2019-02-04 ·  The WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD is noticeably faster than the older, plain Black NVMe SSD, which was already a very fast SSD. Noticeable via benchmarks, at any rate—good luck trying to tell NVMe SSDs... 

2020-06-26 ·  The highest capacity WD Black SN750 is a bit slower than the 1TB model, but like the 1TB model, it has some of the highest sustained write performance going. While it isn’t the fastest to respond... 

2019-01-18 ·  The 1TB WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD we’re reviewing here features sequential read and write speeds up to 3,470MB/s and 3,000 MB/s, respectively. 

2019-01-18 ·  With heatsink and non-heatsink versions, and a software setting that delivers maximum power at all times, the high-performance WD Black SN750 internal SSD will appeal to gamers and other PC... 

Our WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD review will now focus on the SSDs functions and build. Specifically, the WD Black SN750 is an M.2 x4 PCIe NVMe SSD. It utilises a 2280 or 22mm-wide and 80mm-long form factor. It comes with a black-coloured sticker explaining a few of its specifications and features. 

SSD, the SN750 is a series in the WD Black series SSDs which now also includes a 2TB model. The entire series is PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSDs based on 64-layer NAND. WD having acquired Sandisk, that NAND... 

The WD SN750 is the third iteration of the WD Black lineup of M.2 SSDs. Last year, we saw the 2018 WD Black SSDs which changed things up for WD and positioned the drive as an enthusiast drive. This... 

2019-01-26 ·  The new WD Black SN750 SSD arrived in the office barely 24 hours after the Samsung 970 EVO Plus review embargo broke. Solid state drives are entirely unlike buses in almost every way – they have ... 

2019-05-13 ·  WD released the Black SN750 heat sink SSDs at the same MSRP as the non-heat sink drives. SSD prices have dropped considerably since we tested the non-heat sink SN750. The 1TB drive we're testing... 

WD Black SN750 SSD NVMe Review. The WD Black SN750 SSD NVMe is a x4 PCIe, M.2 NMVe SSD that makes use of the 2280, or 22 millimeter-wide & 80-millimeter long, form factor. To use this, make sure that you have an appropriate and additional slot for the device on your laptop or desktop’s motherboard. Take note that there are a couple of M.2 ... 

The WD Black SN750 is built using the same 64L 3D NAND and NVMe controller as the 2018 version which we will refer to as the 2 nd gen model. The 2 nd gen WD Black NVMe SSD was a monumental upgrade over the first WD Black drive and the 3 rd generation SN750 builds upon that success. Specs are as follows: 

Western Digital WD Black SN750 1TB With Heatsink Review. First Look At The WD Black SN750 1TB NVMe SSD - Unboxing And Closer Look. The box is a box, I mean it's black with some glossy text. Not a ... 

2019-01-18 ·  The 1TB WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD we’re reviewing here features sequential read and write speeds up to 3,470MB/s and 3,000 MB/s, respectively. On paper, that might seem like a small bump up from the 3,400 megabytes per second (MB/s) sequential read and 2,800 MB/s sequential write speeds we saw on the previous WD Black NVMe SSD, but it proved to be an exceptional speed increase in our testing. 

2019-06-18 ·  Here is the full review of the WD Black SN750 M.2 SSD, the latest high-performance gaming SSD from WD with faster read and write speeds compared to a standard SSDs from other brands. 

2019-03-18 ·  In this Samsung 970 EVO Plus vs WD Black SN750 Benchmark review, we take a look at the new 2019 NVMe SSD drive storage options, from the two major players in the field. Both Samsung and Western Digital are releasing these new NVMe drives, as their 2019 upgrades to last year’s Samsung 970 EVO and WD Black (2018) models. 

2019-11-12 ·  WD Black SN750 (with heatsink) Review – I was quite astonished with last year’s WD Black NVMe SSD, which was the fastest NVMe SSD I’ve ever used and reviewed back then. With a 3,400MB/s read and 2,800MB/s write speed, you were truly getting what you paid for. It’s clear that the updated firmware controller and […] 

Jul 22, 2019 ·  WD’s Blue SN500 comes in two capacities of 250GB and 500GB priced at $54.99 and $77.99, respectively. The 500GB SSD delivers up to 1.7/1.45 GB/s read/write as well as up to 275,000/300,000 read ... 

Jun 12, 2019 ·  Western Digital's latest update to its budget line of SSDs, the NVMe-equipped WD Blue SN500, is an able PCI Express M.2 competitor but outpaced for the price. MSRP $77.99 $77.95 at Amazon 

The WD Blue NVMe is WD's new entry-level SSD using the M.2 PCIe x2 interface and 3D TLC flash. With a price of only $73 for the reviewed 500 GB version, it's one of the most affordable drives on the market that still delivers very decent performance. We saw no thermal-throttling, even when fully loaded and completely uncooled. 

Dec 23, 2019 ·  WD’s new Blue SN550 is a nice improvement on the older SN500, though it still isn’t going to worry the competition with its performance.However, other vendors sure won’t be happy that it’s ... 

May 23, 2019 ·  WD Blue SN500 review: Overall performance. In the end, the Blue SN500 and Crucial P1 come incredibly close on performance. Calculate the average overall speeds for the huge, large and small file ... 

The Western Digital WD Blue SN500 is an M.2 2280 SSD with a storage capacity of 250 GB and is also available in a 500 GB version. The drive uses the PCIe Gen3 8 Gb/s, up to 2 lanes . 

Mar 28, 2019 ·  WD Blue SN500 NVMe: Excellent performance. Despite the low specs, the new NVMe WD Blue outperformed SATA SSDs by a considerable margin. Compared to 4-lain NVMe drives, however, it was indeed clearly slower in my testing; but to the similarly-specced Toshiba RC100, the WD Blue did better in most tests. 

May 24, 2019 ·  WD Black SN750 vs WD Blue SN500. The new Western Digital SN750 NVMe Drive add even more performance to an already very high quality WD Black from 2018, while the new WD Blue SN500 NVMe drives find themselves snug, in between their faster siblings and SATA SSD. 

Apr 09, 2019 ·  The WD Blue SN500 is rated up to 1,700MB/s, nearly half of the 3,500MB/s the Samsung 970 Evo Plus is capable of. The SN500’s write speed is similarly nothing to write home either, coming in at 1 ... 

Jun 20, 2019 ·  The Blue SN500 is also somewhat more durable, its 500GB model being rated for 300TBW - twice that of the 500GB P1's 150TBW - so it might be better suited to workstations. WD Blue SN500 review: Verdict 

May 08, 2019 ·  WD Blue SN500 Review. ... Offering amazing value to the storage market, with the WD Blue SN500 in play it’s hard to understand why anyone would go with a SATA option if they have the choice. 9. 

Apr 09, 2019 ·  To keep costs down and to focus on the mainstream, the new WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD only ships in two capacities, 250GB and 500GB. Both drives deliver a maximum sequential read speed of 1,700 MB/s ... 

The WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD allows resellers, system builders and consumers to take advantage of a reliable NVMe storage solution when creating their next PCs. Available in 250GB and 500GB capacities in an M. 2 2280 form factor, The WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD will give your systems The boost you need.Interface:PCIe Gen3 8 Gb/s 

Apr 09, 2019 ·  WD hit a strong balance between performance and cost with the Blue SN500 NVMe Series. The 250GB model starts the series out at just $54.99. The larger 500GB model reaches just $77.99. Both capacities carry an impressive 5-year warranty that we usually find reserved for premium models. The Blue SN500 endurance is the weakest part of the warranty. 

Continuing Western Digital’s Legacy. Western Digital combined hours of hardware, firmware, and validation tests to enhance WD Blue’s heritage of quality and reliability. The next part of WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD review is all about the product’s specifications. Specifications. The WD Blue SN550 NVMe is a 1TB SSD with a PCIe 3rd-gen interface. 

2020-08-17 ·  True to its name, WD’s Blue SN550 comes with a blue PCB, in a single-sided M.2 2280 form factor, so it can fit in even the thinnest of devices. WD’s product team are fairly tight-lipped on... 

2020-06-10 ·  WD Blue is Western Digital's more value-oriented, mainstream SSD family, in contrast to the more performance-oriented, hardcore WD Black series. Still, it's no slouch on the specifications front.... 

2019-12-23 ·  WD’s new Blue SN550 is a nice improvement on the older SN500, though it still isn’t going to worry the competition with its performance. However, other vendors sure won’t be happy that it’s 10... 

2020-03-13 ·  WD Blue SN550 full review Many PC owners use SATA connected SSDs. They’re affordable, dramatically quicker than conventional hard drives and almost every computer built in the last ten years has... 

This NVMe once again SSD has SanDisk written all over it, literally. The Western Digital WD Blue SN550 is an M.2 2280 SSD with a storage capacity of 250 GB, 500 GB and 1TB version. The drive uses... 

WD Blue SN550 Specsheet Our review unit is the top of the line unit from the WD Blue NVMe line, offering the highest performance and endurance. The advertised performance numbers are very modest though, and not intended to compete at the high end of even other PCIe 3.0 drives. 

The next part of WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD review is all about the product’s specifications. Specifications. The WD Blue SN550 NVMe is a 1TB SSD with a PCIe 3rd-gen interface. It makes use of an M.2 connector and comes with an MTTF of 1M. Its sequential re ... 

2020-01-26 ·  Western Digital Blue SN550 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3.0x 4 M.2 SSD Review The new SSD value leader doesn't skimp on performance. Here's our full review of Western Digital's Blue SN550 1TB NVMe M.2 drive. 

The 4-lane WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD is a significant upgrade to the previous 2-lane version though, performance-wise, it’s generally behind similarly-specced SSDs. But the drive more than makes up for that by being one of the most affordable full 4-lane NVMe drives on the market, especially the 1TB version, which costs just about 10 cents per gigabyte. 

The WD Blue SN550 at 22 cents per gigabyte, is all that most value-conscious PC/laptop owners could want. The WD Blue SN550 is aimed at the replacement market offering more than four times the speed of a SATA 6 SSD/HDD and yet a price point about 30% less than the top speed SSDs like the WD Black. 

2020-02-24 ·  ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G Review The ADATA XPG Spectrix S40 is an unapologetically bright RGB-lit M.2 SSD that blings up your PC. Its 4K read and write speeds should keep most gamers happy, too. 4.5 

2019-12-25 ·  The Realtek RTS5762 that powers the S40G is different from the RTS5763DL that powers Adata’s XPG SX6000 Pro we recently reviewed, with the main difference being that this controller features a... 

2019-09-23 ·  The XPG Spectrix S40G is the first RGB SSD we've seen that we would consider using in our own PC's. Everything about what the drive brings to the table visually is absolutely stunning. No wired... 

ADATA is back in the house, this round with the S40G. The M.2. SSD is based on NVMe 1.3 and yes, you've read it right.. has an RGB cover applied, customizable by the way using ADATA proprietary... 

Today, we have for review the world's first M.2 RGB SSD, the ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G. The drive comes with eight separately adjustable RGB LEDs on the PCB that have its light spread out through a diffuser to create a uniform glow. 

2019-09-23 ·  What the XPG Spectrix S40G lacks in performance, is in our opinion more than offset by what it does visually. We believe the Spectrix S40G is an excellent upgrade for your outdated SATA SSD and do not hesitate to recommend it to our readers as such. ADATA's Spectrix S40G 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 SSD is TweakTown approved. Pros. RGB Done Right 

Mushkin’s Pilot-E takes flight. Mushkin’s top-tier M.2 NVMe SSD is finally available. Like the lower-end Pilot, we reviewed a few months back, Mushkin’s new Pilot-E brings some heat with it ... 

Decent terabytes-written rating for a budget drive. Strong sequential read and write results. 

Aug 21, 2019 ·  The Mushkin Pilot-E is just now really coming to market, and that poses a few issues that impact this review. The first is the tech-pricing decline that naturally occurs. 

Aug 21, 2019 ·  Mushkin Pilot-E NVMe M.2 SSD Review. Mushkin taps the SMI genie for a flagship NVMe SSD that rips through data like a knife through butter. Chris Ramseyer @ChrisRamseyer. 

Jun 30, 2020 ·  The SSD 870 QVO is a 9x-layer QLC V-NAND SATA SSD that is launching in four different storage-volume sizes: 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, and an especially tasty-looking 8TB. Samsung rates the drive to hit a... 

Sep 27, 2020 ·  Samsung’s 8TB 870 QVO is a quality-built SATA SSD that answers the call of those in need of high capacity and security. At $900, it’s still quite an expensive investment for a product based on QLC... 

Jun 30, 2020 ·  The Samsung 870 QVO 1TB is a decent SATA SSD in an age of NVMe PCIe performance, but it's still not quite cheap enough to justify its drawbacks. 

Samsung SSD 870 QVO: Excellent performance for a budget drive I tested the 870 QVO, using the 1 TB version, the same way I did the 860 QVO and it was clearly faster. In copy tests, the drive averaged the sustained speed of some 460 MB/s and 520 MB/s for writing and reading respectively, or 240 MB/s when doing both at the same time. 

Oct 01, 2020 ·  The Samsung 870 QVO comes in four capacities, though it's the 1TB 2.5-inch drive I'm looking at here. Performance should be fairly consistent, though, throughout the range. The 870 QVO is a SATA 3... 

Today's SSD review will cover the Samsung 870 QVO in its 1 TB variant. Earlier this week, on Monday, I reviewed the Seagate BarraCuda 120 and was impressed with it as an offering for the 2.5 SATA segment. Samsung positions their 870 QVO slightly differently—on the package, it reads Quality and Value Optimized SSD. 

Samsung figures, it's time for a rehash in the QVO product lineup, and as such we'll review the Samsung 870 QVO 2TB. The product series now will become available starting at 1TB, then there is a... 

Jun 30, 2020 ·  Samsung’s 870 QVO is a definite improvement upon the older 860 QVO, and it offers excellent everyday performance. Samsung uses its own MKX controller, and there’s 1GB of DRAM cache for each 1TB of... 

Jun 30, 2020 ·  Samsung SSD 870 QVO Review: Ultra-High Capacity V-NAND Jam-Packed For SATA Storage Although much of the excitement in the solid state storage market revolves around the latest, bleeding-edge... 

Jul 27, 2020 ·  The Samsung SSD 870 QVO is rated at 560MBps for sequential reads and 530MBps for sequential writes. While the read speeds should be sustained, Samsung notes that the write speeds are based on its... 

Samsung sent me the 1TB version of the 870 QVO SSD to put to the test in a family environment. I wanted to know how it would perform as a HDD replacement in my family PC, but also if it was a worthwhile addition to my Synology NAS. Samsung 870 QVO SSD – The Family PC Mass Storage. Installing the Samsung 870 QVO SSD in a computer is a simple task. 

Oct 26, 2020 ·  An optical drive may still be cheaper, but the performance boost that you get with the Samsung 870 QVO 4TB SSD Hard Drive is huge. If you need big storage for a working drive or the main drive in your computer, then this is a solid choice. 

Jul 17, 2020 ·  Samsung launched the 870 QVO yesterday and we’ve been using the SSD for the past week for this review to see if it's worth the upgrade. The SSD comes in four variants i.e. 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and the ... 

Aug 03, 2020 ·  Samsung 870 QVO SSD drives are now available in sizes from 1TB all the way up to 8TB, making them a great option for fast work on large files. Here we look at the 4TB SSD Drive. 

Jul 27, 2020 ·  The Samsung SSD 870 QVO is rated at 560MBps for sequential reads and 530MBps for sequential writes. While the read speeds should be sustained, Samsung notes that the write speeds are based on its Intelligent TurboWrite technology, and is dependent on a fixed amount of faster SLC buffer (42GB in the 1TB model, 78GB on the others). 

Jun 30, 2020 ·  Samsung proves QLC can perform with the 870 QVO offering ample performance for entry-level machines and even better capacity options. 90% Samsung 870 QVO 4TB V-NAND SATA SSD 

The Kingston A1000 sample I tested is a 960GB M.2-format drive, at the 80mm length (Type-2280), which means it will fit on most M.2 laptop and desktop-board configurations that aren't... 

2018-07-20 ·  The Kingston A1000 960GB NVMe SSD sells for $315 and makes your system fell less responsive than a nice SATA SSD like the Samsung 860 EVO. We like the HP EX920 1TB more at $349, and think you will,... 

2018-05-16 ·  on Newegg While faster is always better when it comes to storage, all things are relative. Even a slower M.2 NVMe SSD, such as the entry-level Kingston A1000 NVMe reviewed here, offers a noticeable... 

Pricing of the Kingston A1000 is excellent, with $152 for the tested 480 GB version. This brings cost per gigabyte down to just 32 cents—pretty much unheard of for an M.2 NVMe drive. 

2019-12-13 ·  Kingston A2000 review: Verdict Maybe it’s the 96-layer NAND, maybe it’s the Silicon Motion SM2263ENG controller, but whatever the true cause of the A2000’s data-shuffling prowess, it’s a superb... 

The Kingston A1000 PCIe NVMe SSD is also available in three sizes that include 240GB, 480GB (reviewed) and 960GB with a limited 5-year warranty. Besides the speed, one of the most fascinating aspects about this SSD is its tiny size (80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm) and it uses a M.2 2280 form factor with a multi-purpose SFF connector. 

2018-06-19 ·  Review: Kingston A1000 M.2 NVMe SSD 0. By Ryan on June 19, 2018 Product Reviews. It’s time for another trip down the fast lane with a lighting fast storage solution for your PC. This time, we have a 960GB A1000 M.2 NVMe SSD by Kingston, and although we ... 

We just recently reviewed Kingston’s pretty affordable SATA SSD, the Kingston UV500. Looking through their product lineup, we found the Kingston A1000 PCIe NVMe SSD. PCIe-based SSDs are usually much pricier, even costing north of RM2/GB. This one, is a lot more affordable. 

2020-05-26 ·  Kingston A1000 Nvme SSD is the latest addition to the Kingston internal SSD market. The Kingston A1000 is available in different versions with a capacity of 240, 480 and 960 GB and uses PCIe NVMe interface. In our Kingston A1000 Review, we will be reviewing the base variant of 240 GB. 

2017-06-13 ·  Kingston A400 specifications and features. The Kingston A400 is a standard 2.5-inch SATA SSD, but you can tell it's aimed at the commodity market just by looking at it. For starters, it comes in ... 

2019-09-04 ·  Kingston A2000 is an upgrade from their older A1000 which only offers 1,500MB/s read & 900MB/s write speed, so it might be worth to just grab the A2000 if the price is not much more. The impressive writing speed actually makes the A2000 a budget drive with a very good value, unless you really want that fast reading speed that the KC2000 offers. 

May 23, 2020 ·  Lexar NM610 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Responsive and Efficient DRAMless Storage Lexar’s NM610 dishes out multi-GBps performance on the low By Sean Webster 23 May 2020 

Jul 24, 2020 ·  The Lexar NM610 (starts at $57.99 for the 250GB model, $154.99 for the 1TB as tested) is a new internal PCI Express (PCIe) NVMe M.2 solid-state drive from a company better known for its flash ... 

Lexar NM610 NVMe M.2. SSD review Lexar refreshed its NVMe SSD lineup with the NM610 series M2 drives. A value SSD proposition on the 8cm M2 form factor. The Lexar NM610 can read up to 2100 MB/s ... 

May 12, 2020 ·  Lexar NM610 500GB M.2 SSD Review. The NM610 M.2 SSD enters the ring as Lexar's newest entry-level solution. Let's see how it does. Tyler Bernath @TylerBernath. Published Tue, May 12 2020 9:15 AM CDT. 

Today, we have for review the Lexar NM610 SSD in the 1 TB variant, which is the company's current flagship. It comes in the M.2 form factor, using a fast PCI-Express x4 3.0 NVMe connection to interface with the rest of the system. Under the hood, Lexar is using a Silicon Motion SM2263XT controller paired with Micron 64-layer 3D TLC flash. 

Sep 11, 2020 ·  The Lexar NM610 M.2 2280 NVMe is designed as an internal hard drive that should be encased within a machine or enclosure. As such all chips and circuits are on show, so it’s best to install following the guidelines for your equipment and make sure that the drive is protected from moisture and static during installation. 

Aug 26, 2020 ·  Lexar NM610 NVMe 1TB Review – Go Fast For Very Little First Look At Lexar SL200 Portable SSD – Unboxing And Closer Look The packaging for the Lexar SL200 is nice with attractive and easy to read. 

May 12, 2020 ·  The NM610 is Lexar's entry-level solution, as you have likely figured out by now, it is a 2263XT platform that is paired with 64L Intel 3D NAND flash. Marketing performance lines up with past XT platforms that have come through at 2100 MB/s read and 1600 MB/s write. 

2020-08-31 ·  The Crucial P2 is a solid-enough budget M.2 SSD for general use, but the company's own P5 is a much better choice under most shopping circumstances. 

2020-05-26 ·  Crucial P2 SSD (500GB) The Crucial P2 is a budget NVMe SSD that delivers good everyday performance—in other words, it runs the operating system, loads apps, and performs small tasks just fine. 

2020-05-21 ·  The MSRP of the 500GB Crucial P2 comes in at $64.99 with a five-year warranty. VIEW GALLERY - 11 IMAGES As expected, the packaging is on point with the standard crucial colorway capacity listed at ... 

2020-06-30 ·  Crucial P2 full review Initially, it appeared that Crucial held back from the NVMe market. Its first M.2 form factor drives, the MX500 , was a SATA part, and it only produced the NVMe P1 series ... 

2020-06-26 ·  The Crucial P2 500GB isn't quite the SSD we were expecting it to be. You'd think this budget drive would take after the P1, a quad-level cell (QLC) SSD released towards the tail-end of 2018. 

Today, we put the 500GB Crucial P2 up against a bunch of the best SSDs on the market. We include performance leaders like the Samsung 970 EVO Plus, Adata XPG SX8200 Pro, and Seagate BarraCuda 510. 

Crucial P2 SSD Review – Design and Functionality. In this section of our Crucial P2 SSD Review, we’re going to discuss the design/build quality and the functions. The Crucial P2 SSD offers a reasonable price. It is a single-sided module that provides reliable performance if you’re more of an office person. Shifting from a SATA drive to an ... 

Crucial P2 500 GB NVMe M2 SSD review Powered by a Phison E13T controller and paired with Micron 96L 3D TLC NAND we check out the new P2 series NVMe M2 SSDs from Crucial. 

Best 9 internal solid state drives under $100 based on 94 expert reviews

1: WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD

2: WD Blue SN500

3: WD Blue SN550

4: ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G

5: Mushkin Pilot-E

6: Samsung SSD 870 QVO

7: Kingston A1000

8: Lexar NM610

9: Crucial P2