The Lexar Portable SSD is aimed at anyone who wants a compact sized large capacity storage that’s fast and doesn’t have an external power supply. It’s also USB 3.0 which means you’ll get all the internal SSD performance without much or any of a USB bottleneck.
The Lexar Portable SSD is sold in 256GB and 512GB sizes, we’ll be testing the larger 512GB drive today.
There’s not much in the box, the drive and the USB 3.0 cable. It’s very light in weight, coming in at an impressive 62 grams for the drive on its own. In case you are wondering, the front has an activity light which also serves as a power light and capacity lights. These switch on progressively when the storage is filling up with your files.
Lexar Portable SSD 512GB Storage Review
Package - 8
Performance - 8
Price - 7.5
Consumer Experience - 7.5
7.8
The Lexar Portable SSD is a fast drive, and it is small and compact enough to fit in your pocket. At 62 grams, without the cable, it's also not going to cause a lot of backpack or suitcase issues. There are plenty of portable SSD's out here, and unless you are transporting a sizable back up, you need to consider an SSD external drive, and this is where the Lexar Portable SSD comes good. It's fast enough to be impressive and it's cheap enough to be affordable.
