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Plugable Thunderbolt 3 NVMe External SSD Review: Extreme Speed, Lower Price
By Sean Webster last updated
Plugable's Thunderbolt 3 drive now ships in capacities up to 2TB, at a price that easily undercuts the competition.
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Lexar SL100 Pro Portable SSD Review: Pro Pricing, Semi Performance
By Sean Webster published
Lexar's latest external SSD sports read and write speeds that are about double what you can get from most portables. But is that enough to make up for its high price?
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How to Build Your Own SSD: Fast, Roomy Storage for Less
By Matt Safford published
If you’re looking for a speedy external SSD, you may want to build your own to save some money and get better performance.
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WD Releases 1TB Gaming Drive Accelerated SSD for Xbox One
By Nathaniel Mott published
Western Digital released the new Gaming Drive Accelerated for Xbox One in 500GB and 1TB capacities.
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Team Group Impresses at Computex With Liquid-Cooled M.2 SSD, Slick RGB Devices
By Joe Shields published
Team Group went all in on RGBs with new memory, flash drives, and external drive cases at Computex, as well as liquid-cooling a PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD.
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New OWC ThunderBlade External SSD Offers Pro Speeds With a Price to Match
By Nathaniel Mott published
OWC released the second generation of its ThunderBlade external SSD with two Thunderbolt 3 ports, up to 2,800 MB/s read speeds, and a ballistic hard-shell case.
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G-Technology G-Drive mobile Pro SSD Review: The New Thunderbolt 3 SSD Champ
By Sean Webster published
G-Technology's Thunderbolt 3 and NVMe external SSD is ready to take the performance crown from Samsung's speedy X5.
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Samsung 1TB Portable SSD X5 Review: Leading Edge Performance
By Sean Webster published
Samsung's 1TB Portable SSD X5 brings the speed of the Thunderbolt 3 interface and the NVMe protocol to a speedy external SSD.
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