Because of what SSDs are, solid-state drives (SSDs) are a core component of any modern PC, whether it’s a traditional SATA SSD or a more modern NVMe drive. Knowing the difference between these ...

The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) specifies the operation of Serial ATA (SATA) host controllers in a non-implementation-specific manner in its motherboard chipsets. The specification ...

Available with a SATA or SAS interface, it offers an unlimited drive write per day for five years (the length of the warranty) thanks partly to the use of SLC technology (which explains the price ...

First to market, but now rapidly joining hard drives as yesteryear’s tech, are SATA SSDs — 2.5-inch form factor drives that connect to your PC via the same SATA port used by hard drives.

Similarly, going for an old-school SATA SSD won't get you the lightning fast storage of an M.2 drive, and may not be fast enough for future PC games. Instead, for most people, finding a nice PCIe ...