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Lexar SL500 1TB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Read Speed 2,000 MB/s
43 Overall Score
Price CA$350
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1800 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar SL500 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Crucial T710 | Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,000 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar SL500 | 48.8 | 3.5 | 33.6 | 55.4 | 57.3 | 43.1 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88.1 | 9.7 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.1 | 9.2 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 10.7 |
| Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 Compare | 93.5 | 88.6 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 76.9 | 15.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$350
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.9
- Budget63.9
- Gaming27.8
- Laptop20.3
- Console17.9
- Portable63.1
- Workstation40.9
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