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Lexar NQ100 SSD 1920GB 2.5” SATA III Internal Solid State Drive, Up to 550MB/s - Sold by Amazon US
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Lexar NQ100 SSD 1920GB 2.5” SATA III Internal Solid State Drive, Up to 550MB/s Read (LNQ100X1920-RNNNU)
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$50 SSD tested - Lexar NQ100 480GB Solid State Drive Review
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- Upgrade your laptop or desktop computer for faster startups, data transfers, and application loads
- Sequential read speeds up to 550MB/s
- Experience better performance and reliability than with a traditional hard drive
- Shock and vibration resistant with no moving parts
- [1920GB] 672TBW.Three-year limited
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$50 SSD tested - Lexar NQ100 480GB Solid State Drive Review
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Edited by a community support team member, 11 August 2023
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sorted byIn a 'similar' vain, you don't get such in the pen drive 'world'.
Eg. 5GB, or 7GB pen drives, instead of either 4GB, or 8GB instead - or for that matter, 115GB, or 125GB pen drives, as opposed to 64GB, or 128GB instead, as well as ...
And pen drives, and SSD's are built upon the same tech - if not arguably the exact same tech altogether, etc.
Simply put, how is it that one is able to buy a 120GB SSD drive off the bat, but, to date (that is), you're STILL unable to buy yourself an 120GB pen drive for the sake of it?
Maybe it's just me but, I thought the binary 8Bit rule's still applied, regardless, etc?
Or ...
I'm a bit Confused.com me, hehehe.
They are not the same tech, or at least not the same design philosophy. SSDs always reserve spare capacity to subsitutue cells that fail over time - so in reality that 1920GB drive is probably 8x256GB chips, with 128GB reserved as spare capacity. Pen drives don't do that, because typically they don't see anywhere near as much use as proper SSDs - these should work fine even after 100TB written to them, a typical pen drive would fail long before that point.
The truth about high-tech is that time and use proves quality, NOT expensive PR campaigns. Apple, for instance, has the (purposely) worst quality of manufacturing, to ensure their gear, once out of warranty, will likely require either VERY expensive repair or replacement.
This Lexar SSD will use the cheapest flash made in a third-hand fabrication factory. But so long as the tech is well tested, and the controller and firmware sound (which is likely, since they will use untweaked reference code, and a long established chip), it should be quite reliable.
Is this fueled by the deflation hitting China atm, or just over production & market saturation? (edited)
Surely it makes more sense to wait until you do (and it will almost certainly be cheaper!). Prices are still decreasing and supposedly will continue to do so.
That review is just a little bit suspect (added by a mod I presume), one of the 'Pro's was the endurance, which is odd seeing as it's a low endurance QLC drive.
Personally I'd spend £8 more on a TLC drive -
amazon.co.uk/Sil…8-5 (edited)
techpowerup.com/ssd…600
What capacity are you after?