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In 1987, Kingston entered the market with a single product and now they are one of the renowned brands in the storage industry market across the globe. They are catering to various industries of business to consumer products like Server memory, laptop internal and external drive, SSD drives, memory solution for gaming, USB Flash Drives, SD Cards, MicroSD cards, embed flash and DRAM Components and a lot more. Kingston PR team has sent us the Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD for review.
Before we dive deep into the review let us understand what is USB 3.2 GEN 2×2?
What is a USB Gen 2×2 drive?
This technology where the storage drive which offers a max speed of 20Gbps and is called USB 3.2 Gen 2×2. The 2×2 means it’s the second generation and has two 10Gbps lanes to achieve its maximum throughput of 20Gbps. The older USB 3.1 has a single 10Gbps channel and is called USB 3.2 Gen 2. The controller has a single core and four channels, with each channel interfacing with up to eight NAND dies. 1TB model comes with sixteen dies of Micron’s 512Gb 96-Layer TLC flash. Each die has a four-plane architecture to provide fast access during both sequential and random workloads.
The Review
Design & Packaging
The Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD USB 3.2 GEN 2×2 Type-C (model no SXS2000/1000G) is a small and light portable storage device. As the name says itself “Portable SSD” it is compact and light which comes with protective silicone rubberize cover which provides an IP55 rating. It is having a combination of metal and plastic body which comes in silver colour with a brand logo printed on one side. There are 3 different variants available in terms of the capacity of the storage of the drives – 500GB, 1TB, & 2TB. The product comes in a dimension of 69.54 x 32.58 x 13.5mm. And as the company mentions it can operate under 0°C~40°C and storage temperature -20°C~85°C. Its product comes with a 5-year warranty with free technical support. It is compatible with Compatible with Windows 10, 8.1, Mac OS (v.10.14.x +), Linux (v. 2.6.x +), Chrome OS.
Benchmark Testing
The Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD USB 3.2 GEN 2×2 Type-C was tested on various benchmarks to check the Read & Write speed of the flash drive. On the packaging it is mentioned 2,000MB/s read, 2,000MB/s write speed.
As Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD was reviewed on the latest high-end laptop with USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port and on earlier version too.
On benchmark testing with 10GB sample data which consisted of documents, videos, audios and graphic files. On an 11th Gen laptop with a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 port, we got an average of 1861MB/s read and write speed of 1723MB/s.
On benchmark testing on USB 3.2 Gen 1 laptop, we got an average read speed of 461MB/s and write speed of 245MB/s
On ground usage of Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD?
During the GITEX 2021 (Oct 17th to Oct 21st), we had to cover the event and had 30+ video interviews recorded. We recorded 4K videos for the interviews and quite an amount of data was generated. Each interview was covered with 2 or 3 cameras and the average of each interview the data was more than 4-5GB and some of them were 8GB too.
As I had to transfer the data daily from my camera to my editing workstation. I used the Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD to copy all the data via a laptop and the transfer happened with ease and speed.
There was a major difference in speed and time taken to copy and transfer the data compared to earlier SSD and HDD portable drives.
Now, this device has become by “Go-to-Drive” and part of my work and travel kit.
For testing the speed of the drive and endurance. I even worked on 4K video editing using the data directly from the Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD. There was no issue and even rendered the final output video directly onto the SSD drive.
What comes in the package?
The Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD comes with a 1TB SSD drive. It comes with Silicon rubberize safety cover which has an IP55 rating which can protect the device from accidental fall, dust and splashes of water but it is not submersible into the water or any liquid. But ensure to clean and make the product dry before you use the product. There is also a 12inch Type C to Type C cable, warranty card and guide and safety and precaution papers.
Conclusion
So overall, the Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD Type-C is a lightweight, fast and great product. As per the benchmark and manual transfer test, the result was quite good. The price of the product is quite competitive compared to similar kinds of drives available in the market. It perfect product for videographers, photographers and consumers who require high-speed storage devices.
(Please Note: If you have a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type C port in your laptop or desktop then you can fully utilize the function and speed of the SSD drive.)
Price & Availability
The Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C is available at AED530 for 1TB. It is available on online stores like Amazon.ae
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