Even with a top-tier SSD, eventual failure is inevitable. SSDs operate with a limited number of read and write cycles, and each cycle degrades the NAND flash memory. Over time, this wear will ...

The Storage Networking Industry Association this month announced the release of a specification that can be used to test the performance of consumer (client) solid-state drives (SSDs) regardless of ...

Luckily, there are a few ways to monitor your SSD’s health using SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) built into storage devices and software utilities that interface with it.

Modern external computer data storage technologies (DAS, or Direct Attached Storage) run the gamut from USB hard drives, to optical discs (yes, still), to USB thumb drives, to the latest, greatest ...

A few weeks ago we asked a handful of Guru3D readers if they would like to participate in an SSD group test, that lasts two years. The past week not five but a selection of enchanted ten Guru3D ...

Reports have been circulating for the past few weeks that recent Windows 11 updates (KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing ...