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A battery of WD hard drives.

Old school hard drives are getting more reliable according to a new survey but good luck buying one later this year thanks to AI demand

By Jeremy Laird published

News 1.36% overall HDD failure rate reported as one drive maker says it's sold out for 2026.

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Two of the best M.2 SSDs on a blue background with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right.

Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2026: my top picks for blazing fast storage

By Jeremy Laird last updated

High speed Our choices for the best NVMe M.2 SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.

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The new Sandisk Optimus branding on various SSDs.

The names of some of the most popular SSDs are changing so their new owner Sandisk gets the glory

By Jacob Ridley published

News Bye, bye, WD Black.

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The WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD floats in a blue-pink gradient void

Sandisk is back at it again, launching a speedy WD 1 TB SSD that will only set you back $80 straight out of the gate

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Nippy and spiffy at a reasonable price even without a discount.

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A WD Black SN8100 solid-state drive on a desk and ready to be installed.

WD Black SN8100 2 TB NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Score: 94% The fastest drive on the planet, right now.

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Score: 94%
A WD Black SN7100 SSD installed inside a gaming PC.

WD Black SN7100 1 TB review

By Zak Storey published

Top quality Top-quality drive with a confusing price tag.

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Crucial T705 NVMe SSD on a desk.

Crucial T705 1 TB review

By Zak Storey published

Speed machine Once the world's fastest sequential SSD, this plucky stick still holds its own.

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WD black drives might exist, maybe.

Looks like PCIe 5.0 WD Black SSDs are hopefully definitely maybe possibly on the way, at long last

By Hope Corrigan published

news We've got whispers of rumours and taken down listings, all with those big WD letters on the side.

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WD Black SN850X SSD on a gaming PC case.

Looks like we won't be seeing Western Digital SSDs in our gaming PCs as the company hands the reins back over to SanDisk

By Jacob Fox published

News The reins have officially been handed over to SanDisk.

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The WD Black SN850X 8 TB out of the packaging.

WD Black SN850X 8 TB NVMe SSD review

By Zak Storey published

Huge lad Pushing PCIe storage to the limit.

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