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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.

Portable USB DVD writer with 2.5-inch SATA and SD card dock slashed by 30% to $21 — optical drive can read and write CDs at 24X, and DVDs at 8X
By Mark Tyson published
Deals Optical drives can still be handy in 2026, though desktop and PC laptop makers very rarely offer them. Here's a USB-attached device that is also a SATA dock, and more, for under $21.

The best Presidents’ Day 2026 gaming PC, laptops, and component deals
By Stewart Bendle, Stephen Warwick last updated
Treat yourself to a tech upgrade during this year's Presidents' Day weekend sales event.

PC vendor warns of upcoming price hikes due to SSD and memory volatility
By Jowi Morales published
PowerGPU said on X that "SSD and other part prices have gone up again," warning its customers that it will raise prices again by next week.

Many high-capacity NVMe SSDs are now as expensive as gold by weight as shortage intensifies
By Bruno Ferreira published
High-capacity NVMe SSDs are quickly becoming pricier than their gold weight

Phison demos 10X faster AI inference on consumer PCs with software and hardware combo that enables 3x larger AI models
By Anton Shilov published
Phison's aiDAPTIV+ stack enables large Mixture of Experts AI models and agentic AI workloads to run on client systems with limited memory capacity.

Patriot shows off opulent Viper Xtreme 5 Aurum RAM kit with flashy finish as prices surge throughout industry
By Jowi Morales published
Patriot showed off a host of its latest SSD and RAM kits at CES 2026, and the company also offered a sneak peek of its rapid DDR5-10000 RAM kit, which is currently under development.

Samsung Magician SSD software ‘High Severity’ vulnerability patched — upgrade to the newest v9.0.0 to prevent potential DLL hijacking and privilege escalation
By Mark Tyson published
Samsung has published a security advisory after a high-severity vulnerability was discovered in its Magician SSD management software on Windows.
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