What’s the difference between the LaCie Mobile and LaCie Portable SSDs?

LaCie has two similar solid state drives with the Mobile and Portable models. You can check out this comparison guide at Seeking Tech to see what the major differences are between these SSDs.

Quick Summary

When compared to the LaCie Portable Solid State Drive, the LaCie Mobile Solid State Drive provides better protection against drops.

Otherwise, these two SSDs are identical when it comes to maximum sequential reading speed, which means that both should have very similar performance.

The two products also have the same warranty coverage length.

Overall, the LaCie Mobile is a little bit better than the LaCie Portable due to having better resistance against drops.

LaCie Mobile SSD vs. LaCie Portable SSD Comparison Chart

You can check out Seeking Tech’s comparison table for the LaCie Mobile and LaCie Portable SSDs below.

Capacity Options

For both of these models, you can pick between 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB capacity options.

Model Number

You can find the associated model number for both of these external storage drives below:

• 500 GB LaCie Mobile SSD: STHM500400
• 1 TB LaCie Mobile SSD: STHM1000400
• 2 TB LaCie Mobile SSD: STHM2000400

• 500 GB LaCie Portable SSD: STHK500800
• 1 TB LaCie Portable SSD: STHK1000800
• 2 TB LaCie Portable SSD: STHK2000800

What’s in the Box

In addition to the actual storage drive, each product comes with a USB Type-C cable, quick installation guide, Rescue Data Recovery Services in addition to a one month trial for Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps.

For the uninformed, Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps comes with Photoshop, Premiere Pro and other applications. Moreover, the Rescue Data Recovery Services will help you recover lost data from the SSD.

You can find a breakdown of the included parts for both products below:

LaCie Mobile SSD:

• LaCie Mobile Solid State Drive
• USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable
• Quick Install Guide
• One month Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan
• Rescue Data Recovery Services

LaCie Portable SSD:

• LaCie Portable Solid State Drive
• USB Type-C cable
• Quick Install Guide
• One month Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan
• Rescue Data Recovery Services

Although both of these SSDs can be plugged into USB Type-C port right out of the box, the drives can also be used with an USB Type-A port. With that said, you need to acquire an USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable.

Additionally, you may experience slower speeds if you are plugging in the Mobile or Portable model to an USB Type-A port.

Dimensions

The LaCie Mobile and LaCie Portable are pretty similar when it comes to size. With that said, the Mobile version is a little but more elongated when compared to the square-shaped Portable version.

You can find the measurements for the length, width and depth of the solid state drives in this comparison guide below:

LaCie Mobile SSD:

• Length: 3.872 in or 98.36 mm
• Width: 3.085 in or 78.36 mm
• Depth: 0.354 in or 9.00 mm

LaCie Portable SSD:

• Length: 3.681 in or 93.50 mm
• Width: 3.110 in or 79.00 mm
• Depth: 0.358 in or 9.10 mm

Weight

Both of the external storage drives in this comparison guide should weigh around the same at 0.22 lb. or 0.1 kg.

Maximum Sequential Read Speed

The LaCie Mobile and LaCie Portable SSDs have the same maximum sequential reading speed. As a result, you should get very similar loading and transfer times between these two models.

You can take a look at the maximum sequential read speed specifications for each capacity of both products below:

• 500 GB LaCie Mobile SSD: Up to 540 MB per second
• 1 TB LaCie Mobile SSD: Up to 540 MB per second
• 2 TB LaCie Mobile SSD: Up to 540 MB per second

• 500 GB LaCie Portable SSD: Up to 540 MB per second
• 1 TB LaCie Portable SSD: Up to 540 MB per second
• 2 TB LaCie Portable SSD: Up to 540 MB per second

Drop Protection

The Mobile model has better drop resistance when compared to the portable model.

You can find the drop protection specs below:

• LaCie Mobile SSD: Up to 3 meters
• LaCie Portable SSD: Up to 2 meters

Warranty

The LaCie Mobile Solid State Drive and LaCie Portable Solid State Drive each comes with a 3-year limited warranty.

Resources:

• https://www.lacie.com/www-content/datasheets/pdfs/lacie-mobile-ssd-DS2001-2-2103US-en_US.pdf
• https://www.lacie.com/www-content/datasheets/pdfs/lacie-portable-ssd-DS1996-3-2103US-en_US.pdf