Take 35% off Samsung’s fast, rugged T7 Shield portable SSD
The days of floppy disks and burned CDs may be long gone, but every once in a while you still need just a huge bucket of external storage. The frustrating thing is that the bigger…
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Teamgroup Z540 review: A worthy silver-medalist SSD
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros PCIe 5.0 Up to 4TB in capacity (soon) Second-fastest SSD we’ve tested overall Our Verdict The Teamgroup Z540 is a worthy competitor for the PCIe 5.0 performance crown. It’s…
Transfer C Drive To new SSD in Windows Without Reinstalling
Quick and easy step to transfer C drive to new SSD Key takeaways Transferring your C drive to new SSD is a convenient way to move OS to another drive when you upgrade the hard…
Sabrent Rocket Nano V2 portable SSD review: 4TB of fast, tiny storage
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Extremely small profile Shock-absorbing silicone jacket Top-flight packaging Good overall performance Cons A tad behind the 20Gbps curve performance-wise Our Verdict While the Sabrent Rocket Nano V2 isn’t the…
Corsair EX100U portable SSD review: Lags behind the competition
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Sleek and good looking Top-notch 4K random performance Three-year warranty Cons Very slow with longer writes Priced the same as much faster drives Our Verdict If you find this…
Lexar SL500 USB SSD review: 20Gbps storage cut thin to win
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Excellent 20Gbps performance Super-slim, trim profile 5-year warranty Cons Slower writing 48GB of files and folders than its SL600 cousin. Our Verdict If what you seek is a fast,…
Adata SD810 portable SSD review: A fast, affordable everyday drive
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good overall 20Gbps performance Slim, good-looking form factor Competitively priced, especially the 4TB capacity Cons Slow 450GB write due to secondary cache exhaustion Our Verdict The Adata SD810 is…
Best external SSD for gaming 2024: Portable performance drives
Maybe your gaming laptop doesn’t have enough storage. Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more) by providing an…
Why PC gamers shouldn’t waste money on a PCIe 5.0 SSD
Solid state drives (SSDs) have had a bunch of upgrades since they first appeared back in 1991. The current latest generation, PCIe Gen 5 SSD, is the fastest iteration we’ve seen to date, promising blazingly…
Lexar SL600 review: A fast, affordable portable SSD in unique guise
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good 20Gbps performer Top bang for the buck Five-year warranty Cons 4TB model not yet available Our Verdict The Lexar SL600 deserves to be on your portable SSD shopping…