DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

DataLocker
61 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston
97 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
DataLocker
55
Kingston
97
Gaming
DataLocker
40
Kingston
97
Console
DataLocker
25
Kingston
96
Budget
DataLocker
54
Kingston
83
Laptop
DataLocker
30
Kingston
83
Portable
DataLocker
81
Kingston
25

Specifications

DataLocker DL4 FEKingston 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
4,000
4,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 1PCIe 4.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation44
External✓✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)No data
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
7,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—Phison E18
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
4,000
MTBF (hours)No data
1,800,000
Warranty (years)35★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption✓★✗

Pros & Cons

DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong speed (68th percentile)
  • Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
  • Below average feature (34th percentile)

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile

Pricing

DataLocker DL4 FE 4TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 1 2.5"

No current pricing available

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD

Scores 97 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.

DataLocker DL4 FE Better at:

Portable

Kingston 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsoleWorkstation

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