Lexar Professional Go review

Design

The SSD and hub are separate pieces, so their size and protection claims need to stay separate too. Lexar rates the SSD IP65 and for a controlled one-meter drop; that does not make the connected hub, phone or exposed connections weatherproof. The five-year limited warranty also excludes damage from those environmental incidents.

The hub kit adds a cold-shoe adapter and extra connector accessories. Those are useful when the phone is part of a larger camera rig. The standalone version is simpler when storage is the only connection needed.

Connectivity

The hub accommodates the SSD, host device, an accessory and power within a compact arrangement. Its ports have jobs to do; they should not be read as four additional unrestricted storage connections. External power can be particularly useful for a longer recording session that would otherwise depend entirely on the phone battery.

StorageReview found that the direct USB-C connection could loosen, with thick cases making the fit less dependable. That observation supports using the supplied mounting accessories and a carefully arranged connection when movement is involved, rather than treating the tiny plug-in drive as mechanically secured. ¹

Lexar documents supported ProRes 4K60 recording, but its current US page still says iPhone 17 compatibility testing is in progress. Confirm the exact phone and application. Apple also requires an appropriate cable, exFAT and sufficient sustained writing and power compatibility; password-encrypted drives are not supported for its external ProRes workflow.

Performance

A 10 Gb/s interface is appropriate to the Go’s compact recording role. It will not deliver the desktop peak rates of a 20 Gb/s SSD, but those figures alone do not determine whether a particular recording mode works. Format, application support and uninterrupted writing matter together.

StorageReview’s original 2TB sample recorded roughly 976 MB/s reads and 930 MB/s writes in Blackmagic. The article does not identify the benchmark host, and this short test is not a whole-drive recording endurance result. It is useful evidence for that sample without extending it to every phone or recording mode. ¹

Configurations

Both 1TB and 2TB are documented in Silver and Black. Choose the hub kit if its power and accessory connections are part of the intended setup. Buying it merely to obtain the same SSD adds equipment without improving the SSD’s published transfer ceiling.

The listed 13-gram weight belongs to the SSD alone. Lexar’s original kit documentation lists 36 grams for the SSD and hub together, before the other accessories. That distinction matters when comparing a bare drive with a complete phone-mounted setup.

Alternatives

The Lexar ES5 offers magnetic mounting and a 20 Gb/s computer connection. It is worth considering when keeping a drive against the phone is more important than adding a hub.

An existing compatible USB-C SSD may already satisfy the recording requirements. The Go earns its place through the compact attachment and optional hub, rather than making every working drive obsolete.

Verdict

Choose the Professional Go with Hub when the additional connections simplify a recording setup you actually plan to use. The SSD-only version suits a smaller arrangement. In either case, check the phone’s recording requirements and secure the connection; the portability is valuable only if the setup remains dependable while recording.