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SOLID STATE DRIVES

As prices continue to drop, and even in some rare cases get close to parity with traditional HDDs, it’s a great time to be shopping for the best SSD. If you’re still living in the era of the platter hard drive, upgrading to an SSD (or even adding a smaller, less expensive unit as a boot drive) can hugely impact your PC experience. Not only will boot and load times shrink, but everything will feel snappier and more responsive. It’s one of the easiest ways to make an older machine feel new again, and we’ve done the homework for you, testing a ton of drives to pick out the best of the best.

1 860 Evo 1TB

SAMSUNG £158

The best for gaming, balancing price and performance

If there’s one company that tends to rule in the SSD market space, it’s

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