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Lexar NS100
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND MLC
Endurance 128 TBW
39 Overall Score
Price CA$80
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong feature (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
- Below average speed (20th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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72/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 128 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar NS100 | Crucial T700 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X | SK Hynix Platinum P41 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 11,700 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 128 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar NS100 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 71.8 | 17.2 | 73.6 | 45.8 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 95.6 | 96.6 | 97.4 | 54.8 | 94.8 | 82.3 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.4 | 54.8 | 87.3 | 96.3 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 70.4 | 89.5 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 83 | 99.7 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.6 | 92.2 | 93.7 | 54.8 | 87.9 | 96.3 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82.5 | 96.4 | 93.7 | 78.6 | 86 | 56.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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