Solid-State Drives

Samsung bulks up its fastest SSD.

11 expert reviews

A notable performance improvement over the WD Black SN850 with the added bonus of fitting inside a PlayStation 5. WD still isn’t including hardware encryption, and the 4TB model has no heatsink option, but in other respects, this is a good upgrade.

11 expert reviews

Corsair are keeping up the development of their M.2 2230 drive line and the latest offering, the 2TB MP600 Mini, uses the latest Phison DRAM-less controller design and is their fastest 2230 drive to date, rated officially at 7,000MB/s and 6,200MB/s for...

12 expert reviews

The Samsung 990 Pro is an absolutely stellar M.2 SSD for both professional users and gamers alike. With solid capacities at a fair price and the fastest read/write performance of any PCIe 4.0 SSD we’ve tested, this SSD should definitely be at the top...

16 expert reviews

Though not the swiftest of USB drives, the small, rugged Samsung T5 Evo compensates with up to 8TB of affordable capacity. If you’re not in a hurry you’ll love the space it provides for your stuff.

6 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

The Crucial T700 is an exceptionally well-rounded PCIe 5.0 SSD. It doesn’t exactly blow the barn doors off in terms of random 4K performance, but it’s comparable to pretty much every PCIe 5.0 drive at this price point. The T700 comes with some...

5 expert reviews

As an M.2 2230 drive, Crucial's P310 is pretty much king of the hill, but in its 2280 form it has more competition both in terms of performance and pricing. That said, Crucial has given it every chance with a pretty competitive price tag.

2 expert reviews

Corsair's latest member of the MP600 series offers good all-round performance and the heatsink keeps the drive safe when under load, but it is in a highly competitive market segment with faster drives around the same price point so a little bit of...

5 expert reviews

The WD Black SN850 remains one of the most popular NVMe SSDs of all time and it’s easy to see why. While not quite the absolute fastest Gen 4.0 drive of its time, this model (complete with a heatsink) offers excellent gaming performance and sequential...

13 expert reviews

It won't set pulses racing, but the 870 Evo gives an old PC a new lease of life with no grumbling

12 expert reviews

An undoubtedly fast external SSD but was it wise to release it with USB 4.0 just around the corner?

9 expert reviews

A new flagship design of the Crucial X-series, the X10 Pro brings security, resilience and performance improvements at a price. The buying public might well conclude that the X8 and X6 are great drives at a tempting price, and the X10 Pro looks...

6 expert reviews | 135 user reviews

Other than its ability to handle harsher treatment, there seem to be few obvious improvements over the original T7 design. That Samsung made it more robust but kept the same warrant period tells a story.

31 expert reviews

The PNY XLR8 CS3140 is a consistently fast performer at a competitive price point, especially at the 1TB sweet spot. Whether you’re making the jump to NVMe Gen 4.0 for the first time, or are looking for a reliable secondary drive in your machine,...

6 expert reviews

Another contender enters the ring.

2 expert reviews

A very easy-to-configure and use NAS from Asustor, made practical by the recent drops in NVMe drives. If those price drops continue and NVMe drives get bigger, this could soon be one of the best NAS drives to own.

2 expert reviews

The Samsung 850 Pro combines impressive performance levels with the market’s best endurance rating and warranty. But if you don't require that level of protection, then the 2TB 850 Evo offers equivalent performance for less.

53 expert reviews | 3321 user reviews

The latest Crucial MX500 SSD is as quick as you might expect, and the larger capacities also last longer. But it's the low price that is likely to tempt you. Here's our review.

24 expert reviews | 18 user reviews

The new Samsung 980 Pro SSD embraces PCIe 4.0 bandwidth for even greater speeds, but it isn't all good news. Find out why in our full review

14 expert reviews

Samsung has unexpectedly launched a Plus model of its 970 EVO SSD. We investigate why and see how good it is in our full review.

17 expert reviews | 17 user reviews

The 750 SE is mostly a production cost exercise that has had the knock-on effect of negatively impacting the smaller capacities write performance. It might be a few dollars cheaper than its predecessor but is still too expensive compared to other brands.

19 expert reviews

WD_Black SN770 costs Rs 14,000 for 1TB storage capacity and for the asking price, it offers really impressive performance, thermal management and support. The drive undoubtedly is one of the best PCI Gen 4 compatible drives in the market and it also...

4 expert reviews

Value that can be beat

8 expert reviews

Samsung’s T7 is a very compact, fast-performing drive and this latest Shield version brings added protection against water, dust and accidental drops.

3 expert reviews

Kitguru says: With the number of NAS units appearing with NVMe M.2 slots for cache drives getting ever larger, the need for drives that can cope with the demands of a 24/7 workload environment increases. WD’s Red SN700 is a drive that has been built...

5 expert reviews