Pinpoint the causes of your sluggish PC without opening your wallet.

Windows only gives you a verdict, but this free, open-source app shows you everything.

With a massive influx of terrifyingly convincing counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro drives hitting third-party marketplaces earlier this year, buying a high-end SSD lately has felt a bit like navigating a ...

If you’ve been shopping for high-performance NVMe storage lately, you’ve likely noticed the “deals” on Samsung 990 PROs that look a little too good to be true. In 2026, we are witnessing a ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. SSDs don't just die overnight; they show warnings through SMART data long before failure, tracking wear level, temperature, and total bytes written. The ...

If you need to test and benchmark your Hard Disk Drives, Solid State Drives, USB Drives, as well as check their read & write speeds and monitor their health status and temperatures, then these two ...

Hard disk drives (HDDs) rely on mechanical components to function. Over time, these parts can wear out or fail, directly affecting the drive’s lifespan. On average, HDDs last between 3 to 5 years, ...

However, you can start to experience problems even if the basic S.M.A.R.T. status is okay. For a closer look, I recommend downloading CrystalDiskInfo for Windows (free) or DriveDx for macOS ($20 with ...

Unless you’re a die-hard tinkerer, PC maintenance probably feels as much of a chore as servicing your car. Fortunately, maintaining your computer is a lot easier than that — and you don’t get dirty to ...

Even if you own one of the best SSDs, it will fail one day, and that's a fact. Because of how SSDs work, each has a finite number of read and write cycles that it can complete before it dies, and ...