Overview
- Lexar unveiled the Muse at IFA in Berlin on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, presenting the drive as a mobile‑first, card‑like external SSD tied to the company’s 30th‑anniversary showcase.
- The Muse measures about 3.8 mm at its thickest point and tapers to 1 mm at the edge and achieves that profile by dropping a standard USB‑C port in favor of a SnapLink magnetic pogo‑pin connector and N52 magnets.
- Lexar quotes read speeds up to 1,050 MB/s and write speeds up to 1,000 MB/s, says the Muse will support direct Apple ProRes 4K recording up to 120 fps on compatible iPhones, and plans 512 GB and 1 TB models for Q4 2026 with pricing not announced.
- Reviewers and coverage note clear trade‑offs to reach the thin form: reliance on a proprietary cable that could be lost or knocked off, and a magnetic sleeve that adds noticeable thickness when mounting to a phone, with real‑world compatibility depending on specific USB‑C iPhone models and cases.
- Alongside the Muse, Lexar showed developing AI storage concepts — Gen5 SSD and Storage Stick ideas using a 5 nm SPU and Luma Bridge software to target up to ~11 GB/s for local AI models — but those technologies were presented as concepts rather than shipping products.