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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 $60
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
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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 T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 | 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 | 6,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | MLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | false | true | - |
| Endurance | 128 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 640 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 T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.4 | 96.1 | 99 | 54.8 | 83 | 96.3 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 70.4 | 89.5 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 83 | 99.7 |
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare | 86 | 94.8 | 78.5 | 54.8 | 87.9 | 96.3 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82.5 | 96.4 | 93.7 | 78.6 | 86 | 56.6 |
| Kingston NV3 SNV3SM3/2T0 Compare | 75.8 | 60.5 | 53.4 | 78.6 | 68.7 | 90.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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