Short for solid-state drive, SSD is the type of storage device that deliver fast performance for your computers or mobile devices.
The WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD, first announced on October 4, brings both the price and performance of NVMe SSDs to a new low. Indeed, the new drive’s performance reminds me of the Crucial P1—it’s more of a sprinter than a marathoner. On top of that, without the support for …
If you’ve been thinking of getting the Samsung 980 PRO, one of the first PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs on the market, for your PlayStation 5 (PS5), your time is near. Samsung today announced the new model of the internal drive that comes with a heatsink. Samsung 980 PRO with HeatSink: …
The SanDisk Professional G-Drive SSD is the latest in Western Digital’s large portable family, including the previous SanDisk Extreme/PRO and WD My Passport brands. But it has some minor novelties of its own: The look and the HFS+ pre-configured file system—it’s ready for Time Machine backup right out of the …
The Seagate IronWolf 525, first announced today, is the PCIe 4.0 version of the 2020 IronWolf 510 to rival the Samsung 980 PRO or the Crucial P5. And while the new SSD is a clear upgrade to the previous model, it’s not a must-have. For one, it wasn’t decidedly the …
The OWC Envoy Pro SX is the second Thunderbolt-exclusive portable SSD I’ve reviewed, long after the Samsung X5. Part of the reason is that the Thunderbolt has become a bit of a mess, with Thunderbolt 3 merging with USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 having almost nothing to call its own. So, …
The WD Black D30 Game Drive SSD, first announced in May 2021, is both more and less versus the previous WB Black P50 that came out in late 2020. More because, well, it’s significantly thicker and now includes a nice stand. And less because it houses a slower MVNe SSD …
If you use hard drives or generally computer storage, you must have heard of Western Digital. You might not have been aware that the company actually uses its full name as a brand for enterprise products only. Indeed, for consumer-grade devices, like the WD My Passport SSD, it picks the …
Not all solid-state drives (SSDs) are created equal. Specifically, an NVMe SSD upgrade can deliver much faster performance on a machine that’s already using a SATA SSD. In fact, an NVMe SSD with a speedier standard is also significantly better than an older one. The good news is you can …
In solid-state drives (SSDs), TRIM is a command that helps, well, trim down the unnecessary writing to a solid-state drive (SSD) hence maximizing its life span. Even an SSD of extreme endurance, like the Samsung 970 PRO, can quickly become unreliable with TRIM disabled. This post will walk you through …
The Samsung 980 solid-state drive (SSD), unveiled today, is an interesting case. It’s the first NVMe drive from the electronic giant that doesn’t have the PRO, EVO, or QVO suffix attached to it—just 980. Also, unlike the recently released 980 PRO, it doesn’t support the PCIe 4.0. Instead, it uses …
