Get Samsung’s blazing-fast T9 portable SSD for an absurd 43% off
Stop the presses! For Prime Day, Samsung’s T9 portable SSD is down to the best price we’ve seen in 18 months. You can now get the 2TB model for $170, which is a huge cut…
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Lexar NM1090 Pro SSD review: Fast overall, but lower-tier among its peers
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good overall performance DRAM for fast random ops Nice-looking heat spreader Available with beefier heatsink Cons A tad off the PCIe 5.0/DRAM pace On the pricey side Our Verdict…
Best Mac SSD and hard drive Prime Day deals 2025: Early discounts
Looking for a great deal on a new hard drive or SSD to use with your Mac? We see some great deals on storage in the Amazon Prime Day sale (running July 8 to 11),…
Get this fast Samsung T9 portable SSD for 43% off ahead of Prime Day
Stop the presses! Samsung’s T9 portable SSD just dropped to the best price we’ve seen in 18 months. You can now get the 2TB model for $170, which is a huge cut down from its…
TerraMaster D4 SSD review: Fast NVMe, USB4 RAID
At a glance Pros Easy to populate and use Up to 32TB (8TB SSDs) of external storage Good performance in single (20GBps) or RAID 0 (40Gbps) Cons Paltry paper documentation RAID only via software Our…
Upgrade your Steam Deck to a 1TB SSD for $86
Every time I install an M.2 storage drive, I’m gobsmacked at how small and light it is. Even compared to the 2.5-inch SSDs from a few years ago, it’s practically immaterial. And the tiniest 2230-format…
Crucial X10 review: A killer portable SSD that’s tiny, fast, and weatherproof
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Very fast over USB 3.2×2 Tiny, light, and IP65-rated Good looking Relatively affordable Cons Opts for 20Gbps USB 3.2×2 instead of USB4 Slows dramatically off secondary cache Our Verdict…
Lexar NQ780 review: An affordable SSD with a kick
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good PCIe 5.0, host memory buffer performance Fastest native-writing QLC NAND we’ve seen Affordable Cons Still slows to 450MBps writing natively Our Verdict Up against some stiff competition, the…
Orico IG740-Pro SSD review: An okay performer with cool extras
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good PCIe 4.0, host memory buffer performance Relatively affordable Beefier heat spreader, screwdriver, and mounting screw included Cons Slower-than-average random operations Pricier than some of its ilk Our Verdict…
I finally replaced my PC hard drive with an SSD and you should, too
It’s always a strange moment saying goodbye to a technology you’ve used forever, and I now find myself waving farewell to another one: the humble spinning-platter hard drive. Sure, I’ve been using SSDs for close…