Verbatim Pocket 32282 512GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Verbatim Pocket 32282 512GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Verbatim
30 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
95 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Verbatim Pocket 32282 512GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

No customer feedback yet

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

95 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews

All seven verified reviews are overwhelmingly positive, praising the WD_BLACK SN8100 as the fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD with no issues. Users highlight its sustained speeds, strong performance on PCIe 5.0 motherboards, and good value at the time of purchase. One reviewer notes it outlasts other drives in cache performance, and Q&A confirms M.2 2280 form factor with up to 14,900 MBps read speed.

Pros
  • Fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD
  • No issues of any kind
  • Super fast on PCIe 5.0
  • Strong sustained speeds
  • Good price at time of purchase
Cons
  • Expensive (implied by 'if you can afford it')
👍 Performance speed 7
👍 Reliability 2
👍 Value for money 2
👍 Cache performance 1
👍 Compatibility pcie5 1
🤔 Price affordability 1

Scores

Budget
Verbatim
72
Western Digital
92
Workstation
Verbatim
25
Western Digital
89
Gaming
Verbatim
16
Western Digital
89
Console
Verbatim
11
Western Digital
88
Laptop
Verbatim
15
Western Digital
78
Portable
Verbatim
51
Western Digital
23

Specifications

Verbatim Pocket 32282Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
512
1,000
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
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
1,000
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,600,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
600
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)—3★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Verbatim Pocket 32282 512GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • Strong affordability (76th percentile)
  • Below average random (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average capacity (35th percentile)

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile

Pricing

Verbatim Pocket 32282 512GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 17 specs.

Verbatim Pocket 32282 Better at:

Portable

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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