CrystalDiskMark 9 is a free, open-source tool for testing your HDD, SSD, and flash drive read and write speeds. Here's how it ...

Two M.2 solid state drives from WD (now Sandisk) share our inaugural Lab Award for internal SSDs. If you're upgrading or building a PC, these winners will give your laptop or desktop the ...

The one time your ISP isn't to blame.

If you don't remember a time when SSDs didn't exist, it's easy to take for granted how much of a difference they make in modern gaming. Before the 2010s, HDDs, the mechanical predecessor of SSDs, were ...

If you're seeking a single external SSD that can deliver huge capacity, blazing-fast speed, pocketable portability, and rugged peace of mind, the Samsung T9 is the drive that should be top of your ...

In our testing, the ORICO X50PRO reached the promised 6,000 MB/s read speeds, making it one of the fastest external SSD solutions we’ve tested so far. We also liked how easy the aluminum enclosure is ...

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Supports four NVMe SSDs and four SATA SSDs/HDDs ・Good USB 3.2 10Gbps performer ・Easy drive access and installation Cons ・No hardware RAID ・10Gbps limits NVMe ...

After a 7-year corporate stint, Tanveer found his love for writing and tech too much to resist. An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and ...

As the very first mass-produced Thunderbolt 5 external SSD, OWC’s Envoy Ultra has no rival for the time being. It delivers the advertised 6 GB/s sequential read speeds and it overall is in line if not ...