Seagate IronWolf Pro 30TB HDD Review: Seagate Drops the HAMR with the Biggest NAS Drive on the Market By Shane Downing published 4 September 25 The Seagate IronWolf Pro is a massive drive with a good warranty at an okay price.
Crucial T710 2TB SSD Review: A Subdued Lion By Shane Downing published 3 September 25 The Crucial T710 is the successor to the flagship T705, offering only minor gains outside of outstanding power efficiency improvements.
Acer Predator GM9000 2TB SSD Review: The Bargain High-End PCIe 5.0 SSD By Shane Downing published 21 June 25 The Acer Predator GM9000 is a high-end PCIe 5.0 drive positioned as a budget entry in an enthusiast market segment.
The Crucial P510 2TB SSD Review: A budget PCIe 5.0 SSD that's good but not great By Shane Downing published 19 June 25 Filling the gap between the P310 and T710
Phison E28 2TB SSD Review: A return for vengeance By Shane Downing published 16 June 25 Editor's Choice The Phison E28 is a return to form, offering excellent performance and power efficiency. It’s an all-around impressive package.
Sandisk WD Black SN8100 2TB SSD Review: The fastest overall consumer SSD ever made By Shane Downing last updated 28 May 25 Editor's Choice The Sandisk WD Black SN8100 is the dream drive everybody wants. It was worth the wait, now it just has to be worth the price.
PNY CS2150 2TB SSD review: More 'budget' PCIe 5.0 SSD goodness By Shane Downing published 1 April 25 The PNY CS2150 follows in the footsteps of the Corsair MP700 Elite, bringing more PCIe 5.0 performance with excellent power efficiency to the “budget” SSD market.
Samsung 9100 Pro SSD Review: Samsung’s Capable Answer to Phison’s Storage Gauntlet By Shane Downing published 18 March 25 The Samsung 9100 Pro is Samsung’s answer for the high-end PCIe 5.0 storage market. It’s a good drive, but falls short of being truly impressive.
Micron 4600 2TB SSD Review: The New Baseline in SSDs By Shane Downing published 16 March 25 Editor's Choice The new Micron 4600 is an all-around excellent SSD with great performance, good power efficiency, and no real weak spots.
WD Black SN7100 SSD Review: The power efficiency king, with caveats By Shane Downing published 12 March 25 A belated but necessary update to WD’s Black line.
Lexar Play 4TB SSD review: Another good SSD for your PS5 By Shane Downing published 21 December 24 An NM790 by a different name
Klevv CRAS C925 SSD Review: Competent but uninspiring By Shane Downing published 10 December 24 A functional budget SSD that fails to stand apart from the crowd.
Crucial P310 (2280) SSD Review: Same great taste, but with a new look By Shane Downing published 6 December 24 The Crucial P310 is back, but this time in a longer form factor. Performance and power efficiency are still good, but it’s also still QLC-based.
Addlink G55 SSD review: More budget PCIe 5.0 love By Shane Downing published 19 November 24 The Addlink G55 is the second “budget” PCIe 5.0 drive we’ve reviewed, with good marks for performance and power efficiency.
Crucial T500 4TB SSD review: More of a good thing By Shane Downing published 8 November 24 The T500 is back, bigger but not inherently better.
Corsair MP700 Elite SSD review: The retail, budget PCIe 5.0 SSD of choice is officially here By Shane Downing published 5 November 24 Corsair is quick off the line with a practical next-gen drive
Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD review: The real EVO drive is here By Shane Downing published 28 October 24 The 990 EVO Plus is Samsung’s real answer to the DRAM-less SSD market, an improvement over the stalled 990 EVO in every way. The company is back to form with a pretty solid drive.
WD Black SN850X 8TB SSD review: The no-compromise 8TB champion By Shane Downing published 16 October 24 Worth the wait, but still expensive
Phison E31T ES 2TB Review: The performance per watt champion By Shane Downing published 30 September 24 Finally, a PCIe 5.0 SSD for laptops and more
The UnifyDrive UT2 is a portable NAS for creators on the go By Shane Downing published 26 September 24 The UnifyDrive UT2 kickstarter has begun, offering a portable and flexible NAS for creators. The dual M.2 slots and efficient platform provide lots of ports and possibilities.
Kingston NV3 SSD Review: A solid, affordable SSD By Shane Downing published 18 September 24 Kingston’s budget SSD line returns with improvements
Silicon Motion SM2508 SSD review: Finally, a true PCIe 5.0 contender By Shane Downing published 13 September 24 Editor's Choice SMI’s high-end SM2508 PCIe 5.0 SSD controller is finally here. It offers top notch performance and does so with greatly improved efficiency, ushering in an era of better controllers and SSDs.
Addlink NAS D60 SSD review: Finally a good caching NVMe SSD By Shane Downing published 7 September 24 A niche solution with interesting features.
The SavePoint M.2 2230 SSD enclosure attaches to your handheld device and features power loss protection By Shane Downing published 5 September 24 Human Things is back with another Genki project Kickstarter.
Adata Legend 970 Pro SSD review: More pretender than contender By Shane Downing published 31 August 24 The Adata Legend 970 Pro finally delivers a PCIe 5.0 alternative to Phison E26-based SSDs for high-end PCs, but it has poor power efficiency and fails to live up to its 'Pro' moniker.