PCMag’s Executive Editor for hardware explains how to buy an SSD and the key concerns to keep in mind: understanding SSD interfaces, bus types, core memory technologies, and capacities. This SSD buying guide supplements our guides to the Best M.2 SSDs and the Best SSDs for Upgrading Your Laptop.
The Best M.2 Solid-State Drives of 2018
https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/358910/the-best-m-2-solid-state-drives
The Best SSDs for Upgrading Your Laptop
https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/358913/the-best-ssds-for-upgrading-your-laptop
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Feather M13-S SSD Internal Upgrade (512GB) with Tools, macOS - NVMe Hard Drive for Apple MacBook Pro 2013-2015, MacBook Air 2013-2017, iMac 2013-2017
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Feather M10 SSD (256GB) and Tools, macOS - SATA SSD Upgrade for Apple MacBook Air 2010 and 2011, A1370 EMC 2392 EMC 2471, A1369 EMC 2392 EMC 2469
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Kingston Digital 120GB SSDNow UV400 SATA 3 2.5" Solid State Drive with Bundle Kit SUV400S3B7A/120G
Kingston's SSDNow UV400 is powered by a four-channel Marvell controller for incredible speeds and higher performance compared to a mechanical hard drive. It dramatically improves the responsiveness of your existing system and is 10 times fast... (as of February 22, 2020 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
Price: $149.00
OMG I was falling asleep on this video for lack of sleep lately and he sounds like Kermit the Frog talking about computers.
Which is better a 2.5 SATA or a 6GB/s mSATA? Oh, wait you didn’t even cover mSATA SSDs.
I bought an M2 drive suggested by Drobo for a 5N. I waited a long time for it to arrive from China, put it in and it worked for about a month or so then quit. The online store I bought it from replaced it with the same thing and after another long wait it ran for a month or so then also quit. No more M2 drives for me.
Pro tip: The next time you have a mobo on a table and use it for demonstrating slotting something in (or out), make sure it is stable, e.g. rest it on a foam block or a folded towel 🙂 It is quite awkward to watch your mobo rocking back and forth on its corners!
A Samsung drive and a Gigabyte motherboard. Doesn’t get any worse than that.
that case…. 8:41… omg what bargain bin that came from!?
If you put a PCIE M.2 into a SATA bus though… it’ll still work, right? Just only at the SATA speeds and not the x3 or x4 of the PCIE lane.
I think….
Thanks for the info Tobey Maguire
Yo don’t have to keep saying “HERE”
What is the difference between optane memory Vs optane SSD?
Nvme is the best M.2 choice. Generally much faster than regular m.2/sata
Great information, great video
Samsung Evo 960 !
I appreciated the overview of different optane types.
you need to know which one is cheaper, cause they are all pretty much the same… and right now, they are pretty cheap when you compare them with what they used to cost just a year or two ago… I payed my first 120GB almost 100euro, and today you can buy 500GB for less, and much better speeds and quality… no need to play nice with them, copy-paste-delete as much as you want!!!
there’s QLC as well
Wow. Good explanation for IT idiot like me. Learnt a lot. Thanks!
very good. need b/m differences to
Think of SSD vs HDD as popping into Starbucks VS buying a jar of coffee. Sure it’s quicker to pop into Starbucks but a jar lasts much longer. I don’t care if I’m the last person on Earth to use a HDD I won’t buy into something dearer with less storage capacity and less of a lifetime even if it is a little bit faster.
Nice overview of SSD/Nand drive options. I would like to see retro fit of these drive types for older IDE or PCI slot’s.
Cool
Makes it more complicated than it really is. Sorry not informational but overcomplicated.
hasn’t this “expert” heard about ESD straps?
And u forgot to mention SAS!!!
But how would I know which interface my mother support?? Is there any software or i have to open the motherboard
Mac users pay attention!
Thanks for the video!