Microsoft may have a problem on its hands — the latest Windows 11 update doesn’t seem to be working as intended. According to various user reports, the update drastically slows SSD speeds, in some ...

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 ...

Over the weekend, early testing revealed that the new base model M3 MacBook Air features significantly faster SSD speeds. This is thanks to Apple’s switch from using one 256GB storage chip to two ...

Back in the old days, solid state drive (SSD) storage was mostly relegated to the PC platform. That changed with the introduction of the PlayStation 5 (and new PS5 Slim) and Xbox Series X, both of ...

The age of PCIe Gen 5 SSDs is almost upon us, even though it still feels like PCIe Gen 4 SSDs have finally hit their stride in terms of affordability and pushing the tech and speed as far as they can ...

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 ...

One of the most worthwhile upgrades you can make for your PC is related to the speed and capacity of your storage devices, as it can make the OS feel snappier and load games and apps faster. With ...

Forward-looking: The faster a drive is, the more power it typically consumes. However, SanDisk appears to have cracked the code with a new PCIe 5.0 SSD that pushes the current interface to its speed ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Testing was completed using Blackmagic’s Disk Speed Test app, and Max ...