Solid-State Drive Reviews

More capacity, but not more performance.

10 expert reviews | 70 user reviews

I appreciate Samsung’s leveraging of a rarely used NVMe feature (HMB) to reduce costs and save everyone money. The 980 does that, and you might be perfectly happy with it if you single-task with light stuff like web surfing, email, word processing,...

4 expert reviews

Bottom Line: HyperX's Savage EXO external SSD looks slick, and it's both easy to carry and easy on your wallet. It's equally useful for PC backups and console-game supplemental storage.

4 expert reviews

The OWC Envoy Pro mini is a nice tool to have around, especially if you frequently need to move files while traveling from place to place. It's also more reliable than a $15 USB thumb drive, since it uses SSD technology instead of cheaper flash memory....

5 expert reviews

The ADATA XPG Gammix S70 is one of the fastest PCI Express 4.0 M.2 SSDs you can buy today, while rivaling pack leaders like Samsung on value.

2 expert reviews

Following up from our recent look at 8TB QLC SSDs , today we're taking a look at the 1TB Corsair MP400. This is a QLC NVMe SSD using the Phison E12 controller, which puts it a step up from earlier QLC SSDs that used four-channel Silicon Motion...

3 expert reviews

The WD Black P50 Game Drive SSD is a visually striking, no-compromises repository for massive game files, though you'll need a PC with rare USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support to harness its speeds to the fullest.

8 expert reviews

For most purposes, the 970 EVO Plus can now be regarded as Samsung's flagship consumer SSD, and it deserves that title. Its primary competition comes from NVMe drives that are much cheaper but offer similar real-world performance with lower worst-case...

3 expert reviews

got free game with it

3 expert reviews | 81 user reviews

When it comes to overclocking, one could say the Kingston kit we are reviewing today is quite... savage. Running at stock DDR4-2666 15-15-15-35 1.20V, I loosened up the timings to 17-17-17-39, and bumped the voltage right up to the 1.35V limit to see...

11 expert reviews | 252 user reviews

For more details, check out the Samsung SSD 850 EVO (500GB) review on our sister site, Computer Shopper.

6 expert reviews | 885 user reviews

The Samsung SSD 850 Pro is one of the best standard consumer-grade solid-state drives on the market, but there are cheaper alternatives with similar performance.

11 expert reviews | 1894 user reviews

3D V-NAND IS REALLY A GAME CHANGER

11 expert reviews | 4229 user reviews

The Corsair Neutron GTX is one of the best solid-state drives on the market, especially for those who want top performance from their ultrathin portable computer.

53 expert reviews | 160 user reviews

Corsair’s Force MP600 is one of the fastest SSDs on the market, with sequential performance of up to 5,000 MBps. But the speed and slick aesthetics are come at a high price. And many tasks don't benefit from the extra speed.

2 expert reviews

Bottom Line: ADATA's XPG SX8200 Pro offers on-point—which is to say, fast—speeds for a PCI Express M.2 SSD at its price. It's a strong value pick in the NVMe drive space.

2 expert reviews

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41 expert reviews | 6183 user reviews

Power users and gamers should look no further than the SanDisk Extreme Pro to get the best performance out of their home computer.

17 expert reviews | 298 user reviews

It was only two days ago that they finally became official, but already we've got a couple of reviews springing up to tell us all about the second generation X25-M SSDs from Intel. PC Perspective kick things off with a full examination of the new ...

134 expert reviews | 2659 user reviews

Samsung’s 750 EVO is the cream of the TLC-based SSD crop. It costs a bit more than the competition, but to my mind, the smooth performance is worth the extra dough. Especially as RAPID can give your computer a feel that’s otherwise only achievable with...

20 expert reviews | 144 user reviews

The OCZ Vertex 4 is an excellent replacement drive for a standard-size laptop or desktop.

68 expert reviews | 1105 user reviews

Shortly put, the MX100's task is to replace the M500 and it does that brilliantly. While the MX100's main goal is to lower the price by using smaller lithography NAND, it also provides a minor increase in performance over the M500 and offers the same...

38 expert reviews | 1096 user reviews

The Crucial m500 (960GB) ($475) is an internal solid-state drive (SSD) that's priced to move and built to fly. It's the first internal SSD we've reviewed that closes in on a 1TB capacity, but after seeing the drive's overall performance, we suspect...

38 expert reviews | 3564 user reviews

Now, there's nothing wrong with buying a lower-end budget SSD because you value storage space over speed and want a drive that provides more of the former while maintaining many of the benefits of the latter . But we suggest evaluating the Sandisk...

41 expert reviews | 727 user reviews

Power users and gamers should look no further than the SanDisk Extreme Pro to get the best performance out of their home computer.

32 expert reviews | 671 user reviews