Lexar has unveiled two new transportable SSD (Stable-State Drives) as a part of a strategic partnership with Silicon Movement. Revealed at CES 2024, the collaboration goals to spice up the competitiveness of Lexar’s transportable options by combining its self-developed storage merchandise with Silicon Movement’s controller chips.
The primary product to emerge from this partnership is the Lexar SL500 transportable SSD.
With learn and write speeds of as much as 2000 MB/s and 1800 MB/s, respectively, the SL500 is powered by Silicon Movement’s transportable SSD controllers. It may be used with a wide range of gadgets, together with laptops, cameras, and cell gadgets. Notably, it helps Apple Log video recording in 4K 60FPS ProRes format on the iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max.
The second product is the Lexar ARMOR 700. This boasts storage capacities starting from 1TB to 4TB, with learn and write speeds of as much as 2000MB/s. The ARMOR 700, protected by a rugged rubber exterior and an IP66 ranking towards mud and water harm, is designed to be extremely sturdy. It additionally affords a 3-meter drop resistance, guaranteeing the protection of information even in sudden conditions.
And there is extra
Each new gadgets make the most of Silicon Movement’s transportable SSD single-chip controller resolution, which mixes built-in {hardware}, software program, and information safety features. They’re geared up with a USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface and 4 NAND channels.
As well as, the corporate additionally introduced the Skilled SL600 Transportable SSD (in 512GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities), and SL660 BLAZE Gaming Transportable SSD (in 512GB and 1TB capacities). These are each already listed on Lexar’s website.
Regardless of the spectacular options, it is a disgrace that none of Lexar’s new gadgets include USB4 or Thunderbolt 4. This might be a missed alternative for Lexar in its bid to seize a much bigger chunk of the skilled transportable SSD market.
No phrase on pricing or availability in the mean time, however Lexar intends to launch these merchandise within the first quarter of 2024.
