How to Choose an SSD on a Flash Sale
What SSD should you buy? In normal times, we'd simply tell you to follow our Best Storage guide. But during flash sales, lesser known drives may be worth buying at a healthy discount. But which ones?
Asus unveils an RTX 4060 Ti with an M.2 slot for PCIe 5.0 SSDs or external GPUs
Not that you would, but you could: When details regarding a graphics card with an integrated M.2 slot emerged earlier this year, the purpose of the unusual feature was unclear. This week, a proper unveiling from Asus shed light on the advantages of connecting additional motherboard components to a GPU.
Global SSD shipments declined more than 10% in 2022, but big players increased their market share
Kingston remains at the top with over a quarter of the market
SanDisk failing SSDs affected by major hardware flaws, says data recovery company
Hardware flaws vs. firmware update fix?
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD hits record low at $249
The Samsung 990 Pro is a blazing fast PCIe 4.0 SSD featuring 7,450 MB/s and 6,900 MB/s read and write speeds. Usually $345, the 4TB version is heavily discounted today at $249 on Amazon.
Bigger Than Godzilla: Why Are Games Using So Many Gigabytes?
Do all the latest big budget games require over 100 GB of drive space? What's the average size of a AAA game today? We've investigated the figures in search of answers.
Recommended game storage over the last 15 years
Samsung's upcoming 8TB portable SSD is kind of slow and expensive, but what else will let you fit 8TB in your pocket?
In context: Samsung sells TechSpot's favorite portable SSD (the T7), which recently received a successor that while expensive, offers an impressive speed boost. A new upcoming option looks to exchange speed for capacity. Uniquely roomy for its size, it could prove worthwhile in specific situations.
Time to buy an SSD? Samsung plans to raise NAND flash prices by 20% per quarter
For at least the next two quarters
Adata's industry-first USB4 SSD promises transfers at up to 3.8GB/s
Portable SSD also features active cooling with spring-loaded chassis
DRAM and NAND prices projected to edge upward in Q4 following production cuts
Now might be the best time to buy a new SSD
Shady dirt-cheap $3 SATA SSD benchmarks prove its worth exactly $2.99
Frustrated tester calls it a "piece of turd" not worth a flush
Samsung T9 portable SSD debuts: faster, stronger, overpriced
The Samsung T9 is the latest iteration of the company's well-regarded external SSD drives. It features a new USB 3.2 Gen2x2 interface, achieving up to 2,000 MB/s in transfer speeds.
Unannounced Samsung T9 portable SSD appears in retail listings
New model could be twice as fast, but also almost twice as expensive
NAND flash prices expected to flatten out and then recover in Q4, ending SSD price drops
Q4 will likely be the time to finally jump on those falling SSD prices
Western Digital launches SSDs for the Steam Deck and ROG Ally
Add more storage to your Steam Deck or ROG Ally
The Best Expansion Storage for PS5 and Xbox Series
Storage requirements for AAA games continue to grow each year. For PC gamers, this may not pose a significant problem, at least not to the same extent as it does for PS5 and Xbox Series gamers.
Samsung's 4TB 990 Pro SSD priced at $350 ahead of October launch
Middle of the pack pricing
Dual-slot storage card holds eight E.1 SSDs and can reach 55GB/s
First-ever dual-slot storage AIB allows improved heat dissipation
Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 SSD gets upgraded to 12,000 MB/s
A 20 percent boost over the model released in April
Samsung will finally offer a 4TB 990 Pro NVMe SSD
The company's first-ever 4TB NVMe drive, price and release date unknown
Grab a 1TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD for just $74
If you're in the market for new storage for your PC or PlayStation 5, the Samsung 990 Pro offers blazing fast performance at a more than fair price. Available in 1TB and 2TB models.
WD faces class-action lawsuit over failing SanDisk portable SSDs
Consider the Samsung T7 Shield as an alternative for now