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Woot slashes up to 46% off these WD Black SN850P SSDs for PC and PS5
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals Grab a great discount on these officially licensed PlayStation 5 SSDs at Woot. The WD Black SN850P in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities is discounted up to 46% today, or until stocks run out.

16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating
By Zhiye Liu published
As part of an experiment, an enthusiast has written one petabyte of data on a legacy Sandisk P4 SATA II SSD that was released 16 years ago.

Best External SSDs 2026
By Matt Safford last updated
We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs, running them through several benchmarks, and chosen models we've reviewed that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

Chinese makers of DRAM modules, SSDs have a serious advantage over American and Taiwanese suppliers, says SMI SVP
By Anton Shilov published
CCP directives can be lifebuoy for Chinese producers of DRAM modules and solid-state drives as domestic memory makers may be obliged to support the module industry.

Best SSDs 2026: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA
By Paul Alcorn last updated
We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung's brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals Save $100 off the price of this 1TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD. Amazon's 31% discount fights off the current storage price rises.

SMI says Nvidia is driving its consumer PCIe 6.0 roadmap, not AMD and Intel
By Anton Shilov published
Nvidia may be ahead of AMD and Intel with PCIe Gen6-supporting platform for client PCs due to its client agentic AI ambitions, and that roadmap has suppliers like Silicon Motion paying attention.

Best SSD deals 2026 — savings on Samsung, WD, Crucial, and other SSDs at Amazon, Newegg, and others
By Stewart Bendle last updated
We've rounded up the best SSD deals to help you expand your PC's storage without breaking the bank. We're constantly updating this list with the best deals across all retailers throughout the year.

SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 8TB SSD Review — the undisputed king of high-capacity PCIe 5.0 SSDs
By Shane Downing published
The SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 is a top-tier drive with excellent performance, exceptional random read latency, and good power efficiency. As you'd imagine, it just has a pricing issue.
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