Solid-state drives (SSDs) have come a long way in recent years: a long way up in speed and capacity, and a long way down in price.
Technology that was previously reserved for enterprise customers and the PC performance elite has gained the common touch, with mainstream desktops and laptops now featuring SSDs rather than hard drives as primary storage choices. And adding an internal SSD to an older PC as a new boot drive remains a great, cost-effective upgrade. If you're still relying on spinning metal, you'll find it one of the easiest ways to an instant, undeniable speed boost.
That said, while almost any SSD is much faster than any hard drive, not all SSDs are created equal—not by a long shot. SSD interfaces have evolved greatly over the last few years, and SSDs themselves are taking on different shapes and core technologies.
This guide discusses the pros and cons of our top-rated internal SSDs. First, see our top tested picks, broken out below; in the buying guide that follows them, you'll learn how to sort through the different (and often confusing) terminologies associated with SSDs, as well as find out what you need to know when it comes to SSD pricing, speeds, durability, warranty durations, and more. Let's dig in.
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