What would you buy instead of NVMe drive in '26?

[codeberg]

Something I keep seeing asked and never getting a decent answer.

Real world performance is what matters, not benchmark numbers.

I have seen conflicting advice elsewhere and wanted to get a more grounded take on it.

Happy to answer questions.

[QuantumDay]

Something I keep seeing asked and never getting a decent answer. Real world performance is what matters, not benchmark numbers. I have seen

Not sure I am fully with you on that one. That makes sense actually.

Good stuff.

[WhatUQuant]

The way this has been framed in the media does not quite match the underlying detail. More to come on this I suspect.

The browser is often the biggest resource hog on most machines.

[VB]

Yeah that sounds about right. Might go back to it.

[QuantumDay]

Makes sense. Always the way.

Good stuff.

[QuietNomad]

Same here tbh. Definitely worth picking up.

Windows gets slower over time not because of hardware but because of accumulated junk.

[MrRicardo]

Seems like it from what I have seen. Curious to see how this develops.

A clean install solves things but it is not always practical.

[Glenn_44]

Yeah that sounds about right. Might go back to it.

Agree, and the implications are bigger than most people realise. I find the best analysis usually comes a week or two after the initial coverage settles down.

Worth watching closely.

The browser is often the biggest resource hog on most machines.

[Steady Dylan]

Not gonna lie, I had not thought of it that way. I will dig into that further.

[QuantumDay]

Fair enough. Proper useful that.

[Fox]

Seems like it from what I have seen. Curious to see how this develops. A clean install solves things but it is not always practical.

Pretty much my experience. For me the sign of a good game is when I am still thinking about it when I am not playing it.

Good shout.

[VB]

I don't know, I had a different experience. Still playing it tbh.

I always check startup items and background processes first.

[Wendy5]

Hmm, I found different. Cheers.

[StringTheory95]

Seems like it from what I have seen. Curious to see how this develops. A clean install solves things but it is not always practical.

That is pretty much what I took from it too. The incentive structures in media mean certain angles get more coverage than they deserve.

That is my read on it anyway.