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the Lexar office Zhongshan, China
30 years of Lexar: What a look inside its R&D labs and factory reveals about its plans for an AI-ready future

By Jowi Morales Published

Lexar toured us around its R&D labs and production facilities to see how it's building storage solutions for today and tomorrow.

Storage
Testing DirectStorage with GPU decompression — do Blackwell GPUs have the upper hand?

By Dan Mateescu Published

Premium We tested DirectStorage with GPU decompression on Blackwell GPUs to see if they perform better than prior generations.

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Samsung 990 Pro
Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot

By Zhiye Liu Published

Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that's starting to show up in the Japanese market.

SSDs
Kioxia GP SSD
Kioxia announces new Super High IOPS SSD that helps accelerate AI workloads on Nvidia GPUs

By Aaron Klotz Published

This new drive will boast over 10 million IOPS

SSDs
Silicon Power US RMA policy now hedges against AI-driven RAM and SSD shortages

By Bruno Ferreira Published

Most RAM and SSD manufacturers still offer in-warranty replacements as Silicon Power U.S. hedges policy against shortages

PC Building
The YMTC PC550 PCIe 5.0 SSD in 2TB capacity
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.

SSDs
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.

Deals
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 Components
PowerGPU
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.

SSDs
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

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