Lexar Launches High-Capacity Play 2280 SSDs for PlayStation 5
Lexar has introduced the Play 2280 SSD series, a range of solid-state drives targeted at PlayStation 5 owners who need to expand their storage. The series encompasses 4TB and 8TB models with heatsinks, making them equally well suited for installation in modern gaming PCs.
Performance and Specifications
The new drives use the PCIe 4.0 interface and support Microsoft's DirectStorage technology, which aids in speeding up data handling when the SSD is deployed in a compatible desktop PC. Performance and endurance numbers vary based on the two capacities.
4TB Lexar Play 2280 SSD
- Sequential Read Speed: 7,400 MB/s
- Sequential Write Speed: 6,500 MB/s
- Endurance Rate: 3,200 TBW (Terabytes Written)
8TB Lexar Play 2280 SSD
- Sequential Read Speed: 7,000 MB/s
- Sequential Write Speed: 6,400 MB/s
- Endurance Rate: 6,400 TBW (Terabytes Written)
Pricing and Availability
The Lexar Play 2280 SSDs are already available in the Chinese market. Suggested prices are as follows:
- 4TB model: $358
- 8TB model: $789
