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Patriot Transporter Lite 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,000 MB/s
Endurance 400 TBW
39 Overall Score
Price $207
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1000 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 400 |
| Warranty (years) | 4 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Patriot Transporter Lite | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,000 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Transporter Lite | 42 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 54.9 | 73.3 | 19.8 | 44.2 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 85.9 | 95.2 | 21.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 82.8 | 95.2 | 20.1 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 94 | 93.5 | 78.3 | 94 | 95.2 | 16.6 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Compare | 91.4 | 95.9 | 53.6 | 78.3 | 88 | 99.6 | 37.6 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.3 | 91 | 52.5 | 24.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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