New On sale 40%
Lexar SSD
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 1
Read Speed 390 MB/s
24 Overall Score
Price CA$150
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average speed (3rd percentile)
- Below average random (3rd percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 390 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 400 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T710 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 390 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar SSD | 2.7 | 3 | 14.3 | 33.9 | 41.1 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.2 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.4 | 86 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.3 | 98.7 | 97.4 | 78.4 | 83 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.4 | 97.4 | 78.4 | 81 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.4 | 99 | 90.6 | 54.6 | 99 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.6 | 54.6 | 87.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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