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We were floored by the performance—and price tag—of Samsung's Portable SSD X5. Patriot's Evlvr 1 TB promises some of the same Thunderbolt 3 goodness without...

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Windows 10's October 2018 update popped up out of nowhere and it's chock-full of features big and small alike. We take a good luck to...

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Samsung is adding a brand-new external SSD to its lineup. The Portable SSD X5 shakes things up by promising NVMe-like speeds over a Thunderbolt 3...

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SanDisk's Extreme Portable SSD pairs USB 3.1 Gen 2 transfer rates with a durable, stylish exterior shell. We put the 1-TB Extreme Portable through...

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Samsung has replaced the longtime reigning champion of the mainstream SSD market. We test out the 860 EVO to see whether doubling V-NAND layers doubles...

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Toshiba's RC100 NVMe SSD takes a bold stab at life without DRAM or a full four lanes of PCIe connectivity. Unlike many DRAM-less SSDs, however,...

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Western Digital is building a presence in the consumer SSD market for the first time. Its latest NVMe drive has issued a brazen challenge to...

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The Tech Report System Guide is back to beat the heat with a multitude of system builds to serve DIYers of every budget. Start...

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Adata's got a half-dozen NVMe M.2 drives available across its entire lineup, but its latest—the XPG SX8200—promises to dazzle with Micron's newest-gen 3D TLC and...

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Samsung has taken the wraps off the successor to its trailblazing 960 EVO SSD. Join us as we put the 970 EVO through our test...

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It's been a while since Crucial's MX300 SSD arrived with 3D NAND. The latest drive in the series has been refined with the latest-generation 64-layer...

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Intel's duo of Optane SSD 800P drives promises the same blend of impressive latency and performance consistency as its larger Optane devices at a price...

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Intel is putting its 64-layer 3D NAND to use in the data center with the arrival of its SSD DC P4510 in capacities up to...

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Intel is shaking up the mainstream SSD market by releasing a new NVMe drive at what it calls near-SATA prices. We run the drive through...

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Samsung's latest top-shelf SATA drive has arrived to put the aged 850 Pro to pasture. Join us as we see what changes the past few...

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The Tech Report System Guide is back with a fresh new format and a multitude of system builds to serve DIYers on every budget. Start...

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Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition is AMD's latest major driver update. Join us as we look at how AMD is making the power and features of...

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Intel's Optane SSD 900P family of SSDs take Intel's 3D Xpoint storage medium and its unique performance characteristics from the data center to the desktop....

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