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Unlike last year, no teeny-tiny 2230 form factor drives get a look in this year. Obviously, handheld gaming PCs are no less popular, but internal NVMe SSDs have simply had a stronger showing this year ...

The appearance of the solid-state drive on the scene was a big moment for our home PCs. Compared with the spinning hard drives that preceded them, they were smaller, faster, less prone to mechanical ...

Most computers and storage drives still use the common SATA or PCIe 3.0 interfaces to sling your bits of data around, but if you’re lucky enough to own a relatively modern PC, you might be able to ...

SSDs, i.e. solid state drives, have completely changed the computing experience over the last decade. These wondrous storage devices have sped up previously ponderous boot times to a point bordering ...

With so many new components hitting the market, and the excitement of building a new PC for whatever your needs may be, we wanted to provide an updated list of the best SSDs to help complete any new ...

Dump that poky portable hard drive! External solid-state drives are faster and more affordable than ever. Check out our top-rated SSDs, plus detailed advice on how to buy the right one for you. Since ...

SSDs Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC SSDs Best external SSDs for gaming in 2025: These are the portable drives I'd use for backups, game libraries, ...

Now, as the year winds down, we’re facing price spikes for memory and storage that are unlike anything I’ve seen in two ...

The Prime Big Deal Days event is on its second and last day, and there are still Prime Day SSD deals to be had on Amazon for your PC or PS5. SSD prices are generally higher in 2024 than they were in ...