When new technologies are released, they tend to be pretty expensive. But over time, they do get more affordable. The earliest NVMe drives had consumers paying prices similar to the earliest SSDs, but costs are finally starting to level out. It will still be years until NVMe drives will make good choices for bulk storage, …
Memory card readers used to be a pretty simple technology. You plug in your memory card, connect the USB and you’re free to transfer files back and forth as you see fit. However, this technology has come a long way. Modern storage cards are extremely fast. They’re speedy enough that using a simple USB 2.0 …
If you’re trying to understand the difference between NVMe, M.2, and SATA, first you’ll want to understand some basic things about your own computer. For the past two decades or so, home computers have had their performance bottlenecked by one component more than any other: the hard disk drive (HDD.) A standard 7,200 RPM HDD …
With each new generation of motherboards, one thing has become clear: The M.2 form factor is here to stay. And for people who are looking to achieve drive speeds that you can’t get with the comparably slow SATA connections, that’s excellent news. Most ordinary consumers aren’t yet in need of the kind of speeds you …
When you’ve got a powerful computer, it’s all-but-guaranteed that your slowest component will be your hard drive. And depending on the task in question, your computer may be only as fast as its slowest component. The leap from HHD to SSD is monumental. It’s the difference between your computer booting-up in 15 seconds or 90 …