Looks best price for 1tb portable ssd. Even the speed mentioned is also amazing
Capacity : 1TB (1000GB)
Read : 950MB/s
Write : 900MB/s
System Supported : Mac OSX 10.6+, Windows 10/7/8
Interface : USB 3.1 Type C (Include USB Type-C to Type-A)
Lexar SL100 Pro 1TB USB-C Portable External SSD for $219 + Shipping @ PC Byte
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JustNotGod on 21/04/2020 - 09:30 pcbyte.com.au (403 clicks)
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I saw "costly" somewhere in that article and retreated back into my frugal fortress
thanks for posting this - not well reviewed at 2 1/2 stars in august last year.
"Lexar’s SL100 Pro packs NVMe goodness into a sleek and stylish portable package. With speeds of up to 950/900 MBps read/write, it's capable of 4K media editing and most other tasks. But write speeds can degrade to 180 MBps during large transfers. Considering its price is about double the SATA-based competition, most users are better off seeking alternatives."
In favor of this deal, its price at the time of review was US$270, so prices are down down down as they say.Yes. I read that review before posting and biggest negative was price, so I thought at AUD 219 its worth considering .
It's okay if you have ways to take advantage of its USB 3.1 gen 2 sequential read/write speed around 950/900 MB/s. To do so, you will need a source drive that's m.2 NVMe SSD. For people with Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.1 gen 2 continues to be an interface which provides somewhat better than an USB 3.1 gen 1 SSD, but somewhat a compromise. Also, makers of USB 3.1 gen 2 SSDs do cut corners.
Just like all USB 3.1 gen 2 portable SSDs, the sustained write on this is average: 223 MB/s (TLC average - somewhat on the slightly lower side as the review pointed out). There is no point for them to do heavy optimisation on these because USB 3.1 gen 2 bandwidth just doesn't make any marketing sense to do so (Thunderbolt 3 SSDs will easily crush them).
That's the thing with USB 3.1 gen 2 devices. They kind of make sense and they kinda don't. Putting a SATA SSD seems to be a waste (though some makers do). For makers using NVMe based drives, they just put in an average or below average NVMe SSD with no cool features or optimisation. If 950/900 sequential is important to you, then I guess the price is okay.
@netsurfer: Thanks for giving such a detailed understanding 🙏🏻. I just wanted something super potable to go with MBP 2019 for space compliment, photo and video editing. Already bought one, hope it will solve the purpose
@JustNotGod: MBP, that explains it. Well, in that case, it is a sensible choice. Thunderbolt 3 SSDs are far too expensive.
Seagate 1Tb is $199. No bargain here.
The adapter itself is worth $20 at least.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy an m.2 drive and put it in a USB C enclosure?
At this price, I don't think you'd be saving much, but you would have the flexibility of an enclosure and obviously a choice of better drives
No cost effective m.2 NVMe USB 3.1 gen 2 enclosure around as far as I know.
A lot of USB 3.1 gen 1 m.2 SATA enclosures, but then you might as well go for cheap $7-$9 USB 3.1 SATA enclosure or cable.
Just get from shoppingexpress for $158 + shipping and buy some random enclosure. (https://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/lexar-ns100-1tb-550mb…).
This is a SATA drive whereas the deal has an NVME drive and there's a substantial max speed difference
For anyone thinking of using one of these on their Switch - don't. The real-world performance just isn't there.
Spend the extra coin and get a Samsung T5 of the same size.
Since you mentioned real-world performance, did you have ownership of both at one stage?
Yes, and I owned both concurrently for a short period of time. :-)
The read-write times on the Lexar were almost as bad as the old Shintaro SSD I'd been experimenting with. An initial load of XCI file off the Samsung was easily 20-30% faster than the Lexar and appreciably faster during mid-game level/asset loads.
The Lexar as pensioned-off as soon as I transferred all my content to the Samsung.
Transfer speeds of up to 420MB/s, which is laughable even for a SATA based SSD
Got one thanks op.
This is a Nvme portable ssds, hence a lot faster than other sata portables (500 vs 900mbs).The only issue with Nvme portables is thermal design. This one will throttle after 6 minutes of use.
alternative option is Nvme enclosure and add your own ssd, but again thermal will always be an issue, and with the enclosure you'll never get more than 1000mbs writeImo it's worth the money given the small form factor and discounted price.
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