Solid-state drives are universally faster than old-school hard-disk drives, but not all SSDs are the same. They come in different shapes and sizes, have different maximum speeds, and as you might ...

Because of what SSDs are, solid-state drives (SSDs) are a core component of any modern PC, whether it’s a traditional SATA SSD or a more modern NVMe drive. Knowing the difference between these two ...

Picking the best solid-state drive (SSD) for your needs seems easy on the surface. Even when you dig a little deeper, it’s still not as hard as choosing the right motherboard or graphics card. However ...

What kind of SSD do you actually need for gaming? Today we'll answer that question through a series of benchmarks. Should you go all out on the latest PCIe 5.0 technology, is PCIe 3.0 still sufficient ...

Some results of that Verbatim SSD mounted over SATA in my old netbook, both under Win10 and Devuan 9. Remember that this system has a lowly AMD C-60 CPU, and at least under Linux the SATA controller ...

I know M.2 drives are faster - but my WD Black also run at least 20 degrees hotter - measured by the temp of the heat sink - than my WD Blue, which stays at room temperature. The speed gain seems ...

It’s probably been a while since you’ve dealt with your computer’s motherboard. You don’t have to, as long as you simply sit at your PC or notebook and carry out everyday tasks. However, if you want ...

I can’t believe we’re recommending SATA SSDs, but in the context of the Enterprise data center the DC600M is an excellent choice. And oddly with that use case, not an excessively expensive option ...

Prime Day is an excellent time to score a cheap SSD, and these top-rated internal and external USB, M.2, and SATA drives are no-fail bargains right now. I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus ...