SSDs

Tom's Hardware is an industry leader in SSD testing, reviews, and analysis. Here you can find all the details about the latest and greatest SSDs, including news and reviews covering the entire span of options with different types of storage interfaces and memory. We also have an extensive roster of buying guides to help you select the best SSD for you and your use case, including the best SSDs list, the best SSD for the PS5, and the best SSD for the Steam Deck.

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TeamGroup G70 Pro 2TB SSD

TeamGroup G70 Pro 2TB SSD Review: Low latency meets affordable DRAM

By Shane Downing Published

The TeamGroup G70 Pro is a high-end drive without a high-end price. Good performance, but poor power efficiency keeps it in check.

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a microSD card and board with weights hot glued inside a drive enclosure

Redditor buys suspicious drives on eBay just to report the scamming sellers if they get a fake SSD or HDD

By Jowi Morales Published

Unfortunately, this age-old scam still works.

External SSDs

Kioxia and Sandisk sample world's densest 3D NAND

By Anton Shilov Published

Kioxia, Sandisk begin to sample BiCS10 3D NAND: 332 active layers and over 29 Gb/mm2 areal capacity.

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Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G9 IPL

Chinese YMTC SSDs make their way into retail Lenovo laptops

By Jowi Morales Published

The AI-driven memory and storage chip shortage is driving OEMs towards Chinese chip manufacturers.

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Solidigm's Avi Shetty

Solidigm VP talks PCIe 6.0 SSDs, next-gen floating gate NAND, liquid cooled storage and more

By Anton Shilov Published

Premium Floating gate NAND forever.

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Best Steam Deck SSDs cover

The best SSD for the Steam Deck, Xbox ROG Ally, and Ally X in 2026

By Shane Downing, Jarred Walton Last updated

Our tests show the best SSDs for games on the Steam Deck.

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Best PS5 SSDs

The Best PS5 SSDs in 2026: Speedy NVMe storage for your console

By Jarred Walton, Paul Alcorn Last updated

Our tests show the best PS5 SSDs to buy.

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Best SSDs: Reviewed and Benchmarked

Best SSDs 2026: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA

By Paul Alcorn Last updated

We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

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Writing 1 petabyte of data on a SATA II SSD

16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive's endurance rating

By Zhiye Liu Published

As part of an experiment, an enthusiast has written one petabyte of data on a legacy Sandisk P4 SATA II SSD that was released 16 years ago.

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A collection of the best SSDs we've tested, in a small red toolbox, on a wooden table

Best External SSDs 2026

By Matt Safford Last updated

We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs, running them through several benchmarks, and chosen models we've reviewed that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

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