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Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition 512GB USB 3.2 Gen 1
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 Air Portable SSD AFA Edition | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS200T1X0M | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 390 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 3000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar Air Portable SSD AFA Edition | 3 | 3.2 | 14.3 | 34.2 | 41.7 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 85.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 82.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Compare | 91.4 | 95.9 | 53.3 | 78.3 | 87.9 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS200T1X0M Compare | 99.6 | 99.4 | 97.3 | 78.3 | 80.6 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.8 | 80.7 | 93.5 | 54.9 | 98.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$150
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Amazon 1 offer From CA$211
Price History
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