Solid-State Drives

The Ultra II offers much more affordability than that Extreme PRO which should surely appeal to many; especially those on a budget.

18 expert reviews | 2827 user reviews

The Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD offers fantastic performance, but it comes at a price

49 expert reviews | 243 user reviews

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Samsung’s 970 EVO was a very successful and popular drive and now it has been given a new lease of life with the latest NAND technology in the form of the 970 EVO Plus. It is safe to say the new NAND gives it a healthy performance boost over the...

4 expert reviews

Crucial's latest SSD has big shoes to fill, as the MX100 has been our favourite budget drive for some time thanks to solid performance and a jaw-dropping price. The MX200 carries on Crucial's tradition for keen pricing – it's newer, but it costs just £90.

24 expert reviews | 430 user reviews

Crucial’s new M550 has significantly pushed up performance. Most importantly, this new model signposts the trend in falling SSD prices, bringing potentially huge capacities within affordable reach.

33 expert reviews | 367 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

We've been waiting quite a while to find out what Samsung had in mind to replace the hugely popular The long-awaited successor the 960 EVO is finally here – just how good is it?

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The Vertex 3 is back with more IOPS

120 expert reviews | 549 user reviews

The Blue SN500 isn’t the fastest NVMe drive out there, but it’s certainly fast enough for the average user, and the price is right. At the capacities it’s available in, I recommend it over the Crucial P1, which suffers a severe slowdown on those rare...

5 expert reviews

The Samsung Portable SSD X5 is a niche product, but it's unbeatable on its own terms. if you’re looking for the fastest external drive in the world, this is it.

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Western Digital's Pro drive is a much better proposition than the vanilla My Passport Wireless. Yes, it is more expensive than its predecessor, but it is a better product on almost all counts.

41 expert reviews | 84 user 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

The WD Black 10 is a fine external hard disk drive that's suitable for a number of jobs, as long as you're aware that you're trading the superior performance that SSD offers for a more affordable price. It's fine for storing and transporting games and...

2 expert reviews

Bottom Line: TeamGroup's T-Force Cardea II is a brawny M.2 PCI Express SSD with a high durability rating and a showy heat sink born for windowed desktop-PC cases. It's a solid pick, but get the 1TB capacity to attain top performance.

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The X300 Pro is a solid performer and a good HDD for workstations and desktops, especially when extra capacity and reliability are needed.

10 expert reviews | 70 user reviews

Samsung's latest addition to its SSD ranks is the SSD 980, the long-awaited successor to the very po

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

While the engineering in the Envoy Pro Mini is exceptionally elegant, as a portable SSD, it’s a bit mediocre. While easily one of the most portable 1TB SSDs we’ve seen, you pay a high price for that milled-from-metal form compared with alternative...

5 expert reviews

SK Hynix barrels into the U.S. SSD market

5 expert reviews

WD My Cloud Home – the game changer has come of age (review) WD's latest My Cloud Home, designed for home networks and private cloud storage, has wisely

6 expert reviews | 5 user 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

Corsair’s Force MP400 comes up short on endurance, but is still a responsive and affordable NVMe SSD well worth considering -- especially if you need the massive 8TB capacity.

3 expert reviews

The ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 is a step faster than the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 while adding support for Thunderbolt 5 connectivity and a new, smaller USB-C AC adapter. The series is known for offering discrete Nvidia graphics options despite the ultrathin profile...

6 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

Samsung’s 970 PRO puts the company firmly back on top of the high performance consumer market space with some stunning performance figures – but it does come with an equally stunning price tag.

3 expert reviews