New On sale 19%
Samsung SSD
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
NAND MLC
DRAM Cache Yes
72 Overall Score
Price $390
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong random (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1050 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1000 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung SSD | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung SSD | 42.8 | 80.6 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 41.5 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 89.1 | 92.6 | 87.3 | 99.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.6 | 95.5 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.6 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 98.8 | 95.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 89.1 | 78.3 | 86.6 | 38.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $390
Amazon 1 offer From $390
Best Buy 2 offers From $460
Price History
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