How to detect a fake SSD or flash drive before you get burned

A lot of capacity for little money? With every generation of flash data carriers, counterfeit cheat packs also come onto the ...

SanDisk Crayola flash drive review: Unique, fun, colorful—and slow

SanDisk's Crayola 5Gbps USB (Type-C) drives are colorful, fun, and good for kids. However, capacity is limited to 256GB and ...

My Wi-Fi went out, but a forgotten TV feature kept me entertained for hours

Say you're vacationing at a cabin in a rural area with no Wi-Fi available, or if your internet connection fails for any reason, there's still a way to get your entertainment fix using a USB drive. I ...

MSI MEG X870E Godlike X Edition review

In some ways, MSI has made the challenge simple by taking a standard MEG X870E Godlike (though they're hardly what you call ...

Why is my USB port orange? I learned what every color really means, and it's wild

Teal: Just like blue, but denoted as USB 3.1, supporting faster transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps. Red: These are the newest and fastest devices available, categorized as USB 3.1 Generation 2 and USB 3 ...