Reviews

May 18, 2022

7-min Read

On April 26, 2022, Samsung released the T7 Shield — a new variant of its flagship portable solid-state drives (SSDs), …

Mar 9, 2022

5-min Read

At the current retail price of just $130 for the 1TB capacity, the new Silicon Power XS70 solid-state drive (SSD) …

Feb 9, 2022

6-min Read

The WD Black SN850 is not new, Western Digital first unveiled in late 2020, and it became available in early 2021 …

Feb 3, 2022

4-min Read

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If you’re looking for a relatively affordable way to upgrade your latest gaming rig, the new WD Black SN770 — first …

Oct 20, 2021

5-min Read

The WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD, first announced on October 4, brings both the price and performance of NVMe SSDs …

Sep 22, 2021

5-min Read

The SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD is the latest in Western Digital’s large portable family, including the previous SanDisk Extreme/PRO and …

Sep 21, 2021

6-min Read

The Seagate IronWolf 525, first announced today, is the PCIe 4.0 version of the 2020 IronWolf 510 to rival the …

Aug 25, 2021

6-min Read

The OWC Envoy Pro SX is the second Thunderbolt-exclusive portable SSD I’ve reviewed, long after the Samsung X5. Part of …

Aug 13, 2021

5-min Read

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Micron Crucial P Plus PCIe Gen 4.0 NVMe SSD

Micron’s latest NVMe solid-state drive, the Crucial P5 Plus, first announced on August 3, 2021, is a formidable rival to …

Jul 27, 2021

6-min Read

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The WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD, first announced in May 2021, is both more and less versus the previous …

Mar 9, 2021

6-min Read

The Samsung 980 solid-state drive (SSD), unveiled today, is an interesting case. It’s the first NVMe drive from the electronic …

Jan 29, 2021

6-min Read

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The Samsung 980 PRO NVMe SSD, first released in September 2020, is the flagship upgrade to the 970 PRO of …

Jan 19, 2021

5-min Read

6 Comments

As the name suggests, the new Samsung 870 EVO solid-state drive (SSD), officially announced today, is the upgrade to the …