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Lexar SSD
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 (19th percentile)
- Below average random (21st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 SSD | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | 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 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 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 SSD | 19.4 | 21.2 | 71.9 | 17.2 | 73.9 | 46.3 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.3 | 96 | 99.1 | 54.8 | 83.1 | 96.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.3 | 54.8 | 87.5 | 96.4 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 70.3 | 89.3 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 83.1 | 99.7 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.4 | 92.1 | 93.7 | 54.8 | 88.1 | 96.4 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82.3 | 96.4 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 86.2 | 57.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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