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• How We Test Hard Drives and SSDs

  Our benchmark suite puts solid-state drives and hard drives to the ultimate test. Here's how PC Labs runs and reports its storage benchmarks—and what they mean to you.

  1 month By Tony Hoffman

  
• Stop Paying for Google Drive. I Built My Own Home Storage Cloud Using a Raspberry Pi

  Hate paying for cloud storage, but not ready to invest in a network-attached storage device? Here's how I turned my Raspberry Pi board into the brains of a wireless file-sharing system.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Whitson Gordon

  
• I Thought SSD Prime Day Deals Would Be a Joke—Until I Saw 62% Off the 4TB WD Black SN850X

  It's a tough SSD market, but Prime Day is bringing some welcome relief. Beyond that WD, Samsung's good, general-use Portable SSD T9 is 39% off, and Lexar's tiny Professional Go (great for iPhone videographers!) is more than half off.

  2 months, 1 week By Tony Hoffman

  
• Samsung UFS 5.0 Is Gunning for SSDs With 10.8 GB/s Sustained Read

  Sustained write isn't far behind it, either.

  2 months, 1 week By Jon Martindale

  
• The Best Early Prime Day SSD and HDD Deals From Samsung, Seagate, WD, and More

  Amazon Prime Day may still be a day away, but deep discounts on SSDs and hard drives are already live.

  2 months, 1 week By George Yang

  
• Google's Free 15GB of Storage Now Comes With a Catch for Some Users

  Google is limiting free storage to 5GB by default for new users in some regions. They can, however, unlock the full 15GB for free by completing an additional security step.

  3 months, 2 weeks By Jibin Joseph

  
• The Best Internal SSDs for 2026

  Boost your data capacity and speed up your storage: Here's everything you need to know to buy the right internal SSD, plus our top picks across all the M.2 and 2.5-inch drives PC Labs has tested.

  3 months, 4 weeks By John Burek, Tony Hoffman

  
• Have a Spare Xbox Series X/S Expansion Card? You Can Reuse It as PC Storage

  The cards are typically more expensive than standard internal SSDs, but not in the AI era.

  4 months, 2 weeks By Jon Martindale

  
• You're Probably Overpaying for Camera Memory Cards. Don't Buy One Until You Read This

  Unless you're shooting with pro-level gear, you likely don't need to spend a lot on SD cards. Here's why prices have spiked, which cameras actually demand premium cards, and when you can safely spend less.

  5 months By Jim Fisher

  
• Amazon's Early Spring Sale Brings Savings Up to 53% Off SSD and HDD Storage

  You can never have too much storage, especially when Amazon has you covered with both internal and external options from Seagate and Sandisk during its annual Spring sale.

  5 months, 1 week By George Yang

  
• Apple Hikes External SSD Prices, Some SanDisk Products Jump Up 200%

  That said, most external storage is sold out on Apple.com, though it may be available in stores.

  5 months, 1 week By James Peckham

  
• The Best SSDs for PC Gaming in 2026

  All SSDs are fast, but it takes a special breed to perform their best in PC games. From internal M.2 drives to external USB models, these are the top SSDs we've tested for new desktop builds or upgrades.

  5 months, 4 weeks By Tony Hoffman

  
• Micron Launches First PCIe 6.0 SSDs, But Good Luck Trying Them Out

  Sustained read speeds can reach 28Gbps, but these drives are headed for AI data centers.

  6 months, 1 week By Jon Martindale

  
• ADATA SD820

  4.0 Excellent

  6 months, 2 weeks By Tony Hoffman

  
• Getting Rid of Your Windows PC? Remember to Wipe the Drive First

  Here's how to make sure all the personal files and other data on your storage drive are erased and unrecoverable, whether you're running Windows 11, 10, 8.1, or 7.

  6 months, 2 weeks By Lance Whitney