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Kingston Technology Basic S250 8GB vs Kingston Technology Personal D250 4GB

27specifications compared
6differ
21identical
0known for one product only

Key differences

The Kingston Technology Basic S250 8GB has 4 GB more capacity than the Kingston Technology Personal D250 4GB (8 GB vs 4 GB). The Kingston Technology Basic S250 8GB has 2 MB/s more read speed than the Kingston Technology Personal D250 4GB (31 MB/s vs 29 MB/s). The Kingston Technology Basic S250 8GB has 11 MB/s more write speed than the Kingston Technology Personal D250 4GB (24 MB/s vs 13 MB/s). Product colour: Silver on the Kingston Technology Basic S250 8GB, Black on the Kingston Technology Personal D250 4GB. Internal memory type: SLC on the Kingston Technology Basic S250 8GB, MLC on the Kingston Technology Personal D250 4GB.

Capacity
- Basic S250 8GB:8 GB
- Personal D250 4GB:4 GB
Read speed
- Basic S250 8GB:31 MB/s
- Personal D250 4GB:29 MB/s
Write speed
- Basic S250 8GB:24 MB/s
- Personal D250 4GB:13 MB/s
Product colour
- Basic S250 8GB:Silver
- Personal D250 4GB:Black
Internal memory type
- Basic S250 8GB:SLC
- Personal D250 4GB:MLC

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Comparison of Basic S250 8GB, Personal D250 4GB
27 specifications	A Kingston Technology Basic S250 8GB View product	B Kingston Technology Personal D250 4GB View product
Performance3 differ
CapacityDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Device interface	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB version	2.0	2.0
Read speedDiffers	31 MB/s	29 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	24 MB/s	13 MB/s
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/ Vista / XP SP2+ Macintosh OS X 10.5+ Linux 2.6+	Windows 7/ Vista / XP SP2+ Macintosh OS X 10.5+ Linux 2.6+
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Design2 differ
Form factor	Cap	Cap
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Housing material	Metal	Metal
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Protection features	Water resistant	Water resistant
CertificationDiffers	Dutch AIVD, FIPS 140-2 Lvl 3, FCC, CE, RoHS	FIPS 140-2 Lvl 3, FCC, CE, RoHS
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	75 mm	75 mm
Depth	19 mm	19 mm
Height	9 mm	9 mm
Weight	25 g	25 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating shock	16 G	16 G
Other features1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	SLC	MLC
USB powered	Yes	Yes
USB required	Yes	Yes
Waterproof	Yes	Yes

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