Since the February edition of this guide, SSD prices havent moved much. The changes in our recommendations are mostly a result of new drives hitting the market and waning supply of outgoing models.

There has been almost no tangible progress in the transition to new 3D NAND. The Crucial MX300 launched this week with a single model carrying 750GB of Microns 3D TLC, but the retail prices arent low enough to be competitive yet and availability is limited. The other big market shift of the year - to NVMe SSDs - is only a little further along. For the moment, Samsung retains a commanding lead on both fronts. These factors make this round of recommendations fairly boring as industry giants Samsung and SanDisk together dominate almost every corner of the market save for the very cheapest and slowest SSDs.