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At CES this week Kioxia is launching its BG7 series SSDs at CES 2026, marking the first client‑focused drives to use the company’s eighth‑generation BiCS Flash paired with its new CMOS‑Bonded‑to‑Array (CBA) architecture. The update targets thin‑and‑light notebooks, compact desktops and OEM systems, promising stronger performance and improved power efficiency over the previous BG6 generation.

At CES this week, Sandisk is announcing a big rebranding of its internal SSD line-up. The WD Blue and WD Black ranges are being replaced. Moving forward, Sandisk will launch Sandisk Optimus, Optimus GX and Optimus Pro SSDs. The first set of drives are also ready to hit the market …

We visited MSI at CES this week to get an early look at a huge range of new technology

For Day 30 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Seagate to give TWO winners today a major storage upgrade. One winner today will get a Firecuda 530R 1TB SSD and a second winner will get an 8TB Seagate Game Drive Hub for Xbox!

Windows users have long relied on the default disk.sys driver for storage management, a component that has mainly remained fundamentally unchanged since its introduction in 2006. While Windows has supported the NVMe protocol since Windows 8.1, the legacy driver continues to treat modern high-speed solid-state storage as a legacy SCSI …

For Day 21 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with ADATA to give one lucky winner a memory and SSD upgrade. Our prizes today include the ADATA Lancer Neon RGB DDR5 32GB CL30 memory and Mars 980 Blade 1TB SSD!

For Day 19 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar we have teamed up with Netac to give THREE lucky winners an SSD upgrade! Each winner today will receive a Netac NV150HK M.2 NVMe SSD.

Kingston has introduced the FURY Renegade G5 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, an ultra-fast drive that offers capacities as high as 8TB and read/write speeds up to 14,800MB/s and 14,000MB/s respectively. 

Corsair has unleashed its new flagship PCIe 5.0 SSD for the storage market, the MP700 Pro XT. This new flagship Gen 5 M.2 drive is aimed squarely at enthusiasts and power users who want to push the limits of PCIe Gen 5 performance. Powered by a next-generation controller, the MP700 …

Corsair has unveiled two new portable SSDs, headlined by the EX400U Survivor, which delivers sequential read speeds of up to 4,000MB/s and write speeds of up to 3,600MB/s. Built with a rugged IP55-rated housing, the drive is designed for creators who need both speed and durability while working on the …

SanDisk and its sister brand WD_Black have today announced a new range of officially licensed storage solutions for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X portable consoles. Revealed at TGS 2025, the new microSD card and internal NVMe SSD are part of the “Designed for Xbox” initiative, offering officially …

Patriot Memory is expanding its portfolio of next-generation storage with the launch of two new, more mainstream PCIe Gen 5 x4 SSDs. The new mid-range Viper PV563 and the entry-level Patriot PA523 join the existing flagship Viper PV593, creating a complete three-tiered lineup of Gen5 drives designed for a broader …

It is competition time again! This month we are teaming up with KIOXIA to give away not one, not two, but THREE PCIe 5.0 M.2 2TB SSDs! Three winners will walk away with a new KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G4 SSD, powered by a speedy Phison controller and KIOXIA's 218-layer 3D TLC NAND. 

Earlier this year, Samsung announced its new flagship PCIe 5.0 SSDs, the 9100 PRO Series. The first units offered 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacity options but now at long last, the 8TB is now ready to hit the market. The Samsung 9100 Pro series SSD is designed to deliver next-generation …

Gamescom officially kicks off tonight with the Opening Night Live stream. Alongside this, MSI is running a Gaming Week sale, slashing prices across a range of hardware and bundles until the 26th of August. 

Lexar has thrown itself into the high-end storage ring with the announcement of its new flagship M.2 NVMe SSD series, the Ares Pro. Aimed at PC enthusiasts and hardcore gamers, these new drives leverage the PCIe 5.0 interface to deliver some impressive performance figures. The Ares Pro series will be …

Adata's gaming brand, XPG, has just unveiled its latest SSD, the Spectrix S65G RGB Gen 4. This new M.2 drive is aimed at gamers and builders who prioritise aesthetics, combining an RGB light strip and read speeds of 6,000 MB/s. The standout feature of the S65G is its lighting. The …

Today TemGroup is launching its latest SSD, the NV5000, utilising PCIe 4.0 technology, making it ideal for both PCs and the PS5 console. The new NV series, short for Nova Value, aims to deliver an optimal combination of performance and value. The first SSD in this series is the NV5000, …

Micron has recently unveiled its new portfolio of data centre SSDs based on its 9th generation 3D NAND, and the lineup includes some exciting products. The announcement is headlined by the Micron 9650, the world's first PCIe Gen 6 NVMe SSD, which arrives alongside the 6600 Ion, a drive that …

KLEVV has updated its SSD line-up this month with new and improved models. Ther CRAS C925G and CRAS C910G NVMe Gen4 M.2 SSDs will be launching this September, alongside the new NEO N410+, a SATA SSD. 

Today is your LAST DAY to enter our Seagate giveaway! Entries close at 11:59PM tonight, so don't miss out on your chance to win a Seagate FireCuda 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD or an 8TB Xbox Game Drive. 

At Computex this week, Mat met up with TeamGroup to go over the latest innovations in DDR5 memory, M.2 SSD liquid coolers and the next generation of SSDs.

For our first stop of the week at Computex, Leo heads to the MSI booth to take a closer look at new OLED monitors, new ITX motherboards for both AMD and Intel systems, coolers and even a few new graphics cards. 

At Computex this week, Leo checked in with Kingston to get a look at all of the new SSDs and memory modules hitting the market. One of the biggest surprises for us was the unveiling of the new Kingston Fury CAMM2 module, bringing memory to desktop PCs in a whole new format.

The latest WD_Black SSD has arrived. The new WD_Black SN8100 NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD utilises cutting-edge technology to deliver speeds up to 14,900MB/s, making it one of the fastest current-gen SSDs on the market.

It looks like Western Digital will be launching new SSDs soon. This week, Amazon began displaying listings for the WD_Black SN8100 NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD

XPG, Adata's gaming brand, is unleashing their latest high-performance SSD series onto the market. Meet the XPG Mars 980 PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, Adata's new gaming drives boasting speeds of up to 14,000 MB/s for reads and 13,000 MB/s for writes, powered by an efficient 6nm process controller and available …

The PCIe 5.0 SSD market is heating up, with increasing competition and a wider variety of controller technologies entering the fray. Kingston, through its Fury brand, has entered the PCIe 5.0 arena with the Fury Renegade G5 SSD, a drive that boasts impressive sequential read speeds of up to 14,800 …

Spring has arrived and that means it's about time for another seasonal tech sale. This week, Biwin has slashed prices on a large range of SSDs, so you can make the jump to a speedy, high-capacity Gen 4 or Gen 5 SSD at a much lower price. 

PNY is making a case for its new M.2 2230 SSD to be considered the go-to drive for anyone looking to upgrade their gaming handheld.