Micron Crucial P310 2230 M.2 Review: An Excellent Tiny PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD
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Micron’s latest PCIe 4 NVMe SSD, the Crucial P310 PCIe Gen4 NVMe 2230 M.2 SSD, first released on July 17, …
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SanDisk Desk Drive Review: The Tiniest and Straightforward External SSD with Top Capacity
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The headline says it. Western Digital’s new SanDisk Desk Drive, unveiled back on May 7, is highly compact for a …
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB Review (vs. SN580): A Solid PCIe 4.0 Entry-Level NVMe SSD
5 Min Read
When announcing the WD Blue SN5000 on Jun 18, 2024, Western Digital tried hard to make it special. The storage …
Crucial T705 Review (vs. T700): Turning PCIe 5.0 NVMe Performance to Eleven
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When it launched over a year ago, the Crucial T700 was undoubtedly the fastest consumer-grade SSD. Now, its successor, the …
Samsung 990 EVO SSD Review (vs. Crucial T700): A Cool Approach to PCIe 5.0 NVMe Storage
7 Min Read
The new Samsung SSD 990 EVO—first announced on January 23, 2024—is a special PCIe 5.0 NVMe internal SSD that is …
Crucial T500 Review (vs. T700): An Excellent Sweet-spot NVMe Performance Alternative
5 Min Read
At the announcement on October 31, 2023, Micron’s latest NVMe solid-state drive (SSD), the Crucial T500, was a bit of …
Samsung T9 Review (vs. Crucial X10 Pro): Totally Fast for a Price
7 Min Read
The Samsung T9 Portable SSD, announced on October 3, 2023, is easily the best USB external storage the electronics giant …
Synology BeeDrive Review: A Surprisingly Effective Little Backup Solution
7 Min Read
At first glance, the Synology BeeDrive portable SSD, first announced in May 2023, is an odd device. It has nothing …
Micron Crucial X10 Pro Review (vs. X9 Pro): Turning Things up to Eleven
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On the one hand, the Crucial X10 Pro is Micron’s first USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20 Gbps) portable SSD—rivaling the …
Crucial X9 Pro Review: A Surprisingly Fast, Spacious, and Compact Portable SSD
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Over two years ago, I reviewed the Micron Crucial X6 and thought it was the tiniest portable SSD that’s fast …
