Corsair EX100U 2TB External SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Corsair EX100U 2TB3. ATTO/CrystalDiskMark/AS SSD4. Throughput5. PCMark 10 Data Drive Benchmark6. Real Life File Transfers7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

Corsair's latest external SSD is the EX100U. A very compact drive – and that's putting it mildly! – it uses a USB 3.2 Gen2 x 2 interface for fast data transfers. We check out the 2TB model, priced around the £200 mark, to find out if it is worth your cash.

Corsair's EX100U is available in three capacities; 1TB, 2TB (the drive we are reviewing) and a flagship 4TB model. All three have the same Sequential read/write official ratings; up to 1,600MB/s and up to 1,500MB/s respectively. Details as to what's being used inside the drive are pretty much non-existent but one interesting thing that the CrystalDiskInfo utility did pick up is that the drives architecture is NVMe 1.0/1.1 standard instead of the more modern 1.3 version.

Corsair back the EX100U series with a three-year warranty.

Physical Specifications:

• Usable Capacities: 2TB.
• NAND Components: n/s.
• Interface: USB 3.2 Gen2x2.
• Form Factor: external.
• NAND Controller: n/s
• Dimensions: 79.37 X 36.65 X 11mm.
• Drive Weight: 22g

Firmware Version: UIFM00.3.

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