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NVMe Polishes Its Specs, Brings Virtualization to Locally Attached SSDs (slashdot.org)

2026-08-05 | tags: nvme, pcie, nvm express

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I switched to this SSD enclosure - and immediately saw faster rendering speeds (zdnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Jack Wallen | tags: terramaster, nvme ssd, mac studio

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Samsung’s 2TB 9100 Pro SSD is actually somewhat reasonably priced (theverge.com)

2026-08-03 | by Cameron Faulkner | tags: samsung 9100 pro, nvme ssd, pcie gen 5

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Sub-$400 Thunderbolt 5 dock roundup — Keychron and Plugable offer dual HDMI, but UGREEN takes top spot with an M.2 NVMe slot (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Brandon Hill | tags: thunderbolt 5, keychron, plugable

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$21 Nintendo Wii U upgrade lets you add TBs of storage to your console with an M.2 or SATA SSD — upgrade makes console slightly faster, but requires Homebrew and custom firmware (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nintendo, wii u, ssd upgrade

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This docking station's 'hidden compartment' disrupted my desktop - for the better (zdnet.com)

2026-07-30 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: satechi, thunderbolt 5, cubedock

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Testing old drives as external storage to avoid price hikes — hard drive, SATA SSD, and NVMe in enclosures up to 80 Gbps, tested (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Matt Safford | tags: hard drive, sata ssd, nvme

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Coil whine can be musical, demonstrates engineering student — this usually hated noise can make some people happy (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Mark Tyson | tags: coil whine, zotac rtx 4080, nvme ssd

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AGI AI828 SSD Review: A near-last resort for those on a budget (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-18 | by Shane Downing | tags: agi, ai828, ps5

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How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS (2024) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: disk, john, nvme

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Rosewill’s M.2 SSD Cloner and Eraser drops to its lowest-ever price of $47 — become an IT hero, or just save yourself some time and frustration (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Matt Safford | get M.2 SSD Cloner Tool → | tags: rosewill, m.2 ssd, nvme

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Get the fastest 8TB Gen4 SSD around for less with this WD SN850X deal — $1199 sale makes it the cheapest big drive around (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-25 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get Western Digital SN850X SSD → | tags: wd black sn850x, pcie gen4, woot

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The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price I’ve Seen in 2026 (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, ssds, nvme

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The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price You’re Likely to See This Year. (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, ssd, nvme

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Get a 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD for just $459 in blockbuster Prime Day sale — remarkable deal shaves $900 off PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive to bring it below MSRP [Updated] (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 9100 pro, pcie 5.0

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Get a 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD for just $459 in blockbuster Prime Day sale — remarkable deal shaves $900 off PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive to bring it below MSRP (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 9100 pro, pcie 5.0, nvme

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These 15 under-$50 gadgets have upgraded my tech life, and they're all on sale for Prime Day (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Matt Safford | get Smartphone Screen Magnifier → | tags: rosewill, m.2 ssd, prime day

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Save hundreds during this storage pricing hellscape by turning an SSD or hard drive you aren’t using into a useful external drive for as little as $8 – put an old drive to good use as external storage (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-22 | by Matt Safford | get Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA → | tags: ssd, orico, prime day

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Your 15-inch daily driver is now $250 off — Dell 15 laptop with hexa-core CPU, 8GB RAM dips to $349 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | get Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop → | tags: dell, core 3 100u, nvme ssd

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Sandisk's new PS5 SSDs cost up to $2,960, that's five PlayStation 5 consoles (techspot.com)

2026-06-18 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: sandisk, ps5, optimus gx pro

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SanDisk's new 8TB PS5 SSD costs more than three times as much as the PS5 Pro (engadget.com)

2026-06-17 | by Matt Tate | get SanDisk 8TB SSD → | tags: sandisk, ps5, nvme

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Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung's brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD — now $219 at Amazon, lowest price since April (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Stewart Bendle | get Samsung 990 Pro 1TB SSD → | tags: samsung, 990 pro, pcie gen 4

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SanDisk’s new PlayStation 5 SSD will cost you more than three PS5 Pros (theverge.com)

2026-06-17 | by Andrew Liszewski | get SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: sandisk, ps5, nvme

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AGI AI858 2TB SSD Review — High-end PCIe 5 speeds on a budget (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Shane Downing | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: agi, ssd, pcie 5

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Phison's next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller hits 28 GB/s, and it's doing it at just 7 watts (techspot.com)

2026-06-03 | get PCIe 6.0 SSD Controller → | tags: phison, pcie 6.0, nvme 2.3

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Chuwi Minibook X (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | by Tyler Cipriani | get Chuwi Minibook X Laptop → | tags: chuwi, minibook x, intel n150

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Sandisk is launching new SATA SSDs in 2026 because NVMe prices are out of control (techspot.com)

2026-05-30 | get SanDisk SSD SATA 2TB → | tags: sandisk, sata ssd, nvme

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New Silicon Motion SM2524XT chip brings 14 GB/s to mainstream SSDs — 6nm DRAMless controller boasts heavy AI PC optimization and slashes KV cache latency (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion SM2524XT SSD → | tags: silicon motion, sm2524xt, pcie 5.0

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These premium desk accessories completely upgraded my setup [Video] (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-23 | by Fernando Silva | get Ergonomic Desk Organizer → | tags: satechi, cubedock, thunderbolt 5

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Samsung 990 Pro gets discount of over $200 from recent highs — grab the 2TB model for $429.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Kunal Khullar | get Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie gen 5, nvme