New Price drop 1%
Kingston XS2000 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Read Speed 2,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
45 Overall Score
Price CA$358
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average social proof (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston XS2000 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Crucial T710 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU | Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,000 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston XS2000 | 50.8 | 3.5 | 53.5 | 55.4 | 57.3 | 31.5 | 42.2 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88 | 95.3 | 9.5 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.6 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 74.9 | 57 | 8.3 |
| Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 Compare | 93.5 | 88.6 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 76.9 | 87.1 | 15.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$358
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Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
- Overall44.6
- Budget62.2
- Gaming29
- Laptop20.7
- Console18.6
- Portable64.1
- Workstation43.8
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