Solid-State Drive Reviews

The WD Red SN700 is an unexciting PCIe 3.0 NVMe drive, but its lackluster performance is backed by consistency and solid performance in sustained workloads, making it attractive for NAS and even general users. This drive should be of interest to anyone...

5 expert reviews

An uninteresting drive only good for the PS5

7 expert reviews

Crucial’s X6 Portable SSD is a good basic external drive for everyday use and small backups, but its performance and build will fall short for incessant file movers and active users.

13 expert reviews

Corsair's MP600 GS is pitched at a highly competitive market segment and while they have given it every chance with keen pricing, a bit more tweaking of the price tag wouldn't go amiss as there are some faster drives out there that are very close to...

7 expert reviews

Corsair's QLC-based MP600 Core XT internal SSD offers a low price and capacities up to 4GB, trading off write-durability and tip-top speeds in exchange.

4 expert reviews

If you find this svelte and handsome drive on sale, it will handle light workloads nicely. But it’s priced the same as significantly faster 20Gbps SSDs at the time of this writing.

3 expert reviews

The WD Black P50 has some of the best NVMe SSD technology you can get in an external drive at the moment, and while you might not get its fastest speeds on your system, it's still an impressive package for storing and running games (or any other types...

3 expert reviews

When it comes to price and performance, there’s not a whole heck of a lot to choose from between SanDisk’s Extreme Portable SSD and Samsung’s T5. If you’re just looking for a fast drive for backup, the T5 is probably the better bet—it will save you...

2 expert reviews

The Samsung 840 Pro lives up to its name: it's a top-notch solid-state drive for professionals with a price to match.

58 expert reviews | 6880 user reviews

Usually you have to make a few compromises when buying an SSD. Either you sacrifice some speed for greater capacity, minimal features, and a better price, or you plunk down a lot of cash. The Oyen Digital MiniPro 3.1, our other Editors' Choice, is a...

23 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

The Samsung 850 Evo has the best combination of performance, cost and capacity, making it the ideal drive for any home user.

37 expert reviews | 3805 user reviews

This Samsung 840 EVO (500GB) is the SSD equivalent of having one's cake and eating it, too. When the Samsung 840 and 840 Pro launched, there was justified concern about the drive's use of TLC NAND, and a significant performance gap between the two....

79 expert reviews | 23080 user reviews

So far, Intel is the only manufacturer that has produced an enthusiast drive using the U.2 connector to provide PCIe x4 to a 2.5" drives. U.2 support is far less common than M.2, but the next time Samsung wants to introduce a major performance boost,...

32 expert reviews | 341 user reviews

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

9 expert reviews | 346 user reviews

Bottom Line: By several measures, the Samsung SSD 970 Pro is the fastest consumer-grade internal M.2 solid state drive you can buy, making it an excellent choice if you want the absolute best storage for your screaming PC build or upgrade.

18 expert reviews | 33 user reviews

Samsung's T3 is the fastest and sleekest external drive available today.

28 expert reviews | 143 user reviews

If you're looking to upgrade your computer's hard drive, the new Crucial MX300 is a speedy and affordable choice.

37 expert reviews | 278 user reviews

3 expert reviews

Bottom Line: Thanks in part to the latest flash-memory technology, the Samsung SSD 860 QVO offers a lot of fast storage capacity for minimal money. It's a winning internal solid-state drive for budget-minded upgraders.

13 expert reviews

Bottom Line: The Kingston KC2000 is a no-doubt-fast PCI Express NVMe SSD with robust security features. The speed-to-value calculus favors a few other 3D TLC and QLC drives, but it remains a strong competitor.

4 expert reviews

Lacie’s Rugged USB-C drive sells in a variety of capacities, with our 4TB review unit retailing for $250. It boasts a sturdy design, massive capacity, and portability only matched by much pricier external SSDs. Those drives offer their own advantages...

24 expert reviews | 33 user reviews

Corsair’s MP600 PRO is another of the second generation PCIe Gen 4 drives that shows the improvement in controller technology in a relatively short time frame. The clever way Corsair has designed the removable heatsink and its cradle means that it’s a...

2 expert reviews

If you've been waiting for a price drop to get your hands on a PCI Express 4.0 SSD, your long winter is over. The ADATA XPG S50 Lite delivers the best price-to-performance ratio we've seen for the spec yet.

4 expert reviews

Rugged external SSDs are legion and Samsung wants to be the new number one

3 expert reviews

A compact multi-port dock that offers plenty of options when it comes to connecting peripherals, with the added bonus of a fast NVMe SSD inside, but it does come with a pretty hefty price tag.

2 expert reviews