SSD Drives

A 1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD for barely £50? Colour us intrigued

Seagate is launching its first officially licensed Game Drive for PS5 consoles. The new M.2 SSD is designed to slot straight into the free slot in the PS5, allowing owners to expand storage and install more new-gen games. Backwards compatible titles can run on PS5 (and Xbox Series X/S) through …

It's a new external SSD from Samsung, offering speeds up to 2000MB/s

It's a 4TB Gen4 SSD for under £200, but it does need some extra cooling to deal with the heat

The Steam Deck has proven that there is quite a big market for handheld gaming PCs. Now, there are a number of companies offering handheld PC gaming devices, including Windows-based alternatives. Now, Western Digital is offering its first SSD specifically for these systems. The new WD_Black SN770M is a smaller …

The latest drive to join Kingston's extensive range of external devices is the XS1000

When Samsung announced its 990 Pro SSD family for the retail market last year, it only offered 1TB and 2TB variants, skipping the 4TB option that is usually available for high-end SSDs. Now, the company is poised to right this by releasing a 4TB version this autumn...

It's Seagate's first PCIe Gen5 SSD - we check out the 2TB model

Adata has introduced a new SSD to its lineup, the Legend 970. Taking advantage of PCIe 5.0 technology, it offers maximum sequential read and write speeds of 10,000MB/s. The Legend 970 sets itself apart with a double-layer aluminium alloy heatsink that incorporates a micro-fan and surface crystallisation. Together, these two …

It's about £30 more than the non-heatsink model, but just how good is this Crucial SSD?

Today, the WD Blue line of SSDs is getting some time in the spotlight. The new WD Blue XN580 NVMe SSD has arrived, offering PCIe 4.0 performance starting at just over £50.  The WD Blue SN580 is a PCIe Gen 4 SSD purpose-built for creators and professionals. This is the …

Patriot has recently announced the launch of their latest PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, the VP4300 Lite. Capable of providing sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and storage capacities of up to 4TB, the VP4300 Lite aims to provide gamers with a potent combination of speed and storage to …

Seagate is preparing to launch its first PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD – the FireCuda 540. Details about the upcoming drive have surfaced online through various online retailers. Based on these findings, we expect at least two different models with up to 4TB of storage space. The listings of the upcoming …

Is the Force with this SSD, or is it destined for the Dark Side?

It's the fastest drive we've tested to-date - and it costs £330 for the 2TB model

TeamGroup is set to return to Computex 2023 with an exciting lineup of new products. Besides reviving the Xtreem gaming memory brand, the company will also showcase its unique “aurora” RGB lighting technology live during the event. Starting with the Xtreem gaming memory, these memory modules will be available with …

T-Force, the gaming brand of TeamGroup, has introduced its cutting-edge Z54A series, a new generation of PCIe Gen 5 SSDs that can push the standard's maximum read and write speeds. TeamGroup has collaborated exclusively with InnoGrit Corporation, a leading storage supplier, to develop these ultra-fast PCIe SSDs. By collaborating with …

MSI has recently unveiled its latest flagship PCIe 4.0 SSD, the Spatium M480 Pro. This SSD is constructed with high-density 3D NAND flash, delivering 7400MB/s sequential read and 7000 sequential write speeds. The Spatium M480 Pro SSDs are available with 1 TB, 2 TB, or 4 TB of storage capacity. …

Microsoft has just announced via Twitter that the Seagate storage expansion card range for the Xbox Series consoles has received a price cut. While it is still unclear whether this discount is temporary or permanent, the move is expected to bring the expansion cards to more reasonable prices, which is …

Back in January, Corsair accidentally revealed a few details about its flagship MP700 PCIe Gen5 M.2 SSD. The SSD promised to deliver faster performance than many options currently on the market, and now, it is finally ready for an official launch.  Following on from January's leak, today Corsair is officially …

This is a killer new drive from Gigabyte - find out just how good it is inside

Corsair is unveiling two new PCIe 4 SSDs today, the MP600 Mini with its ultra-compact M.2 2230 form factor, and the MP600 Core XT, a more traditional M.2 2280 SSD.  The MP600 Mini stands out with its M.2 2230 form factor, measuring in at 22mm x 30mm. This is precisely …

It's a budget NVMe SSD, available for less than £50 in the UK - but can it perform?

Seagate has released a range of licensed special edition storage drives so far. Today, the company is unveiling its latest, with new Star Wars editions of the FireCuda NVMe SSD, each with a lightsaber design on the heatsink, complete with RGB lighting.  There are three new Star Wars Edition FireCuda …

Leo gets hands on with the Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD

We check out Solidigm's budget-focused 2TB DRAM-less SSD

The age of the PCIe 5.0 SSD has officially begun with the release of the current generation of Intel and AMD processors. As such, Teamgroup has released the T-Force Cardea Z540 M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD, an NVMe 2.0 storage drive capable of read and write speeds of up to 12,000MB/s …

If you want to expand the amount of PCIe 5.0 storage devices on a system, ASRock's new add-in card might be what you're looking for. With the Blazing Quad M.2 card, you can add an extra four SSDs using a PCIe slot. Using a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface to connect …

Is this 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade SSD worth a purchase at the £230 asking price?

As the PCIe 5.0 SSD era approaches, storage drive manufacturers have started to reveal their first products. It looks like Corsair will soon be launching the MP700, as details of the upcoming SSD leaked this week...