    • M700 Bio 8GB:Magnesium
  • Width
    • Basic S250 16GB:75 mm
    • M700 Bio 8GB:26 mm
  • Depth
    • Basic S250 16GB:19 mm
    • M700 Bio 8GB:85 mm
  • Height
    • Basic S250 16GB:9 mm
    • M700 Bio 8GB:13 mm
  • Weight
    • Basic S250 16GB:25 g
    • M700 Bio 8GB:29 g
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • Basic S250 16GB:0 - 70 °C
    • M700 Bio 8GB:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of Basic S250 16GB, M700 Bio 8GB
34 specifications
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Performance2 differ
CapacityDiffers16 GB8 GB
Device interfaceUSB Type-AUSB Type-A
USB version2.02.0
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 7/ Vista / XP SP2+ Macintosh OS X 10.5+ Linux 2.6+Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP (64 /32-bit) Mac OSX 10.5, 10.6
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Read speedKnown for one31 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Write speedKnown for one24 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design4 differ
Form factorCapCap
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack, Silver
Housing materialDiffersMetalMagnesium
Key ringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsYesYes
Protection featuresDiffersWater resistantDust resistant, Water resistant
CertificationDiffersDutch AIVD, FIPS 140-2 Lvl 3, FCC, CE, RoHSFCC CE WEEE RoHS
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, SHA-1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers75 mm26 mm
DepthDiffers19 mm85 mm
HeightDiffers9 mm13 mm
WeightDiffers25 g29 g
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 70 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 85 °C-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating shockKnown for one16 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Link/Act LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB poweredYesYes
USB requiredYesYes
WaterproofYesYes
Internal memory typeKnown for oneSLCUnknown — not stated by the source

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