Internal NVMe SSDs, internal SATA SSDs, and portable SSDs compared on official Samsung, Crucial and SanDisk product pages, not a retailer listing.
Official sequential read and official sequential write. DrivePick reads official Samsung, Crucial and SanDisk product pages (including official WD_BLACK, WD Blue, WD Green, WD Red and WD pages published on SanDisk) and ranks SSDs with the weights printed on every page. Official capacity, official endurance (TBW), official interface, official form factor and official warranty are shown as facts when the official page publishes them. Official TBW is not scored, because many official Samsung US pages and official portable pages in this set omit it. 3 categories, 197 products, 32 head-to-heads.
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Official internal NVMe SSDs, official internal SATA SSDs, and official portable and external SSDs, scored from official maker product pages.
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1. Official maker product pages
Every scored figure comes from an official Samsung, Crucial or SanDisk product page, linked on the product card. If a figure is not published we show "Not listed" and score it at the category minimum, so an unpublished number never outranks a published one. Official heatsink, color or enclosure variants with the same official scored fields share one page.
2. Different drive types, comparable official fields
Official internal NVMe SSDs, official internal SATA SSDs and official portable SSDs are each ranked in their own table on official sequential read and official sequential write. Official capacity, official interface, official form factor and official warranty are shown as facts when the official page publishes them. Official TBW is shown when published and is not scored, because many official Samsung US pages and official portable pages omit it.
3. Match it to the computer, then check the listing
A higher official sequential write is not automatically the right drive for a SATA-only laptop or a console with a shorter official compatibility list. Confirm the official form factor and official interface, install an internal drive with the computer powered down, and recycle a used SSD through a certified e-waste program. Then check the price on Amazon. Commissions never change the order.