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 ...

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 ...

The Dockcase Smart Magsafe M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure offers crucial professional features, thanks to its external power connection, flexible storage expansion, and integrated SSD health monitoring. These ...

Most of this information originally appeared in our review of Intel's Broadwell NUC. Since it's of general interest to anyone buying or building a PC, we're posting this slightly edited and expanded ...

When building a new PC, it's very likely that your fancy motherboard will feature multiple M.2 sockets. It's almost guaranteed that some portion of these SSD slots will be connected directly to the ...

For a price tag that’s just a little higher than an SSD with a SATA 3.0 interface, Plextor’s M6e delivers a 20-percent jump in read performance. No, M.2 (pronounced M-dot-two) is not a government spy ...

If you’re interested in upgraded performance and faster storage, it may be time to switch to a compact M.2 SSD. These speedy, stick-shaped solid-state drives are made for optimal data transfer, ...

Since NVMe SSDs came to market, we've largely ignored M.2 SATA products. At one time, these were the hot new form factor responsible for enabling slim PCs and millions of devices support the form ...

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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 ...