Lexar Blaze Portable Gaming SSD Review

How Much Does it Cost?

Coming in at $129.99 on Amazon US and £166 on Amazon UK, it’s not the cheapest, but for convenience, it’s pretty unbeatable, the addition of two included cables, the stand and a travel case help to offset the price a bit and make it a good option if you just want something to work out of the box on any device.

Overview

The performance was what we expected, matching with the advertised speeds in certain workloads is always nice to see, given that what the drive is plugged into makes a big difference to performance. Evaluating the drive is pretty simple then, it does what it advertises, is well-made with high-quality materials and includes everything you could need to use it.

Where would you use this though? The answer is pretty simple since most people would want to use internal storage for their gaming PC, we know that it’s not meant to be a permanent fixture on a computer. However, despite this, there are still many places this can be useful. For modern consoles it’s a very easy way to expand your storage since it’s plug-and-play, it could also come out cheaper than the official options. You may also want to use this type of drive if you frequent gaming cafés, the likes of which are very popular in Asian countries but do make appearances in the West. For us, this drive can be useful as extra game storage that can be easily moved from one system to another when we need to test a game on multiple systems

Should I Buy One?

If you only ever game at your desk or mostly buy physical copies of games on a console, then there are better options for you that will either perform better in a more permanent setting or cost less. But for those people who game on multiple systems, or have a lot of digital console games, or even like to game at internet cafés, then this drive could be the exact type of thing you are looking for. The included cables and travel case make it particularly appealing to those who go to cafés as it gives you the option to bring even more games with you so that you aren’t limited by what the system can store.