Chinese SSDs are now starting to appear in mainstream laptops - tech
(hx) 10:37 AM CEST - Jul,06 2026
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Chinese SSDs are now starting to appear in mainstream laptops. For the first time, a Lenovo ThinkBook has been spotted with a 512GB SSD made by China's YMTC instead of brands like Samsung, Kioxia or Western Digital.
The drive delivers around 3,950 MB/s read and 2,514 MB/s write speeds. Most PCIe 4.0 SSDs in today's laptops usually reach 5,000-7,000 MB/s read and 4,000-6,500 MB/s write, so this one is noticeably slower.
But the bigger story is that Chinese storage is now entering the global laptop supply chain. More SSD suppliers means laptop brands have more choices.
That could help keep SSD and laptop prices under control, especially as AI continues to increase demand for memory chips.
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Updated:11:03 AM CEST Jul,06
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