What Are Disk Speed Test Apps? Disk speed test apps help measure the overall speed and performance of a hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD) (internal or external) connected to a computer system.

Speed isn’t always about transfer rates — sometimes it’s about readiness. Sure, external SSDs are much faster at read and ...

Computing accessory maker Sabrent has launched a new external SSD rocking two 8-TB drives that can be configured as separate data vaults or combined into one capacious solution to meet the growing ...

Apple's storage prices can be rough. Why spend that kind of money for less, when you can get more by making your own ...

The external Kingston XS2000 SSD works well enough, but doesn't quite reach its full speed potential on Mac because of Apple's design choices. With the massive bandwidth available for USB 4 and ...

Who doesn't like fast access to their data? That's especially important when it comes to external drives, which have, until very recently, lagged way behind internal and network attached storage.

Any user who moves large files to and from a desktop or laptop computer wants the fastest external storage possible. Moving large files can take an extremely long time with slow interfaces and storage ...

One standout feature, compared to many other portable SSDs, is the IP68 rating. This means that out of the box, without additional casing, it's fully water- and dust-resistant, capable of being ...

Sabrent’s XTRM-Q 16TB is vast, and very fast under some circumstances when used in RAID 0, but it’s extremely pricey and relies on your OS for RAID. Mac performance dropped quickly during long test ...

Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, projectors, storage, and monitors. I currently focus my testing efforts on 3D printers, pro and ...

Data is omnipresent. It’s stored on different devices — traditionally on a desktop PC, but now perhaps even more importantly on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet. Even though data and ...