Best External Drives: Portable SSDs and Hard Drives of 2021 By Matt Safford, Sean Webster These external hard drives and SSDs offer the best balance of performance, features and price.
Best SSDs 2021: From Budget SATA to Blazing-Fast NVMe By Sean Webster Based on our extensive lab tests, we recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget.
Corsair MP600 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Faster Speed, Less Endurance By Sean Webster Corsair’s MP600 Pro is a fast and secure M.2 NVMe SSD that keeps cool with innovative cooling solutions.
Seagate FireCuda 120 SATA SSD Review: Fast, Expensive, and Enduring By Sean Webster Powered by Phison’s S12 SATA controller and Kioxia’s BiCS4 TLC flash, the Seagate FireCuda 120 delivers responsive performance and reliability in high capacities.
Silicon Power US70 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: The Ultra-Value M.2 Stick By Sean Webster Silicon Power’s US70 is a low-cost PCIe 4.0 X4 NVMe SSD rocking Phison’s PS5016-E16 controller and Kioxia’s 96L TLC flash.
Not-So-Solid State: SSD Makers Swap Parts Without Telling Us By Sean Webster Adata’s recent change of controller and NAND on its best-selling SSD makes for a slower experience.
TechInsights Outlines the Future of 3D NAND Flash By Sean Webster Joengdong Choe, Senior Technical Fellow at TechInsights, Inc. outlines the future of 3D flash at FMS 2020.
Phison's New PCIe 4.0 Controller Tested: 7.4 GBps of Potential By Sean Webster Phison’s PS5018-E18, the company’s fastest NVMe SSD controller yet, is still in development.
New X-NAND Tech Detailed: SLC Speed at QLC Capacity and Pricing By Sean Webster NEO Semiconductor has plans to enable SLC performance on next-gen QLC through advanced X-NAND architecture.
Micron Now Shipping 176-Layer 3D TLC NAND Flash By Sean Webster Micron is shipping 176 layer replacement gate TLC NAND flash for mobile, enterprise, and client storage.
Adata Switches to Slower Controller, NAND on SX8200 Pro By Sean Webster Adata is now shipping the XPG SX8200 Pro SSD with lower-clocked hardware than the initial release model, without changing its specification sheets or retail listings.
Exclusive: Phison’s E18 NVMe SSD Controller Hits 1.2 Million IOPS By Sean Webster Phison is refining its new E18 NVMe SSD controller and has reached up to 1.2 million random IOPS.
Icy Dock ToughArmor MB840M2P-B Review: Quick and Tool-less NVMe SSD Swaps By Sean Webster Icy Dock’s ToughArmor MB840M2P-B incorporates fast hot-swap capability with a secure, tool-less M.2 drive installation.
Corsair Force MP400 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Speedy, Spacious QLC By Sean Webster Corsair’s Force MP400 offers up high-performance, large capacity, and blacked-out looks, but lackluster endurance.
Phison's New E18 SSD Controller Rivals Samsung 980 Pro With 7 GBps of Throughput By Sean Webster Phison’s hot new PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD controller flashes some nasty digits on social media.
Samsung T7 Portable SSD Review: Colorful and Secure Storage By Sean Webster Samsung’s Portable SSD T7 lacks touch-based security but provides a much better value proposition than its more expensive counterpart. Plus, it comes in three different color options.
Kingston KC2500 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Mature Flash Makes for Great Performance By Sean Webster Kingston’s KC2500 boasts responsive performance, high reliability, and secure XTS-AES 256-bit encryption for professional use.
Adata Falcon M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Soaring above SATA By Sean Webster Adata’s Falcon brings DRAMless performance to new heights with peak speeds of up to 3.2/1.5GBps read/write, plus it has flashy looks and competitive pricing to go along with it.
LaCie Rugged SSD Pro Portable SSD Review: Fast, Compact and Durable By Sean Webster Potent performance at a high price
Seagate's IronWolf 510 is the World’s First Purpose-Built NVMe SSD for NAS By Sean Webster Seagate’s IronWolf 510 M.2 NVMe SSD boasts strong endurance and multi-gigabyte performance for 24/7 NAS use.
Adata Launches the SE760: Simply a Fast External SSD By Sean Webster Adata’s launches a sleek external SSD with a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 for high performance.
Kingston A2000 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Security, Endurance, and Low Pricing By Sean Webster Kingston's A2000 may not be the fastest SSD on the market, but it offsets that with enhanced security and low pricing.
New PCMark 10 Storage Tests Debut By Sean Webster PCMark 10's new storage tests place a heavy emphasis on new SSD testing methodology.
Patriot Viper VP4100 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Wicked Fast With an Edgy Design By Sean Webster Patriot's Viper VP4100 brings the goodness of NVMe to the M.2 slot with an edgy design.
WD Introduces Blue SN550 M.2 SSDs up to 1TB By Sean Webster NVMe SSDs are out-shipping everything and WD aims to ride that wave.
