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Your PC's hardware might not age badly, but the default settings can

Operating systems are designed to work on $200 laptops and $5,000 workstations and everything that comes in between, so you can count on their defaults to be a tad ill-suited. As you'd expect, Windows ...
GamesRadar+

The 1TB WD Black SN7100 SSD isn't quite as speedy as I hoped, but it still gets the job done at a reasonable price | Review

The 1TB WD Black SN7100 SSD is built with gaming laptops and handhelds in mind, but the DRAM-less Gen 4 drive became a great addition to my PC gaming rig, and was able to provide reasonably fast ...
PC Gamer

This neat Windows registry trick boosts NVMe SSD performance up to 80% but it's only officially available for enterprise users

Random IOPS could increase by up to 80% for servers, says Microsoft. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Users have discovered a ...
PC Gamer

Kingston sounds the SSD pricing alarm as the company has seen a 246% increase in NAND wafer prices, with the biggest increase 'within the last 60 days'

As if skyrocketing RAM prices wasn't enough, Kingston's Datacentre SSD Business Manager Cameron Crandall says to expect rising SSD costs throughout 2026, confirming what we already feared. Why?
GIGAZINE

SSDs on some Windows machines with BitLocker enabled are about twice as fast thanks to BitLocker hardware acceleration.

Professional versions of Windows, such as Windows 11 Pro, include a storage encryption feature called BitLocker. A hardware-accelerated version of BitLocker that utilizes the SoC's encryption ...
Digital Trends

The RAM shortage is here to stay, but Samsung clears that SSDs will be spared for now

Samsung is officially stepping in to shut down the panic. The company has firmly denied reports that it plans to kill off its consumer SATA SSD production. In a direct statement, a spokesperson made ...
ExtremeTech

Best SSD and Hard Drive Deals for January 2026

I don't want to sound like a broken record, but 2026 is promising price hikes across the board on PC components. Smart money is on picking up a new storage solution, whether you opt for an internal or ...
Ars Technica

RAM and SSD prices are still climbing—here’s our best advice for PC builders

The first few months of 2025 were full of graphics card reviews where we generally came away impressed with performance and completely at a loss on availability and pricing. The testing in these ...
GamesRadar+

SSDs and Hard Drives

Buying guide We're comparing all the best SSDs for gaming on the market right now, from the latest NVMe drives to value-busting SATAs. Buying guide We've rounded up the best SSDs for PS5 that you can ...
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Stop buying SATA SSDs: They're officially a waste of money

HDDs are slow, but affordable, and still commonly used for pure data storage. NVMe SSDs are the current gold standard, with their blazing speeds and ease of use. But what's the current niche for SATA ...
Barron's

Intel Corp.

Intel Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of computer products and technologies. It delivers computer, networking, data storage, and communications platforms. The firm operates through ...