Screaming-fast PCIe Gen 5 SSDs were once so pricey that they only made sense for high-end gaming rigs. Not anymore.

Sandisk has rebranded its SSD lineup to "Optimus", consisting of three different segments, Optimus, Optimus GX and Optimus GX Pro. The company has also announced that the new portfolio will replace ...

Sandisk has introduced the SANDISK Optimus SSD brand at CES 2026, consolidating its WD_BLACK and WD Blue NVMe SSDs under a ...

Sandisk introduces the Optimus SSD brand at CES 2026, unifying WD Blue and WD_BLACK drives to better serve content creators ...

Sandisk Optimus, Sandisk Optimus GX, and Sandisk Optimus GX PRO are the new names for the PC gaming-focused WD Blue and ...

Unlike last year, no teeny-tiny 2230 form factor drives get a look in this year. Obviously, handheld gaming PCs are no less popular, but internal NVMe SSDs have simply had a stronger showing this year ...

Modern PCIe ports also allow the SSD to use PCIe tunneling, which can provide similar performance to an internal slot. This ...

Sandisk rebrands its internal SSD lineup, including WD_BLACK and WD Blue, as Optimus. Find out what the new Sandisk Optimus, ...

As a SATA-based internal solid-state drive, the TeamGroup Vulcan Z QLC (starts at $109.99 for 2TB; $199.99 for 4TB as tested) is much faster than a spinning hard drive, but slower than most modern M.2 ...

The WD Black SN8100 (starts at $179.99 for 1TB, $279.99 for 2TB as tested) is the first WD-branded PCI Express 5.0 solid-state drive (SSD) to come to market, but it was well worth the wait. The SN8100 ...