Lexar NQ100 240GB SATA III 2.5"
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong endurance (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average capacity (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average speed (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 240 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 84 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar NQ100 | Crucial T500 | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | SanDisk Optimus 5100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 240GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| 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 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,100 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | QLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | false | true | - |
| Endurance | 84 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar NQ100 | 20.2 | 22.3 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 68 | 77.3 | 0 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91 | 96.3 | 98.9 | 54.9 | 82.9 | 95 | 57.5 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72 | 90.2 | 78.8 | 78.4 | 82.9 | 95 | 56.8 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 86.5 | 95.2 | 78.8 | 54.9 | 88 | 95 | 55.7 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 83.5 | 96.6 | 93.6 | 78.4 | 85.9 | 46.6 | 60.4 |
| SanDisk Optimus 5100 Compare | 86.5 | 95.2 | 14.6 | 54.9 | 95.2 | 86.8 | 53.7 |
Price
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