Testseek.com have collected 27 expert reviews of the Lexar SL100 Pro USB3.1 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lexar SL100 Pro USB3.1.
April 2020
(80%)
27 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
62 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
80010027
The editors liked
Brushed Aluminum case
Fast Data Transfers
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Support
Two USB Cable Options
Unparalleled durability
50 cents per gig of storage (not too bad) for an external SSD drive
Super Compact Size
Performance meets the advertised Specs
Sturdy construction
3 year warranty
High transfer speeds
Excellent sequential writes
Durable high-quality metal shell
No mechanical components inside
Clean design
AES hardware encryption
Activity indicator
3-year warranty
USB-C cable and Type-A adapter included
Resistant to fingerp
Durable Brushed Aluminum Enclosure
Compact Size & Weight
Near Excellent Performance (Up To 950MB/s Read & 900MB/s Write)
AES 256 Hardware Encryption
Just 10.8mm Thick
3 Year Limited Warranty
Sleek aesthetics
Impressivemedia file transfer/editing performance
Small and light
Includes activity light
Both USB Type-C and USB Type-A cables provided
Three-year warranty
Solid cost per gigabyte
Solid design
Small form factor
256-bit AES encryption
The editors didn't like
Short USB cables
Activity light is on the edge you don't normally see
Cables are extremely short
Final Thoughts
The Lexar SL100 Pro is a super compact portable SSD that easily fits in your pocket. Don't dismiss its small size though
As it comes with some blazing transfer speeds. Posting 950 MB/s read and 900 MB/s speeds
Low random IO read performance
Could be a bit cheaper
Largest capacity is 1 TB
No IP water-resistance rating
No DRAM cache
20 Gbps USB 3.2x2 not supported
Included cables are very short
Only Available In 500GB/1TB Capacities
Costly
Short cables
DataVault not available in the US at the time of writing
There is a lot to purchase and choose from within this category and the 99 USD price bracket. The 500GB SL100 Pro fits exactly that budget, and that said, it's priced a bit to high, it'll probably need to drop 10 maybe 20 bucks to remain competitive as th...
High transfer speeds, Excellent sequential writes, Durable high-quality metal shell, No mechanical components inside, Clean design, AES hardware encryption, Activity indicator, 3-year warranty, USB-C cable and Type-A adapter included, Resistant to fingerp
Low random IO read performance, Could be a bit cheaper, Largest capacity is 1 TB, No IP water-resistance rating, No DRAM cache, 20 Gbps USB 3.2x2 not supported, Included cables are very short
The Lexar SL100 Pro 500 GB currently retails for $100. High transfer speeds Excellent sequential writes Durable high-quality metal shell No mechanical components inside Clean design AES hardware encryption Activity indicator 3-year warranty USB-C cable a...
Published: 2020-03-30, Author: Chris , review by: funkykit.com
50 cents per gig of storage (not too bad) for an external SSD drive, Super Compact Size, Performance meets the advertised Specs, Sturdy construction, 3 year warranty
Cables are extremely short, Final Thoughts, The Lexar SL100 Pro is a super compact portable SSD that easily fits in your pocket. Don't dismiss its small size though, as it comes with some blazing transfer speeds. Posting 950 MB/s read and 900 MB/s speeds
The Lexar SL100 Pro is a super compact portable SSD that easily fits in your pocket. Don't dismiss its small size though, as it comes with some blazing transfer speeds. Posting 950 MB/s read and 900 MB/s speeds all day long. This drive performed consiste...
Solid design, Small form factor, 256-bit AES encryption, 3-year warranty
None that we found
When it comes to these super-fast portable drives most of them are going to have around the same performance. The three USB 3.1 gen 2 drives that we've tested so far perform pretty much the same and trade blows in our tests. They are only beat out by the...
Brushed Aluminum case, Fast Data Transfers, USB 3.1 Gen 2 Support, Two USB Cable Options, Unparalleled durability
Short USB cables, Activity light is on the edge you don't normally see
As with anything computer related there is always a purpose for why the item was created or why certain components are assembled together. Flash drives started as a floppy drive replacement and quickly became the preferred method for transferring and back...
When you type in ‘portable SSD 1TB' into Amazon over 150 product results come back. Finding the right portable drive can be a chore, but thankfully there are many drives available from known brands like Lexar. This is our first time using a product from t...
Abstract: External bus-powered storage devices have grown both in storage capacity as well as speeds over the last decade. Thanks to rapid advancements in flash technology (including the advent of 3D NAND and NVMe) as well as faster host interfaces (such as Thunder...
Costly, Short cables, DataVault not available in the US at the time of writing, Slow direct-to-TLC write speed
Lexar's SL100 Pro packs NVMe goodness into a sleek and stylish portable package. With speeds of up to 950/900 MBps read/write, it's capable of 4K media editing and most other tasks. But write speeds can degrade to 180 MBps during large transfers. Consider...
