Category: Computer Storage Devices, Storage

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fast 20Gbps performance (with better cable) Great heft and silicon jacket Good looking Cons Included cable is substandard Very, very expensive Our Verdict Given the high…

Microsoft just announced a breakthrough in its push to commercialize Project Silica, its effort to etch data into glass as an archival medium: The company has successfully made the etching technique work…

It’s been forever since I last spotted a flash drive deal worth mentioning, and that’s all you need to know about the current state of storage prices. The AI-driven storage shortage is…

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Small thumb drive form factor Both Type-C and Type-A connectors Very good 10Gbps performance with normal amounts of data Cons End caps aren’t captive Writes slow…

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Both Type-A and TypeC connectors (captive) Good 10Gbps performance with smaller amounts of data Solid Construction Cons Sustained writes slow to 600MBps after only 20GB Our…

Anyone who’s switched from an HDD to an SSD knows that it can cut your boot time down by a noticeable margin, not to mention make performance across the board feel more…

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fun, attractive design Super affordable Decent 400MBps reads Stands out from the crowd Cons Limited to 256GB capacity Already slow 150MBps writing drops to 80MBps after…

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Small thumb drive form factor Both Type-A and Type-C connectors Affordable 10Gbps performance with everyday operations Cons Writes slow to a crawl off secondary cache Connector…

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fits in smaller 2242 M.2 slots Far faster than PCIe 4.0 2230/2242 SSDs 5-year warranty and 600TBW rating Cons Slower than 2280 PCIe 5.0 SSDs A…