Lexar Play 2280 SE review: An attractive, fast SSD—but not on PS5

Here is a 183-word summary of the news article: The Lexar Play 2280 SE is an attractive, fast SSD with a stylized heatsink design. Priced at $225 for a 4TB capacity, it offers decent write performance for its class. However, it trails the older Lexar Play 2280 in many areas, particularly with random operations. While the Play 2280 SE will work in the PlayStation 5, the console's lack of support for host memory buffer (HMB) means it won't perform as well as DRAM-based designs. The article cautions that Lexar is marketing the HMB drive as suitable for PS5, which may be misleading. In PC tests, the Play 2280 SE exhibited strong sustained throughput but slower random performance compared to the older model. It also had compatibility issues with a PCIe 5.0 adapter card. Overall, the article recommends the Play 2280 SE for PC use, giving it 4 stars, but only 3.5 stars for the PlayStation 5 due to its limitations.