Because of what SSDs are, solid-state drives (SSDs) are a core component of any modern PC, whether it’s a traditional SATA SSD or a more modern NVMe drive. Knowing the difference between these two ...

It’s probably been a while since you’ve dealt with your computer’s motherboard. You don’t have to, as long as you simply sit at your PC or notebook and carry out everyday tasks. However, if you want ...

★★★★★ Easily turn an M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD into a drive for your Mac or iPad with this enclosure from Satechi. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac The Satechi USB-C Aluminum Tool-Free Enclosure allows M.2 PCIe ...

I see that prices for 1Tb SSDs have deflated seriously since the last time I went disk shopping. What hasn't really changed apparently is that the cheaper SSDs can be surprisingly slow if not even ...

Picking the best solid-state drive (SSD) for your needs seems easy on the surface. Even when you dig a little deeper, it’s still not as hard as choosing the right motherboard or graphics card. However ...

ssd M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 vs ssd M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 vs ssd sata iii Win10 / Game Loading Times Games: Windows 10 - 0:00 Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 0:23 Red Dead Redemption 2 - 1:04 Forza Horizon 4 - 1:54 ...

I know M.2 drives are faster - but my WD Black also run at least 20 degrees hotter - measured by the temp of the heat sink - than my WD Blue, which stays at room temperature. The speed gain seems ...

Storage is something we all tend to need more of at some point. Files are getting bigger, and storage is becoming smaller. The PNY CS900 M.2 SSD is an excellent way of adding storage to many different ...

It wasn’t always so simple to add storage to a desktop or laptop. For decades, PC storage was synonymous with bulky, mechanical hard drives. The first hard drive was sold in 1956, but it wasn’t until ...

Solid-state drives are universally faster than old-school hard-disk drives, but not all SSDs are the same. They come in different shapes and sizes, have different maximum speeds, and as you might ...