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Kingston XS2000vsLogitech MX Anywhere 3S

7.5 against 7.6 overall, which settles nothing. Kingston XS2000 takes Value 8.2 to 6.8, and that is the axis to decide on.

Kingston XS2000

Kingston

7.5

Pocket-sized 20 Gbps storage that runs hot and owes its rating to a sleeve you can lose.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Logitech MX Anywhere 3S

Logitech

7.6

Master-line engineering in a travel shell: precise, near-silent, and small enough to feel cramped by evening.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Value, Kingston XS2000 ahead 8.2 to 6.8. They come closest on Performance, 8.8 to 8.6. Left of center is Kingston XS2000, right is Logitech MX Anywhere 3S.

Kingston XS2000 versus Logitech MX Anywhere 3S — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Kingston XS2000 run left from the axis labels, bars for Logitech MX Anywhere 3S run right. Kingston XS2000: Performance 8.8, Value 8.2, Durability 6.6, Ease of use 7.0, Design 7.0. Logitech MX Anywhere 3S: Performance 8.6, Value 6.8, Durability 7.8, Ease of use 6.6, Design 8.2.Kingston XS2000 (left)Logitech MX Anywhere 3S (right)PerformanceKingston XS2000 — Performance 8.8 out of 108.8Logitech MX Anywhere 3S — Performance 8.6 out of 108.6ValueKingston XS2000 — Value 8.2 out of 108.2Logitech MX Anywhere 3S — Value 6.8 out of 106.8DurabilityKingston XS2000 — Durability 6.6 out of 106.6Logitech MX Anywhere 3S — Durability 7.8 out of 107.8Ease of useKingston XS2000 — Ease of use 7.0 out of 107.0Logitech MX Anywhere 3S — Ease of use 6.6 out of 106.6DesignKingston XS2000 — Design 7.0 out of 107.0Logitech MX Anywhere 3S — Design 8.2 out of 108.2Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Kingston XS2000

Leads on Performance, Value and Ease of use.

  • A Windows machine with a 20 Gbps port and short bursty transfers
  • The drive has to disappear into a shirt pocket
  • You manage your own encryption and want nothing preinstalled

Take the Logitech MX Anywhere 3S

Leads on Durability and Design.

  • A mouse that lives in a laptop bag and comes out on hotel desks
  • Glass tables and polished surfaces where ordinary optical sensors give up
  • You want the Master scroll wheel without the Master footprint

What each one gets wrong

Kingston XS2000

  • Long sustained writes are the normal workload
  • You want encryption and backup software in the box
  • Losing a small rubber sleeve would bother you

Logitech MX Anywhere 3S

  • Eight hours a day at one desk, where a full-size shell treats the hand better
  • You assumed a USB receiver was included
  • Large hands, or anyone who catches both side buttons at once

Specs, side by side

SpecKingston XS2000Logitech MX Anywhere 3S
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2x2—
ShellMetal and plastic, IP55 with sleeve—
Capacities500 GB to 4 TB—
Warranty5 years limited—
Sensor—8,000 DPI Darkfield, tracks on glass
Scroll—MagSpeed electromagnetic, free-spin
Connection—Bluetooth, no receiver in the retail box
Battery—Up to 70 days, USB-C

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Only 0.1 separates them. What breaks the tie?
Value does, at 8.2 against 6.8. That axis covers what the same money buys elsewhere. Logitech MX Anywhere 3S leads on Durability and Design. If Performance, Value and Ease of use matter more to you, take the Kingston XS2000 instead.
Why are the totals this close?
The total is the plain average of the 5 Tech axes, so opposite results cancel. Kingston XS2000 averages 7.5 and Logitech MX Anywhere 3S averages 7.6, a gap of 0.1, while the individual axes run as far apart as 1.4.
Which one ranks higher in "Every one of these is excellent for about an hour"?
Kingston XS2000 sits at #1 in "Every one of these is excellent for about an hour", Logitech MX Anywhere 3S at #2.