Electronics · Internal SSDs (NVMe / SATA)
Is a 2.5" SATA SSD still worth buying in a modern build?
Reviewer consensus
Mainly for older laptops and desktops without an M.2 NVMe slot, or as a cheap secondary game/storage drive. Specialist communities repeatedly call premium SATA drives like the Samsung 870 EVO reliable but 'overpriced' relative to NVMe, since SATA tops out around 560 MB/s. If your system has a free M.2 NVMe slot, reviewers generally suggest an NVMe drive instead.