SSDs

Samsung’s upcoming microSD card will offer a dramatic speed boost. The company’s 256GB SD Express microSD — Samsung’s first SD Express card — can read data at up to 800 MB/s, significantly faster than the microSDs you can buy today. However, we don’t yet know how much it will cost, and the card won’t be available until later this year.The 256GB SD Express microSD will have (theoretical) sequential read speeds of up to 800 MB/s, which is over 2.5 times as fast as the read speeds in UHS-II microSD cards and 1.4 times faster…

Galaxy Book 4 laptops are now available globally. The new generation of laptops from Samsung originally went on sale in Korea on the 2nd day of 2024, and shortly after that, they broke sales records in the first week of availability. In their first seven days on the market, the new models outsold the Galaxy Book 3 series in Korea 1.5 times. Today, the Galaxy Book 4 series is hitting the shelves worldwide, and Samsung confirmed availability and prices for markets including the USA, UK, and Europe. Galaxy Book 4 prices and…

Last updated: February 13th, 2024 at 10:18 UTC+01:00 Samsung is running a promotional campaign on the Portable SSD lineup, including the trusted T7 Shield and the newer T9 model. Discounts are now available on the T7 Shield and T9 SSDs in all storage configurations, from 1TB and all the way up to 4TB. Let's start with the offer for the Portable SSD T7 Shield, which isn't as fast as the newer T9 model but boasts a more rugged build with dust and water resistance. Here's what you can save on the T7 Shield SSD: Save…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends It’s been coming for a while, but it looks like SSD prices have finally reached an inflection point. Pricing on consumer SSDs are going to “skyrocket” over the next few months, according to an industry source cited by Tom’s Hardware. According to the source, price increases are being brought on by a shortage of NAND chips, which are critical for SSDs. That’s not exactly news. In November, TrendForce reported that Samsung planned to cut production of NAND flash to stabilize SSD prices.…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends SSDs are getting more expensive, and we’re just getting started. The prices of NAND chips that are used in SSDs are expected to jump by 50% over the coming months, according to TrendForce, which will translate into higher prices for storage. Even at the start of 2024, we’re already seeing some of those price increases in effect. I took a look at the pricing history of a smattering of popular SSDs on Amazon, and I universally found that prices are up. The is $85 for a…

Whether you're shopping for someone you love or yourself, Black Friday is arguably the best time of the year to stock up on digital storage. If you need a microSD card for your Nintendo Switch or camera, a speedy SSD for your PS5 or a high-capacity portable drive, you can find Black Friday deals on a number of the best models available today. Some of our favorites from Samsung, SanDisk, Crucial and others have hit record-low prices for Black Friday, which may make it tempting to pick up a couple of options to either give…

If you're running out of space on your PS5, now's a great time to expand your storage with these Black Friday 2023 deals on the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD. Over at Amazon, you can grab the 1TB model for only $70 and the 2TB version for $120. These deals apply to the 980 Pro with a preinstalled heatsink, which you need if you want to use the drive on PlayStation 5. The 980 Pro also works wonderfully as a PC SSD.…

There is now a possible explanation behind the SanDisk SSD failures that have been an ongoing issue throughout most of 2023. The issue first gained notice on Reddit as users complained of failing SSDs and the loss of data. The problem gained more attention when SanDisk’s parent company, Western Digital, became subject to several class=action lawsuits in August, according to Ars Technica. Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends / Digital Trends However, reports of the failures began as early as May 2023. While SanDisk initially…

The Amazon Great Indian Festival sale kicked off October 7 for Prime members and is still going strong, bringing some exciting deals on a host of products and devices. The sale is offering deep discounts on smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, PC accessories, tablets, smartwatches and more. The Amazon sale also features deals on storage devices. External hard disc drives and SSDs are an important companion for our computers. The sale brings offers on storage devices from top brands like Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends A wide range of new SSDs are facing overheating issues when pushed to their limits, thereby resulting in thermal shutdowns. The malfunction is specific to PCIe 5.0 SSDs based on the Phison PS5026-E26 controller inside. If you don’t have a proper cooling solution in place, you could be in for a world of trouble. The issue was first discovered by Phoronix and TechPowerUp back in May while using the Corsair MP700 SSD. According to Phoronix, the drive started malfunctioning within a few…