M.2

FeaturesInterface: PCIe Gen4x4Sequential read speeds: Up to 7300MB/sSequential write speeds: Up to 6350MB/sI've been putting WD_BLACK storage into gaming PCs for years now, and they never disappoint. This M.2 drive is no exception. It's super-fast, super reliable, and built from quality components to offer the best lifespan possible.There are two versions, one with a heatsink and one without, and I recommend the one with the heatsink because it will dissipate heat better, which on turn makes it more reliable and gives you…

Last updated: February 4th, 2023 at 00:34 UTC+01:00 Quality M.2 SSDs can cost a pretty penny. Samsung makes some of the best SSDs on the market and its 970 Evo Plus series is the stuff of legends. While it’s also normally priced at the higher end of the spectrum, there’s an incredible deal available for the storage drive today. The Samsung 970 Evo Plus is capable of reaching sequential read and write speeds of up to 3,500 and 3,300MB/s respectively. The M.2 form factor makes it a very compact storage solution as…

The Lexar Professional NM800 PRO with Heatsink M.2 SSD. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETNeed to give your PC a speed boost? One of the best upgrades you can carry out is to swap out the storage drive for a faster drive (the other being to add more RAM, at least until you hit around 24GB or 32GB, after which the return on your investment diminishes dramatically, unless you have very specific workloads).If your computer can be kitted out with an M.2 SSD (solid-state drive), then this is one of the best upgrades you can…

Last updated: October 20th, 2022 at 16:09 UTC+02:00 The 980 PRO M.2 is one of Samsung’s most popular NVMe SSDs and with good reason. It delivers astonishing read speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s, the equivalent of 2x data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0. It’s safe to say that these blazing-fast SSDs are popular for a reason. The compact M.2 form factor allows for the SSD to be easily plugged into compatible laptops and desktops. Samsung has built every component of this SSD for high-performance computing, so whether you’re a…

ClevX has developed a new self-encrypting drive (SED) platform that does not depend on host hardware as well as the operating system and can be deployed within a matter of minutes. ClevX DataLock BT Secured can be applied to almost any internal or external solid-state drive or hard disk drive. All it needs is a small chip, a Bluetooth antenna, software from ClevX, and a modern smartphone. The platform can even ensure that a drive can be unlocked only in select geolocations. While ClevX's DataLock BT Secured provides very…

Thanks to a Tweet by @momomo_us, we have our first detailed look at Asus' brand new ROG Gen-Z.2 M.2 riser card that comes with the new AM5 ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme (opens in new tab) motherboard. What makes the new card so special is added support for PCIe Gen 5 SSDs.The Gen-Z.2 is a proprietary PCIe card designed to slot into supported Asus motherboards. The card features two M.2 slots on either side, with one supporting Gen 4 speeds and the other Gen 5. Both slots support a maximum length of 110mm SSDs, but the Gen…

In a new Tweet by @momomo_us, (opens in new tab) Gigabyte shows off two brand new motherboard fasteners for M.2 slots and PCIe slots, making system maintenance and system upgrades a whole lot more convenient. The new features will debut on the brand's X670 motherboards to accommodate next-generation AMD Ryzen 7000 processors with the Zen 4 microarchitecture.The M.2 slot demoed by Gigabyte features a pressurized latch system, allowing an M.2 drive to be instantly "snapped" into place by installing.. then pressing the…

Right now at Newegg, users can take home the Intel 660p series M.2 2280 2 TB SSD (opens in new tab) for $149. It’s been going for around 180 lately through multiple vendors but has been steadily lowering in price over the past month before reaching a new low price of $149 this week.This is one of the best SSD deals we’ve come across as vendors respond to the upcoming Amazon Prime Day sale. We published our Intel 660p M.2 2 TB SSD review when it first launched and appreciated its high capacity and low price point which is…

Chinese PC components maker JiuShark (via SI-129 (opens in new tab)) has launched a new M.2 heatsink with active cooling, called the JuiShark M.2 Three (opens in new tab). The JuiShark M.2 Three's appearance could easily be mistaken for a modern CPU cooler, adopting the popular tower-style form factor. Over recent months we have seen increasingly elaborate and powerful M.2 cooling solutions launched to cool the best SSDs. The trend appears to be in preparation for M.2 drives getting hotter, with the introduction of…

Contrary to popular belief, the best SSDs for Valve's Steam Deck aren't the ones with the fastest performance or the biggest capacity. That's right. The best SSD for the handheld gaming console is one that fits.The Steam Deck has an M.2 2230 slot to house M.2 NVMe SSDs. While there are M.2 2230 SSDs on the market, it's not one of the widespread form factors such as M.2 2280. However, Twitter user Belly Jelly (opens in new tab) has discovered a way to expand the M.2 2230 slot to an M.2 2242 slot, opening the door to more…