Lexar Portable Series USB3

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

High performance, Inexpensive, High quality, Unique design
High performance, Inexpensive, High quality, Unique design
Integrates well with Lexar Workflow products, LEDs indicate remaining capacity at a glance, Reasonably speedy

Cons:

Random bandwidth performance could be better, Warranty could be longer
Random bandwidth performance could be better, Warranty could be longer, I recommend Lexar Portable SSD 256GB to all users who need really fast mobile storage for daily work. It's fast, small and light so is perfect if you have to carry your work with you...

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Last revision on April 13, 2018

Reviewers Liked

High performance, Inexpensive, High quality, Unique design
High performance, Inexpensive, High quality, Unique design
Integrates well with Lexar Workflow products, LEDs indicate remaining capacity at a glance, Reasonably speedy

Reviewers Didn't Like

Random bandwidth performance could be better, Warranty could be longer
Random bandwidth performance could be better, Warranty could be longer, I recommend Lexar Portable SSD 256GB to all users who need really fast mobile storage for daily work. It's fast, small and light so is perfect if you have to carry your work with you
Bulky, unimaginative design, 512GB maximum capacity

Expert reviews and ratings

Classy portable SSD that comes in 256GB or 512GB...

By TopNewReview on April 02, 2018

We have not really talked about price in this review, only performance. This is one of the Lexar Portable SSDs main selling point, other than the performance. Having looked at various online re-sellers, including Amazon, the Lexar Portable SSD is...

By hardwareslave.com on January 01, 2017

Lexar Portable SSD is a simple product. It's a portable SSD in compact design and offers fast read and write speed. And, those are the ones that matter when purchasing a portable drive. It can be carried around easily and the high capacity of 512GB...

By Craving Tech on May 20, 2016

Back to the portable SSD we have a product which feels durable, it is a plastic casing however it assembled in a way that it feels solid and the finish is decent. The components inside are of course Micron branded, Lexar (and Crucials) parent company...

By HardwareHeaven on March 10, 2016

The peppy Lexar Portable SSD integrates well with the company's Professional Workflow product line. But consumers who want a svelte drive or high-capacity options will have to look elsewhere. Read...

By Computer Shopper on February 01, 2016

Sure, we treated the external and portable storage device more like a solid state drive than we did an external USB drive, which is fairly more intensive in terms of testing. Frankly, it proved that it deserves to be classified more as a SSD than your...

By thessdreview.com on January 26, 2016

SSD manufacturers aren't just content with manufacturing internal SSDs for consumers to use in the PCs, Macs, gaming consoles, etc. Now they have entered the portable storage market with a slew of options of portable SSDs. Lexar aren't ones to be left...

By geeklingo.net on September 13, 2017

Lexar Portable SSD is high capacity storage which provides the best performance in mobile devices. As I mentioned earlier, I wish to see higher random transfers but it's something I can live without as mobile storage need faster sequential bandwidth in...

By funkykit.com on February 15, 2016