Verbatim Pocket 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Verbatim Pocket 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Verbatim
34 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Verbatim
57
Samsung
100
Gaming
Verbatim
23
Samsung
100
Console
Verbatim
16
Samsung
100
Workstation
Verbatim
29
Samsung
100
Laptop
Verbatim
19
Samsung
86
Portable
Verbatim
59
Samsung
27

Specifications

Verbatim PocketSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorExternalM.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2PCIe 5.0 x4
Protocol—NVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
1,000
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,600,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—In-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Verbatim Pocket 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile

Pricing

Verbatim Pocket 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 18 specs.

Verbatim Pocket Better at:

Portable

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation