Lexar NS100 2.5” SATA III 6Gb/s Internal 512GB SSD, Solid State Drive, Up To 550MB/s Read, for Laptop, Desktop Computer/PC (LNS100-512AMZN)

I recently upgraded my home PC and picked up the Lexar NQ100 2.5” SATA III 960GB SSD as a backup drive. I've been running it via a USB 3.0 enclosure rather than internally, and I'm genuinely impressed with its performance.The speeds are excellent, consistently hitting up to 540MB/s read and 500MB/s write. This makes transferring large files a breeze. The build quality feels very similar to a Samsung Evo, which is a testament to its solid construction.What truly sets this SSD apart is its incredible price. Under £40 for a near 1TB SSD is amazing value. Additionally, the rated write endurance is listed at 168TB (which equates to approximately 96GB per day for five years). This is more than enough for average users who use their PCs for web browsing, document editing, light gaming, and general tasks. Or, like myself, need a back-up drive. If you're a content creator (video editing, graphic design), frequently perform large backups, or run data-intensive applications, you might prefer an SSD with a higher TBW rating for your main drive.If you are looking for a budget friendly drive that does not sacrifice speed or build quality, this is the drive for you.

Good performance and an easy installation for someone with some experience. Massive upgrade in speed and matches the normal spinning hard drives in laptops so will fit as a straight swap. Just remember you need to copy your current drive to this drive first before you fit it. Unless of course you are reinstalling or replacing defective components.

Picked this up to give my Raspberry Pi 3B a speed boost over the usual microSD route. Windows recognised it straight away during prep (as always, a new disk needs initialising), and once the OS was configured, the Pi handled it without issue.The difference in speed is very noticeable—boots quicker, runs smoother, and just generally feels snappier. If you're using a Pi 4 with USB 3.0, I imagine the performance gain would be even better.Packaging was fine—nothing flashy, but protected well enough. I dropped it into a 3D-printed caddy and perched the Pi on top, connected via a SATA-to-USB cable. Works a treat. Great little drive for the price.

The Lexar NQ100 SSD is a great budget SSD for storing files and games, or replacing an old hard drive to increase speeds. I used this to replace an old hard drive in my laptop, and I definitely felt the speed improvements. The compact 2.5 inch size means it can be used for many use cases, and I heard no noticeable noise coming from the SSD - it was considerably quieter than a hard drive! 240GB might not be enough storage to use it as a primary drive, but it is still great value and I would recommend!

Easy to format. Used to indtall an older OS externally on a Mac using an SSD to USB cable. Very fast considering it works via USB bus. Doesn’t heat up too much. Didn’t require an enclosure just zip tied to the foot of the iMac. Couldn’t ask for more for the price. Excellent.

Good item fast service

I like the Lexar brand, it was really well priced and runs really well, with good speed. Have had a several lexar drives and all have been good so far.

Bought with Prime on a same day delivery. Used as a boot drive on an older HP Windows 10 machine. Cloned the original HDD to this new SSD using Macrium Reflect Disk Imaging And Backup (cloning) software. Took an hour to copy. Installed as sole main boot drive, and PC now boots <10 seconds. Marked improvement on the 2 minutes it took the original drive. Pleased. Enough time left for a swift half down the pub.