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Solid-State Drive Reviews

Updated: Jun 13, 2025 16:23
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Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB

The Samsung 9100 Pro is a solid SSD, but take care to research your hardware to be sure you will benefit from its speeds and performance. You may be better served with a different Samsung SSD that is made to perform on your hardware. I would recommend...

6 expert reviews

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Samsung 990 Pro 4TB

This is a solid upgrade or addition to any setup, and the pricing is competitive. Now, the only thing left to consider, is if you want to personally part with the money Samsung is asking for this. If you have the cash, it’s a solid buy.

11 expert reviews

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Crucial P310 1TB

The Crucial P310 PCI Express 4.0 internal SSD offers adequate gaming and slightly better general-storage performance, though it isn't a particularly good value.

7 expert reviews

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Samsung 990 Pro

The Samsung 990 PRO SSD is an excellent upgrade for any system that can utilize its power.

16 expert reviews

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Western Digital SN850X

The WD Black SN850X takes the company's flagship PCIe 4.0 gaming SSD and makes it even better, offering higher capacity and improved test results (including a new PC Labs record in the 3DMark Storage benchmark). About all it lacks is hardware-based...

11 expert reviews

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Corsair MP600 Pro XT

The Corsair MP600 Pro XT internal SSD has the raw speed for high-impact gaming and the cooling to stay in top form under pressure, though you'll want to look elsewhere if you need a drive for a laptop or PS5.

12 expert reviews

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Crucial P310 2TB

The Crucial P310 is an excellent M.2 2230 SSD, wedding a powerful DRAM-less controller with the newest QLC for surprisingly strong performance and good power efficiency.

2 expert reviews

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Corsair Mp600 Elite

The Corsair MP600 Elite is inexpensive and available with an optional heatsink for a small premium, but uneven throughput performance holds back this DRAM-less M.2 SSD from excellence.

6 expert reviews

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Western Digital Black SN850

The WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD comes with a heatsink thin enough that the drive will fit a PlayStation 5, and proved to be a whiz at tasks such as launching programs and copying files.

13 expert reviews

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Samsung 870 EVO 500GB

The Samsung SSD 870 EVO offers the peak of Serial ATA SSD performance, and moves so fast in 4K random read and write operations you'd almost be forgiven for confusing it with PCI Express 3.0.

12 expert reviews

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Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB

The market for portable SSDs has shown rapid growth over the past decade or so. Almost all tier-one flash vendors (including Samsung, Western Digital / SanDisk, Micron / Crucial, and SK hynix) have their own PSSD lineup. Other than SK hynix, the others...

6 expert reviews | 3 user reviews

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Crucial T700

The Crucial T700 is the fastest PCI Express 5.0 solid-state drive we've tested yet, but you'll probably need to upgrade your motherboard and CPU to take advantage of it.

5 expert reviews

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Samsung Portable SSD T7 2 TB

“The Samsung T7 Shield is the same ultra-fast SSD as the T7, just with a rugged exterior.”

4 expert reviews

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LaCie Rugged Mini

LaCie's portable storage drives have enjoyed a loyal consumer base, particularly among creative professionals valuing both performance and product design / appearance. After Seagate's acquisition, the brand has continued to cater to this segment with...

6 expert reviews | 135 user reviews

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alaScore 97

Samsung Portable SSD T7

Samsung's Portable SSD T7 Shield is an external solid-state drive that's impervious to dust, rain, and tumbles. It's a durable and secure choice for outdoor workers and travelers, if on the slow side compared to non-rugged SSDs.

31 expert reviews

#16
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PNY XLR8 CS3140

The PNY CS3140 SSD definitely fits the definition of a gaming SSD - that doesn't mean creators who often demands heavy I/O workloads won't benefit from the performance (and capacity) on offer as well.

6 expert reviews

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Wd Black Sn850p

The WD Black SN850P is a licensed PS5 SSD that, while delivering adequate gaming performance, doesn’t quite have the chops to properly reflect its price. The 4TB and even 8TB variants will be worth considering if you’re seeking a huge console storage...

2 expert reviews

#18
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Samsung SSD 850 Pro

Samsung's SSD 980 M.2 drive provides a stellar mid-tier option for new or returning fans of the company's SSDs, squeaking the most performance possible out of PCI Express 3.0 in 2021.

55 expert reviews | 3321 user reviews

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Samsung 980 Pro

Samsung's PCI Express 4.0-based SSD 980 Pro will delight upgraders and PC builders who have deep pockets (and a compatible AMD desktop platform). It delivers the fastest theoretical performance from a mainstream SSD we've seen to date.

14 expert reviews

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Samsung 850 Evo 2TB

Samsung's 850 Evo offers a great balance of price and performance, and it's available in super-sized 2TB form

10 expert reviews | 346 user reviews

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Kingston XS2000

What the tiny Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD lacks in size, it makes up for in speed and durability. This external drive is a top choice if you travel and work with large files.

9 expert reviews

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Western Digital Black SN750 1TB

With heatsink and non-heatsink versions, and a software setting that delivers maximum power at all times, the high-performance WD Black SN750 internal SSD will appeal to gamers and other PC enthusiasts seeking a PCI Express NVMe boot drive.

19 expert reviews

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Western Digital SN770

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

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Apricorn ASK-256-32GB

It's not cheap, but Apricorn's Aegis NVX external SSD is secure, rugged, and speedy, making it an excellent repository for safeguarding your files on the go.

11 expert reviews | 90 user reviews

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Western Digital Blue SN570

The WD Blue SN570, the third iteration of Western Digital's popular budget SSD, is faster than ever and proved a solid performer in our benchmark tests.

9 expert reviews

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