Top 5 SSDs

These days, solid-state drives--better known as SSDs--have higher capacities, faster performance, and lower prices.

Rating & Price

Products

PCWorld Rating

Prices from $500

Drive offers top-flight overall performance, and the best write performance we've seen.

| Specs - Rated: March 08, 2010

PCWorld Rating

Great performance, but this drive is not available via standard retail channels.

| Specs - Rated: March 08, 2010

PCWorld Rating

Prices from $300

Neck-and-neck with its rivals for top performance honors, this high-capacity SSD also carries a high cost-per-gigabyte.

| Specs - Rated: March 08, 2010

PCWorld Rating

If its specs and high price feel familiar, that's because this model packs Samsung's high-performing drive inside.

| Specs - Rated: March 08, 2010

PCWorld Rating

Prices from $490

Intel's solid-state drive has excellent performance, and a price that's no longer stratospheric.

| Specs - Rated: March 08, 2010

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