Lexar this week launched its first exterior SSDs that includes a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C interface. The SL100 Pro drives are light-weight, miniature, and supply a learn velocity of as much as 950 MB/s, maxing out capabilities of the interface.
Lexar’s Professional SL100 Pro Portable SSDs can be accessible in 250 GB (LSL100P-250RB), 500 GB (LSL100P-500RB), and 1 TB (LSL100P-1TRB) configurations, concentrating on prospects with completely different necessities. The drives are set to supply as much as 950 MB/s sequential learn velocity in addition to as much as 900 MB/s sequential write velocity, however Lexar doesn’t specify whether or not all of the SSDs within the lineup function such speeds, or solely the 1 TB model does. The drives are bus powered and have a USB Type-C connector, but the producer will ship them each with a USB-C to USB-C in addition to a USB-C to USB-A cable.
Measuring 73.4×55×10.eight mm and weighing roughly 70.5 grams, the SL100 Pro Portable SSDs are as glossy as many high-capacity USB flash drives, but their efficiency is significantly greater. Meanwhile, the SSDs are available an aluminum chassis that may stand up to vibrations and drops. They are licensed to to work in a temperature vary between 0° and 70°C. Lexar may also provide DataVault Lite program with the Professional SL100 Pro Portable SSDs to encrypt recordsdata utilizing AES-256 for max safety.
Lexar already lists its SL100 Pro exterior SSDs on its web site, so anticipate them to develop into accessible shortly. Prices are unknown, however we do know that the drives are lined by a three-year guarantee.
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Source: Lexar (by way of Hermitage Akihabara)