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Fast, cheap and with a lengthy warranty, the Crucial MX500 is a great option for anyone who doesn’t need a pro-level drive
The 970 Evo Plus is a speedy and much-improved SSD, even if it’s not the best outright
The best TLC-based SATA SSD available, but it can’t justify its high price premium
The best SSDs money can buy
We've rounded up the best SSDs for slick, speedy and clutter-free computing
Samsung 970 Evo Plus: A definite improvement
Samsung T7 Touch: A compact and competent portable SSD
The diminutive dimensions and biometric scanner make the Samsung T7 Touch ideal for life on the road
SanDisk Extreme Pro: Expensive, but worth it
The SanDisk Extreme Pro’s bold design certainly won’t be to everyone’s taste, but who cares when the performance is this good?
Crucial MX500 500GB: As fast a SATA SSD as you can find
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB: A great SSD, at a new low price
Sandisk Ultra 3D SSD 500GB: Middle of the road
This SSD uses SLC caching trickery to keep write speeds high, but don't expect industry-leading performance
PNY Pro Elite review: Portable SSD storage
As long as you’ve got a USB3.1 port handy, the Pro Elite can reach blazing speeds – most of the time
Crucial BX500 review: SATA ain't dead
Dirt cheap and surprisingly fast, the BX500 is everything you could ask of an entry-level SSD
Kingston A2000 review: A superb SSD
The A2000 isn’t just fast for a cheap SSD; in real-world use, it’s among the fastest ever
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe Gen4 SSD review
The arrival of PCI-E 4.0 SSDs proves the new interface’s speed, but also its cost
MINIX Neo Storage review
As an SSD alone, it’s slow and far too expensive, but the Neo Storage’s built-in ports make it one of a kind
Adata SD600Q review: This SSD is both affordable and capable
The odd performance wobble isn’t enough to spoil this cheap and colourful SSD
WD Blue SN500 review: Excellence, without the price tag
Newly upgraded to NVMe, the cheap Blue SN500 will make you cheerful
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro: A perfect ratio of power to price
Not only is this one of the best-value NVMe SSDs around, it’s also one of the fastest
Crucial P1 review: Great-value SSD storage
Don't be fooled by its slow sequential speeds: in normal use, the P1 is an exceptional bargain
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro review
This NVMe SSD shows the importance of keeping speeds up even when the price is, relatively speaking, low
Samsung 970 Evo 1TB review: Saved by the price tag
A lower price saves this M.2 SSD, which isn’t as fast as expected, from a mediocre fate
Kingston UV500 M.2: Good for security, but not speed
On this slim M.2 drive, full-disk encryption is the consolation prize for underwhelming speeds
Samsung’s X5 SSD is the world’s fastest external hard drive
Even faster than Samsung’s own trusty T5, the X5 SSD is the new king of high-speed portable drives
