The Lexar NQ100 is a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched on May 17th, 2021. It is available in capacities ranging from 240 GB to 960 GB. This page reports specifications for the 480 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Lexar NQ100 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the MAS0902A-B2C from MaxioTech, a DRAM cache is not available. Lexar has installed 96-layer QLC NAND flash on the NQ100, the flash chips are made by Micron. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are soaked up more quickly. The NQ100 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 480 MB/s write.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 56 USD. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. Lexar guarantees an endurance rating of 168 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.