SSDs represented a revolution when they first arrived, replacing mechanical hard drives with flash memory that’s many times faster. They reduced the time it took to boot Windows from a few minutes to just a few seconds.
That technology has moved on even further now, with the latest PCs coming with M.2 slots, built directly into the motherboard. Whereas the first SSDs looked like hard drives and connected to the same interfaces as their mechanical counterparts, M.2 SSDs are more akin to RAM, with no need for cables or separate power. They use a much faster interface (PCIe) that can operate at speeds that
