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The WD Black SN770 is a nice-priced PCIe 4.0 NVMe internal SSD that aced many of our benchmarks, especially for program loading and file copy. Our only quibbles? Hardware-based encryption and a snap-on heat spreader would complete this package.
The compact, handsome Lexar SL200 comes in at a modest price and provides 256-bit AES encryption, but it's competing against much faster external SSDs that cost just a little more money.
A remake of a secure solid-state drive that Apricorn has sold since 2010, the latest Aegis Padlock SSD offers enhanced speed and security in capacities ranging up to 4TB.
The ADATA XPG Atom 50, which can be used in a laptop, desktop, or PlayStation 5, delivers stellar performance for a budget PCI Express 4.0 internal SSD.
Billed as "Made for the PS5," TeamGroup's T-Force Cardea A440 Pro Special Series SSD also works well with laptop or desktop PCs. The PCIe 4.0 drive proved fast in our testing, though its overall throughput fell a touch short of its rated speeds.