Lexar Announces Entry-level NS100 and NS200 2.5" SATA III Solid-State Drives
Lexar is releasing two new internal SATA III solid-state drive solutions -- the Lexar NS100 and the NS200.
The entry-level NS100 SSD is an affordable upgrade for casual users who want more performance than their hard-disk drives (HDD) can provide. It provides sequential read speeds of up to 550MB/s. The NS200 SSD is a bit faster with sequential read speeds of up to 550MB/s and and sequential write of up to 510MB/s. Both SSDs are shock and vibration resistant, plus they also feature SSD Dash management so the user can monitor their drive.
The Lexar NS100 2.5" SATA III (6Gb/s) solid-state drive will be offered in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB capacities, and the Lexar NS200 2.5" SATA III (6Gb/s) solid-state drive in 240GB, 480GB capacities, with a three-year limited warranty.
The NS100 is available Mid-September at MSRP $29.99 USD (120GB), $49.99 USD (240GB), $89.99 USD (480GB), and the NS200 is available Mid-September at MSRP $79.99 USD (240GB), $109.99 USD (480GB).
| NS100 | NS200 | |
| Color | Gray | Black |
| Capacity | 120GB 240GB 480GB | 240GB, 480GB |
| Interface | 2.5" SATA III (6Gb/s) | |
| Speed | 120-240GB sequential read up to 520MB/s 480GB sequential read up to 550MB/s |
240-480GB sequential read up to 550MB/s, write up to 510MB/s IOPS: up to 95/90K |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 70°C | |
| Storage Temperature | -40°C to 85°C | |
| Shock Resistant | 1500G, duration 0.5ms, Half Sine Wave | |
| Vibration Resistant | 10~2000Hz, 1.5mm, 20G, 1 Oct/min, 30min/axis(X,Y,Z) | |
| TBW | 120GB: 60TB, 240GB: 120TB, 480GB: 240TB | 240GB: 120TB, 480GB: 240TB |
| DWPD | 120GB: 0.46, 240GB: 0.46, 480GB: 0.46 | 240GB: 0.46, 480GB: 0.46 |
| Dimension (W x L x H) | 100.2mm x 69.85mm x 7mm / 2.75" x 3.94" x 0.28" | |
| Weight | 34g | |
