SSD Drives

Samsung seems to be finalising the SSD 990, a new upcoming value-oriented M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD that recently surfaced briefly on the company’s Canadian website. Screenshots reveal details of the new drive, which slots underneath the existing 990 Evo Plus in Samsung's storage lineup. The new entry-level drive spotted …

Amazon Prime Day is upon us and if you are in need of an SSD, today may be one of your few chances to get one at a decent price. Acer has discounted a few different SSD models, including PCIe 4 M.2 Predator SSDs, portable SSDs and even SATA SSDs. …

Kioxia has announced a new 4TB model in its Exceria G3 SSD Series, expanding its range of consumer PCIe 5 drives with the very first QLC NAND-based model. 

TeamGroup is preparing a wide range of new memory, storage and cooling products for Computex 2026, covering its T‑Force gaming line, T‑Create creator hardware and industrial‑grade solutions. The company’s showcase spans DDR5 modules, PCIe SSDs, external drives and new accessories. T‑Force is marking its 10th anniversary with the Carbon Style …

Kioxia is back with a new Gen5 flagship SSD

Sandisk has a new generation of portable SSDs hitting the market, including the Sandisk Portable SSD, Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD, and Sandisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD. The new Extreme model is available starting today while the remaining two will be rolling out later in the year.

At CES this week Kioxia is launching its BG7 series SSDs at CES 2026, marking the first client‑focused drives to use the company’s eighth‑generation BiCS Flash paired with its new CMOS‑Bonded‑to‑Array (CBA) architecture. The update targets thin‑and‑light notebooks, compact desktops and OEM systems, promising stronger performance and improved power efficiency over the previous BG6 generation.

Windows users have long relied on the default disk.sys driver for storage management, a component that has mainly remained fundamentally unchanged since its introduction in 2006. While Windows has supported the NVMe protocol since Windows 8.1, the legacy driver continues to treat modern high-speed solid-state storage as a legacy SCSI …

Want an 8TB Gen5 SSD? Kingston has you covered

It's a new Gen5 SSD from Adata, coming in at under £190.

Looking for a new SSD for use on the move? Lacie's latest Rugged drive now supports USB4

Silicon Power (SP) has announced its new flagship M.2 SSD, the XPower XS90. This drive is the company's fastest to date, built on the PCIe Gen 5 x4 interface and designed to handle demanding workloads from AI, high-end gaming, and professional content creation. The XS90 drive's performance is attributed to …

Samsung is gearing up for a major showing at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, with plans to unveil advancements in memory technology tailored for the AI era. The company has confirmed it will showcase its next-generation LPDDR6 RAM and a compact, AI-optimised PCIe Gen5 SSD, the PM9E1. The new LPDDR6 …

Corsair's latest Gen 5 SSD turns things up to 11, utilising a new Phison controller

Kingston has introduced the FURY Renegade G5 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, an ultra-fast drive that offers capacities as high as 8TB and read/write speeds up to 14,800MB/s and 14,000MB/s respectively. 

It's Netac's first Gen 5 SSD - let's see how it performs

Corsair has unleashed its new flagship PCIe 5.0 SSD for the storage market, the MP700 Pro XT. This new flagship Gen 5 M.2 drive is aimed squarely at enthusiasts and power users who want to push the limits of PCIe Gen 5 performance. Powered by a next-generation controller, the MP700 …

It's a tiny M.2 2242 drive from Corsair, aimed at handhelds and laptops

Interested in a new SSD? We check out this 2TB model from Klevv

TeamGroup has unveiled its new flagship SSD, the T-Force Z54E, and it's gunning for the performance crown. This new M.2 drive is one of the first to feature Phison's new E28 controller, allowing it to push sequential read speeds right up to the theoretical limit of the PCIe 5.0 interface. …

It's a 15TB data centre and enterprise beast from Kingston

It's a new external SSD from Corsair, priced at £160 for the 2TB model

SanDisk and its sister brand WD_Black have today announced a new range of officially licensed storage solutions for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X portable consoles. Revealed at TGS 2025, the new microSD card and internal NVMe SSD are part of the “Designed for Xbox” initiative, offering officially …

Patriot Memory is expanding its portfolio of next-generation storage with the launch of two new, more mainstream PCIe Gen 5 x4 SSDs. The new mid-range Viper PV563 and the entry-level Patriot PA523 join the existing flagship Viper PV593, creating a complete three-tiered lineup of Gen5 drives designed for a broader …

Earlier this month, we reviewed the MSI DATAMAG 20Gbps, a magnetic, external SSD capable of impressive speeds. Now, MSI is bringing an even faster version to the market, the DATAMAG 40Gbps. The MSI DATAMAG 40Gbps utilises a USB4 40Gbps interface to further increase speeds. This model will be capable of …

This is MSI's first external SSD, is it any good?

Earlier this year, Samsung announced its new flagship PCIe 5.0 SSDs, the 9100 PRO Series. The first units offered 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacity options but now at long last, the 8TB is now ready to hit the market. The Samsung 9100 Pro series SSD is designed to deliver next-generation …

Lexar has today announced a new variant of its EQ790 M.2 NVMe SSD, now featuring a pre-installed passive heatsink. This new model is aimed squarely at PC and PlayStation 5 gamers looking for a simple, out-of-the-box storage solution with solid performance and built-in cooling. The new heatsink-equipped EQ790 (via TechPowerUP) …

Lexar has thrown itself into the high-end storage ring with the announcement of its new flagship M.2 NVMe SSD series, the Ares Pro. Aimed at PC enthusiasts and hardcore gamers, these new drives leverage the PCIe 5.0 interface to deliver some impressive performance figures. The Ares Pro series will be …

Adata's gaming brand, XPG, has just unveiled its latest SSD, the Spectrix S65G RGB Gen 4. This new M.2 drive is aimed at gamers and builders who prioritise aesthetics, combining an RGB light strip and read speeds of 6,000 MB/s. The standout feature of the S65G is its lighting. The …