Kingston XS200 1TB Portable SSD Review – Best Pocket friendly one

Are you looking for good performance portable USB Type C SSD for laptop and travel ? Then Kingston XS200 is specially made for you. Here's rev

I’ve seen specifically a lot of different types of Portable hard disk but this one is pretty different of all of them. I will tell you why in detail

Kingston XS200 Portable SSD box
Kingston XS200 Portable SSD

Specifications of Kingston XS200

InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2×2
Speed2,000MB/s read, 2,000MB/s write
Capacities500GB, 1TB, 2TB
Dimensions69.54 x 32.58 x 13.5mm
Weight28.9g
Casing materialMetal + plastic
Operating temperature0°C~40°C
Storage temperature-20°C~85°C
Warranty/SupportLimited 5-year warranty with free technical support
Compatible withWindows® 10, 8.1, Mac OS (v.10.14.x +), Linux (v. 2.6.x +), Chrome OS™

In-box Content

  • An SSD itself
  • Protection Rubber Cover
  • Type C to Type C cable for connection
Kingston XS200 Portable SSD In box content
Kingston XS200 Portable SSD in box content

Build of Kingston XS200

By the time you might have gone through the photos of the post and specification you must have notice that the Kingston XS200 is astonishingly a small portable SSD. Its tiny and it could fit any size of pockets. It might get lost in my Denim jeans huge pocket if there are multiple things in it. It’s an aluminum enclosure. So, it is definitely a good build quality, the aluminum acts a good heat decimator during the heavy work. There is only the Kingston logo at the top and the Type C port at the side for the rectangular tiny box.

    For the design and build quality I can definitely say, the Kingston has done amazing job with Kingston XS200. It is better than my expectation and the Included rubber cover will help it protect the data and accidental falls. So, 9.5 out 10 for the design choices.

    Performance of Kingston XS200

    In general, the XS2000 did well in our presentation tests. Its Crystal DiskMark consecutive read score of 1,977MBps is common of a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 drive, and basically coordinates with its 2,000MBps appraised speed. It composes speed is evaluated something similar yet we saw just 1,762MBps, the slowest among the Gen 2×2 drives we attempted, however that is still a lot quicker than any USB 3.2 Gen 2 drive. (Their compose speeds maximize at around 1,000MBps.)

    Nonetheless, while replicating a document from the Computer to the Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD, we saw a normal compose speed of over 1,000MB/s. Thus, the scores are everywhere. This implies you can just accomplish the publicized rates on exceptionally present-day machines with help for USB 3.2 Gen 3.2 by means of the USB Type-C port.

    Verdict

    So, we definitely seen the Kingston XS2000 portable SSD, just to confirm it could get connect to any device with the Type C port. We did connect it to Samsung S21 Ultra, Apple iPad Air 4th Gen and you could easily transfer and edit the data. I will one con is that you need a gen 2×2 type C cable to get the optimal performance from the device, also if you are looking for any device encryption software then this doesn’t bundle one with the hard disk.

    Prices for it (Online Ecommerce prices and it could vary)
    500GB Kingston XS2000 is Priced at around Rs 10,000 /- on Amazon India Currently.
    1TB Kingston XS2000 is Priced at around Rs 17,500 /- on Amazon India Currently.
    2TB Kingston XS2000 is Priced at around Rs 30,000 /- on Amazon India Currently.

    Product is available at mdcomputers, Amazon India and Tata Cliq.