Switching to a solid-state drive is the best upgrade you can make for your PC. These wondrous devices speed up boot times, improve the responsiveness of your programs and games, and generally make your computer feel fast. But not all solid-state drives are the same.
You can spend big to achieve read and write speeds that reach a whole other level, or you can find top-notch SSDs that offer solid performance . Many SSDs come in a 2.5-inch form factor and connect to your PC via the same SATA port used by a traditional hard drive.
But tiny NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) “gumstick” SSDs that fit in an M.2 connection on a modern motherboard are becoming increasingly common, along with blazing-fast PCIe 4.0 (and now 5.
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