Internal Drives
While choosing the right SSD for your custom PC isn’t as complicated as picking the right motherboard, there's more to it than just finding the right capacity. In this guide we'll show you how to pick the right storage for your build and give you some need-to-know tips on topics like form factor or read/write speeds.
Form Factor
Let's get into the kinds of storage you're likely to come across in your search. These days,
Crucial has announced the T705 Gen5 M.2 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, intended for content creators, video editors, and AI application professionals looking to expand their storage volume while also increasing throughput for greater performance across their systems.
Crucial T705 Gen5 M.2 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD
Crafted with Micron 232-layer TLC NAND memory and built
Designed for reliable, everyday performance, the 1TB and 2TB Samsung 990 EVO M.2 Internal SSD allows you to spend more time creating content, playing games, and being productive instead of staring at loading screens.
1 TB Samsung 990 EVO M.2 Internal SSD
Supporting PCIe 4.0 x4- and PCIe 5.0 x2-compatible M.2 2280 slots, this NVMe 2.0 SSD delivers up to 5000 MB/s
At CES 2024, Lexar showcased an array of professional storage solutions, encompassing memory cards and portable SSDs. First up, the brand's CFexpress 4.0 Type B DIAMOND Series takes advantage of the PCIe Gen 4 bus to deliver read speeds of up to 3600 MB/s and write speeds of up to 3300 MB/s, which is more than enough to capture raw 8K video and photos. CFexpress Type A users won't be disappointed, because Lexar's CFexpress 4.0 Type A GOLD Series also uses the PCIe Gen 4 bus and features read speeds of up to 1800 MB/s and write speeds of up to
Equip your system with greater storage space accompanied by searing speed with the Western Digital WD_Black SN770M NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD. Compacting its signature performance profile, TLC 3D NAND flash memory chips, and PCIe 4.0 technology into a small 2230 M.2 form factor, users can easily enhance their portable gaming devices, such as the ASUS ROG Ally and Valve Steam Deck, with greater capacity and faster speeds.
If you haven't heard of Nextorage, that's because the brand is relatively new. Established as a Sony subsidiary that got its start making PS5 SSDs in 2019, Nextorage is a newcomer to storage space. Let's consider some of the brand's storage-based products below.
Nextorage's bread and butter are memory solutions, which means you can expect staples like SD cards or CFexpress Type B cards to make up a nice chunk of its catalog. The brand offers two different models of CFexpress Type B cards that come with slightly different specs. The
Samsung pushes storage performance to new levels with the launch of the T9 Portable SSD and the 4TB 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD. Whether you’re capturing 4K footage on mountainside hikes, or editing content at home from a laptop or desktop computer, these SSDs can streamline your workflow
Experience lightning speeds with the Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 M.2 Internal SSD. With a PCIe Gen 5.0 x4 interface and Micron’s innovative 232-layer TLC NAND, the T700 can offer sequential read speeds of up to 12,400 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 11,800 MB/s. That’s nearly twice as fast as the previous-generation Crucial PCIe 4.0 SSD. The T700 can handle high-performance gaming, photo or video editing, and
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Speed and simplicity are the names of the game with SanDisk Professional's PRO-BLADE storage lineup. In this video, Doug Guerra demonstrates how this robust and flexible system will streamline your production and editing processes.
0:00 - Introduction
0:46 - What is the SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE Ecosystem?
1:26 - How Does it Work?
3:46 - Specs
8:15 - Final Thoughts
Do you use any of the SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE products in your workflow? If yes, tell us why you like them, in the Comments section, below.
When Western Digital first announced the WD_Black SN770 SSD, our initial thought was that this might end up being one of the best midrange drives on the market. Promising fast transfer speeds, a solid range of storage options, and an aggressively low cost, the SN770 appeared to be the perfect blend of performance and price. But could the real-world results live up to the promise of its marketing? To find out, we installed the
