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Lexar Portable SSD SATA III
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor External
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
Endurance 256 TBW
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong affordability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong endurance (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average speed (20th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th 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 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 256 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar Portable SSD | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 256 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar Portable SSD | 20.4 | 22.3 | 14.7 | 34.7 | 74.3 | 87.1 | 78.9 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 94 | 92.5 | 94 | 95.3 | 8.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.3 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 10.4 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 86 | 77.3 | 11.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.4 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 9, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall42.7
- Budget85.8
- Gaming21.1
- Laptop20.7
- Console12.7
- Portable56.6
- Workstation39.5
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