Lexar Professional NM700 M.2 NVMe SSD Announced

by Lyle Smith May 20, 2020

written by Lyle Smith May 20, 2020

Lexar has announced the new Lexar Professional NM700 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD to its portfolio of SSD solutions. The NM700 supports the PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe interface and features 3D NAND flash, which blends a mix of affordability, performance, and efficiency.

Lexar Professional NM700

Designed for a range of media professionals like videographers, photographers, and designers, Lexar quotes the NM700 with sequential transfer speeds up to 3,500MB/s read and 2,000MB/s write, and random speeds up to 332,000 IOPS read and 275,000 IOPS write. Moreover, the Lexar NM700 features Low-Density Parity Check error code correction technology, which promotes more reliable data transfers by fixing data errors before they show any symptoms of slowdowns.

Lexar Professional NM700 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD Specifications

Capacity	256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Form Factor	M.2 2280
Interface	PCIe Gen3x4
Speed	256GB: sequential read up to 3500MB/s read, sequential write up to 1200MB/s, IOPS up to 200/242K 512GB: sequential read up to 3500MB/s read, sequential write up to 2000MB/s, IOPS up to 332/275K 1TB: sequential read up to 3500MB/s read, sequential write up to 2000MB/s, IOPS up to 293/272K
NAND flash	3D TLC
Environment	Operating Temperature: 0° 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	256GB: 150TB, 512GB: 300TB, 1TB: 600TB
DWPD	256GB: 0.32, 512GB: 0.32, 1TB: 0.32
MTBF	1,500,000 Hours
Dimensions (L x W x H)	80 x 22 x 2.25 mm / 3.15” x 0.87” x 0.09”
Weight	9g
Warranty	Five-year limited warranty

Availability and pricing

The Lexar Professional NM700 NVMe SSD is slated for a US release some time next month and will be priced at $79.99 (256 GB), $110.99 (512 GB), and $199.99 (1 TB).

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