The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update
The storage market is in flux: PCIe 4.0 prices are climbing, PCIe 5.0 and USB4 are getting cheaper, and Crucial is gone. Here are the best picks for speed, capacity, and value.
Samsung Magician 9.0 launches with a redesigned UI, usability improvements
Samsung Magician is a management suite for Samsung SSDs and storage devices, offering firmware updates, performance tuning, benchmarking, secure erase tools, and drive health monitoring. This latest version refreshes the UI and improves overall ease of use.
This 2TB Crucial T710 Gen 5 SSD is down to $170
The Crucial T710 offers solid performance, a roomy 2TB capacity, and AES-256 encryption enabled by default. It uses a DRAM-less design with HMB support. The 4TB model is also discounted to $364.
AMD drivers may be writing to your SSD hundreds of times, but users (probably) shouldn't worry
AMD has yet to respond to the concerns
Data centers are now hoarding SSDs as hard drive supplies dry up
Enterprise HDDs are now backordered, shift to QLC SSDs trigger fears of imminent price hikes
AI boom drives record 172% surge in DRAM prices as shortages hit memory market
A bigger yearly jump than gold
Early tests show the M5 MacBook Pro's SSD is about 2.5x faster than the M4
The biggest upgrade in the latest MacBook Pro might not be the CPU at all
Memory and storage prices will only get worse, Adata CEO says
Rising AI demand pushes up prices for DRAM, NAND, SSDs, and HDDs
The big picture: Multiple manufacturers have recently frozen or hiked memory and storage prices as demand from AI data centers surges, and executives warn the situation may get worse before it gets better. Across the industry, AI and cloud giants are displacing traditional memory makers, while DDR4 RAM – once the backbone of PCs and servers – is slowly being phased out. The result is a perfect storm that's upending supply chains and reshaping the economics of the memory market.
Synology reverses course on non-certified HDDs in NAS systems
Facepalm: Synology attempted to require customers to use only "certified" drives when expanding local storage capacities in its NAS devices, but users made their dissatisfaction clear. The company is now abandoning the new policy, although the certification program itself appears to remain in place for the time being.
Because your PC should smell nice: Apacer adds essential oil diffuser to SSD
A new kind of sensory and storage experience
Thinking of buying a new SSD? Watch out for potential price hikes
AI could increase enterprise SSD and HDD prices by up to 30%
MSI upgrades its magnetic pocket-sized portable SSD to 40Gbps USB4
Available with up to 4TB with 4 GB/s read speed
Kioxia-Nvidia project aims for SSD performance 33 times higher than today's top drives
Breakthrough storage speed for AI servers by 2027
Windows 11 cleared of all charges for killing SSDs, the real culprit is faulty firmware
Chinese PC enthusiasts discovered the root cause
Windows 11 update blamed for SSD failures, but Phison can't reproduce issue
Company claims an online document describing controller issues is a hoax
Samsung expands SSD 9100 Pro lineup with new 8TB PCIe 5.0 drives for power users and gamers
You won't like the pricing, though
Windows 11 patch linked to SSD data loss, reports remain under investigation
File transfers over 50GB may break drives
Mini SSDs pack NVMe performance into a microSD-sized form factor
Coming to GPD and One-Netbook's super-sized mobile gaming PCs
Best SSD for Gaming: PCIe 5.0 vs 4.0 vs 3.0 vs SATA vs HDD Comparison
We tested everything from PCIe 5.0 to SATA, and even hard drives, to see what really matters for gaming performance, and whether ultra-fast storage offers a tangible edge over older options.
Silicon Motion sets the stage for PCIe 6.0 SSDs with Neptune controller
Sequential read speeds exceeding 25 GB/s
NVMe 2.3 specs add features for mission-critical and data center storage
Key updates include rapid recovery, secure erasure, and power controls
Sandisk unveils massive 256TB UltraQLC SSD for cloud and AI workloads
First units arrive in early 2026 with more form factors to follow
Kioxia unveils world's highest-capacity SSD at 245TB, aims at hyperscale data centers
The world's highest-capacity storage device
Self-destructing SSD brings espionage-level security to data protection
Select either a software wipe that preserves the drive or hardware-level destruction that renders it unusable
Something to look forward to: It's the kind of gadget Q might slip into James Bond's tuxedo pocket: an SSD with a built-in self-destruct feature. TeamGroup has developed the P250Q-M80, which brings a touch of cinematic espionage to real-world data security. This industrial-grade storage device is engineered for sectors where data security is paramount, such as defense, industrial automation, and AI development.
Synology is selling outdated "proprietary" NAS SSDs at unrealistically high prices
Is the NAS maker out of its freaking mind?