Solid-State Drive Reviews

Samsung's got a winner here. Lingering concerns over NAND reliability might still push some buyers towards MLC drives, but the TLC NAND inside the 840 has proved its worth. Some of the budget 120GB drives we've examined are still great options for...

29 expert reviews | 6321 user reviews

The second-gen Kingston SSDNow V+ is a strong performer and it gets brownie points for the included upgrade kit, as well as native TRIM support. It doesn’t offer a huge jump in performance, but users won’t be disappointed. And it’s less expensive than...

26 expert reviews | 256 user reviews

The 120GB Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S3D7 internal solid-state drive (SSD) is priced to appeal to ordinary consumers but with performance that sat at the top of the enthusiasts market not so long ago. With a great price-per-GB ratio and strong...

18 expert reviews | 6580 user reviews

From the moment that we heard of the new 40GB Kingston SSD, we couldn't help but get our hopes up. Who knows if (or more likely, when) SSD drives will ever com...

68 expert reviews | 169 user reviews

Bottom Line: The rugged Adata SD700 is a good choice if you are constantly on the go and need speedy storage, but other SSDs offer even faster speeds at similar per-gigabyte costs.

8 expert reviews

If you're moving up from a hard drive, the SanDisk Ultra Plus is totally worth its price.

25 expert reviews | 987 user reviews

That puts the Seagate 600 in a great position as far as its price/performance ratio—it's a great first drive from Seagate, and hopefully a sign of things to come.

12 expert reviews | 23 user reviews

As is the case with most Apple accessories, the Mobile Drive Mg carries a noticeable price premium over other external hard disks. The

11 expert reviews

Apricorn's Aegis Fortress L3 has a sky-high cost per gigabyte of storage, but it's electronically and (pretty much) physically unbreakable. If you're looking for the ultimate in security in a portable drive, it's the Fort Knox of SSDs.

7 expert reviews | 90 user reviews

The Patriot WildFire offers significant performance gain on any computer at a premium cost.

29 expert reviews | 63 user reviews

With fast performance and a competitive price, the OCZ Agility 3 SSD makes a very good replacement hard drive for any computer, especially one that has built-in support for SATA 6Gbps.

60 expert reviews | 2483 user reviews

Other than its cost, the Samsung Portable SSD T1 is what any portable drive should be.

8 expert reviews | 276 user reviews

Bottom Line: Available in a capacious 1TB version and boasting screaming read/write speeds, the WD Black NVMe is an excellent M.2 SSD to install in a gaming rig or media-editing workstation.

2 expert reviews

Speedy SSDs might still be a pipe dream for most of us, but at least picking a top brand isn't a challenge. OCZ would no doubt be a popular choice, and SandFo...

65 expert reviews | 1276 user reviews

Kingston's Predator SSD has an optional HHHL PCIe adapter that allows systems without M.2 slots to use the drive.

8 expert reviews | 43 user reviews

The Toshiba Q300 is perfectly serviceable, but it isn’t competitive with alternatives from Samsung, Crucial, PNY, and others. In terms of price, fit and finish, and even such incidentals as packaging, there’s simply no reason to choose the Toshiba...

8 expert reviews | 165 user reviews

If you're looking to upgrade your computer's main hard drive, the Transcend SSD720 is a strong option.

19 expert reviews

It is obvious that the the OCZ RevoDrive 3 is best suited to enterprise users or all those working with large video and image files. Gamers and PC enthusiasts could look at other and most affordable SSD solutions, as they most probably not find a lot...

53 expert reviews | 4628 user reviews

The Kingston SSDNow V+200 kit provides a no-nonsense way to upgrade your spinning drives to SSD speed, but parts of the package are a bit too backward-looking.

15 expert reviews | 1925 user reviews

For more details, check out the Corsair Force LX (256GB) review on our sister site, Computer Shopper.

23 expert reviews | 23 user reviews

The BX200 performs well most of the time, but has problems transferring large files.

21 expert reviews | 77 user reviews

The Intel 800p delivers excellent read speed and acceptable write for those PC owners that want to go beyond what SATA SSD technology has to offer. But price and capacity are still issues for Intel.

2 expert reviews

It is obvious that the the OCZ RevoDrive 3 is best suited to enterprise users or all those working with large video and image files. Gamers and PC enthusiasts could look at other and most affordable SSD solutions, as they most probably not find a lot...

27 expert reviews | 11 user reviews

For what it costs, the OCZ Trion 100 series solid-state drive and ideal replacement drive for an older computer that still runs on a regular hard drive.

22 expert reviews | 348 user reviews

The My Cloud Home Duo’s 45MBps read performance with a collection of small files, its 110MBps performance with a single large 20GB file, and its large file write performance of 44MBps aren’t the fastest we’ve seen by a long shot, but they’re...

3 expert reviews | 7 user reviews