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16TB M.2 SSD hits retail if you’re ready to drop $16,000 for the ultimate storage upgrade — price tag explodes 4X in just four months
By Zhiye Liu published
The Exascend PE4 16TB, one of the first 16TB M.2 SSDs, has gone up for purchase on Amazon for a jaw-dropping $15,935.

Seagate FireCuda X1070 2TB SSD review: Entry-level hardware meets premium support
By Shane Downing published
An unconventional model that takes some risks

How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse
By Matt Safford published
Premium If you’re shopping for a new external SSD, you might want to buy a drive soon, and something that was released before the AI demand seemingly gobbled up all the good flash.

The best SSD for the Steam Deck, Xbox ROG Ally, and Ally X in 2026
By Shane Downing, Jarred Walton last updated
Our tests show the best SSDs for games on the Steam Deck.

Phison CEO says that NAND prices hiked by around 50% overnight, highlighting severe shortage in the industry
By Jowi Morales published
Phison is increasingly serving cloud service providers and AI hyperscalers, with enterprise customers now hitting 30% of its revenue share from a previous 10% last quarter.

New Windows-native NVMe driver benchmarks reveal transformative performance gains, up to 64.89%
By Zhiye Liu published
StorageReview evaluated the performance benefits of Microsoft's native NVMe driver on Windows Server 2025 and found substantial performance increases, particularly in random reads.

Chinese SSD maker YMTC lists its first commercial PCIe 5.0 SSD as worldwide shortage intensifies
By Kunal Khullar published
The newly listed PC550 SSD targets AI PCs and commercial systems and features PCIe 5.0 x4 connectivity, NVMe 2.0 support, and a four-channel design.

Seagate FireCuda X1070 SSD spotted at retailers
By Luke James published
Seagate's unannounced FireCuda X1070 NVMe SSD appeared on Amazon and Best Buy listings this week before its product page went offline.
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