Latest Storage Reviews
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Best external SSDs for gaming: 5 great portable performance drives
Adding an external SSD to your gaming laptop is a great way to expand your storage for holding games and making your game library portable.
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Best SSDs: From SATA to PCIe 5.0, from budget to premium
The best solid-state drives can supercharge your PC. Here are our picks for the best SSDs, and what you should know before a purchase.
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The best PCIe 4.0 SSDs for blistering storage speeds
Our list has picks for best PCIe 4.0 SSD overall, best on a budget, best for a game consoles, and more. Plus what you need to know about PCIe 4.0 drives in general.
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Glyph Atom EX40 review: Rugged, portable 40Gbps USB4 storage
The Glyph Atom EX40, a 40Gbps USB4 SSD, sports good looks, a ruggedized frame, and very good real-world performance. But it's not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
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Glyph Atom EX20 SSD review: Fast 20Gbps USB (if you BYO cable)
Glyph's rugged, handsome Atom EX20 external 3.2×2 USB SSD proved very fast — but only after I switched to a higher-quality cable.
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Best external drives 2026: Top picks in portable storage
Whether you're looking for speed, capacity, portability, or all of the above, a USB external hard disk or SSD is a necessary complement to your desktop PC setup.
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MSI DataMag 40Gbps review: Shiny, magnetic USB4 storage
Though not the fastest 40Gbps SSD we've tested, the DataMag is still fast and attaches magnetically to any suitable surface.
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TerraMaster D1 SSD Pro review: A very fast, thermally stellar 80Gbps enclosure
The TerraMaster D1 SSD Pro outdid the mighty OWC 1M2 80Gbps in synthetic tests, and came close in real-world tests.Latest Storage Deals
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Grab the 256GB Samsung Bar Plus USB flash drive for 37% off now
Flash drive deals have gotten rare thanks to the AI-driven storage shortage. Jump on this one while you can!
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Wow! Score Anker's SD/microSD card reader for just $9 while you can
Whether you need the USB-C or USB-A version, they're both on sale! Save a whopping 50% while you can.
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Quick! SanDisk's ultra-fast USB-A + USB-C flash drive is 36% off
You can get the 512GB SanDisk Extreme Pro Dual Drive USB flash drive for just $64 right now on Amazon!
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Samsung's ultra-fast microSD card for the Switch 2 is now 33% off
The 512GB Samsung P9 Express is down to $80 (was $120) on Amazon right now. Perfect for your Switch 2!
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Grab a tiny 1TB Samsung microSD card for 25% off
The Samsung Evo Select is only $70 at Amazon right now.
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Best Cyber Monday SSD and Storage Deals 2025 (and the top Black Friday offers still available)
You can pick up SSDs and other storage at solid prices during Cyber Monday.
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11 boring (but practical) tech deals to grab during Cyber Monday
Boring (but practical) tech deals that you should buy during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Best Cyber Monday USB Flash Drive Deals 2025 (and the top Black Friday offers still available)
Cyber Monday is the best time to score a flash drive! Here are the best Cyber Monday discounts on flash drives worth pouncing on.Latest Storage News
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6 easy Windows 11 tweaks that help your SSD last longer
Follow these tips for a long-lasting SSD!
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Windows 11 update kills hidden trick for faster NVMe driver
The latest update blocks a registry tweak that delivered a native NVMe driver for Windows 11, ported over from Windows Server.
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USB drive not recognized in Windows 11? Here's how to fix it
If a USB stick isn't recognized in Windows 11, it's usually due to drivers or settings, and can often be fixed in just a few simple steps.
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Replace your Windows SSD the easy way, and save hours of setup time
Reinstall Windows before upgrading to an SSD? No need: With a network image, you can back up your system, programs, and settings in just a few steps.
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The first 16TB M.2 SSD on Amazon costs as much as a car
That's 10x the price of an 8TB Samsung drive, despite being far slower. At least it's got a 5-year warranty?
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Watch out for this '1.1 TB' laptop scam on Amazon
Third-party sellers are claiming 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage (which expires after a year) as part of the specs for budget laptops.
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Stop deleting your games. Just buy an external SSD
Why go through the hassle of upgrading your storage when there's an easier solution that's just as good?
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