At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fastest ever writing our 450GB file Fan-cooled heatsink DRAM cache for fast random performance Cons Pricey Middling single-queue benchmark numbers for a DRAM design Our Verdict The Adata 970…
When it comes to important files, it’s best practice to keep offline backups in case of emergency. If you have a lot of data to store, you might want a 4TB drive… if only they…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Very fast real-world transfers Super affordable Cons Parsimonious TBW rating Only 3-year warranty Slows to a crawl off cache Our Verdict If you’re looking for excellent performance without undue…
We always get excited when there’s a sale on the SK Hynix Tube T31. This is one of our favorite SSDs, not only because it’s blazing fast but also because it comes in a tight…
Here’s one of the coolest things we’ve ever tested at PCWorld: this tiny, super-fast SSD that’s about the size of a bulky flash drive and looks like a shiny, golden scarab. It has a fitting…
Although the Raspberry Pi 5 has a PCIe interface, it doesn’t have a slot for a PCIe SSD. There’s now a whole range of plug-in boards (HATs = Hardware Attached on Top) for retrofitting SSDs.…
Two terabytes of data fits on approximately 2,900 CD-ROMs, 1.5 million floppy disks, or 333,333 Super Nintendo game cartridges. Or, in modern terms, about double the total storage of an average laptop in 2024. And…
The passage of time is hard on computer parts. Sometimes it’s about how much they wear down over time; other times, it’s the fact that older parts get set aside and forgotten, only to be…
It’s easy to get your hands on quality storage options these days, even without paying a fortune. That’s especially true when you can snag the SK Hynix Tube T31 on sale for just $70 at…
Whether you need to store documents and photos for safe keeping or transfer them between devices, a large portable SSD is always good to have on hand—and the Samsung T7 is a solid pick. Right…