When it comes to storing data on your PC, you essentially have two options: a traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or a Solid State Drive (SSD). Both store your operating system, apps, games, and ...

Looking to turbocharge an aging laptop? A solid-state drive not only is effective but can be downright cheap. SATA, M.2 SSDs, ...

There's almost no good reason to prioritize HDDs over SSDs in 2025. Here's why you should replace your hard drive with an SSD, pronto.

Samsung 990 Pro M.2 SSD Games keep getting bigger in install size, so to avoid constantly deleting games to make room, it’s worth investing in a hefty SSD.

If you're still gaming on an HDD in 2025, it's time to level up to an SSD. I did some testing with modern games to show how much faster it can actually be for you.

It too was replaced over time, but always remained an HDD. But in mid-2025, it’s time to hang up its hat. With a new 4TB SSD, I’ve ended the longest reign of any PC component type I’ve ever ...

Lastly, the Optane SSD. The minimum latency at 4KB is only 12μs, which is an astonishing result that is about 10 times faster than NVMe SSD and 1000 times faster than HDD.

To test the SSD or HDD on your Windows computer for potential problems, you can use multiple native tools. One of the most flexible ones is chkdsk. It's a command-line utility designed to diagnose ...