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Lexar 256GB SSD SATA III
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 520 MB/s
NAND MLC
Endurance 128 TBW
38 Overall Score
Price €57
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong endurance (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong feature (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average speed (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average random (23rd 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) | 520 |
Hardware
| NAND | MLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 128 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar 256GB SSD | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Samsung 990 EVO | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 | SanDisk Optimus SDSP51100TAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | QLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | true | - | - |
| Endurance | 128 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar 256GB SSD | 14.5 | 22.7 | 71.4 | 17.8 | 74.2 | 35.2 | 85.9 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.6 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 52.7 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 55.4 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 84 | 97 | 93.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 46.1 | 59.3 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 77.6 | 61.7 | 53.5 | 78.5 | 69.8 | 87.1 | 22.8 |
| SanDisk Optimus SDSP51100TAN Compare | 87 | 95.7 | 14.7 | 55.4 | 95.4 | 87.1 | 53.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall38.4
- Budget75.7
- Gaming22.6
- Laptop33.3
- Console10.5
- Portable7.7
- Workstation38.8
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