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Tom's Hardware is an industry leader in SSD testing, reviews, and analysis. Here you can find all the details about the latest and greatest SSDs, including news and reviews covering the entire span of options with different types of storage interfaces and memory. We also have an extensive roster of buying guides to help you select the best SSD for you and your use case, including the best SSDs list, the best SSD for the PS5, and the best SSD for the Steam Deck.

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Samsung's fastest consumer SSD raises its capacity cap to 8TB

By Jowi Morales published

The Samsung 9100 Pro will soon be available in 8TB variants this coming September.

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Phison takes legal action over falsified 'leaked' document on Windows SSD issues

By Stephen Warwick published

Phison has been forced to release a staunch rebuttal against a circulated document the company says has been falsely created and circulated amongst its customers.

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A Western Digital Blue SA510 SATA SSD placed on a desk next to a laptop

Phison responds to reports of Windows 11 SSD issues

By Kunal Khullar last updated

Windows users are reporting SSD issues following the latest Windows 11 security patch.

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Biwin Mini SSD

China introduces up to 2TB 'Mini SSD' that's 3X faster than the microSD Express used in the Switch 2, but smaller

By Jowi Morales published

3,700 MB/s sequential read and 3,400 MB/s sequential write speed in a tiny package that fits in your device like a SIM card.

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Silicon Motion

Silicon Motion announces new devices: PCIe 6.0 SSDs, 256 / 512 TB drives, and next-gen 16K LDPC

By Anton Shilov published

Premium Bigger drives, a new controller, and a larger LDPC enabled by new tech.

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HR-10 2280 Pro Digital

M.2 SSD cooler displays your SSD's performance and vitals in real time on built-in display

By Zhiye Liu published

Thermalright has launched the company's new HR-10 2280 Pro Digital M.2 SSD cooler in both white and black colors.

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Western Digital

Sandisk unveils colossal new 256TB SSD with new UltraQLC flash memory

By Anton Shilov published

Sandisk introduces its UltraQLC 256TB NVMe SSDs with direct QLC NAND writes for hyperscale AI and cloud workloads.

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Best External SSDs

Best External SSDs 2025

By Matt Safford last updated

We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs and chosen models that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

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Micron

Micron's industry-first PCI 6.0 SSD promises sequential reads up to 28,000 MB/s

By Anton Shilov published

Micron launched the 9650 SSD with PCIe 6.0 and 5.5M IOPS for AI workloads, and unveiled the 6600 ION series with up to 245TB for high-density, energy-efficient storage.

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Kioxia

Kioxia unveils 245TB SSD, the world's highest capacity storage device - can store 12,500 4K movies

By Anton Shilov published

Kioxia's LC9 SSD family offers capacities of up to 245.76TB, but its performance is far less impressive.

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