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Computer Storage and Connectivity Hardware in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 589 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Samsung holds a narrow lead over SanDisk, earning frequent recommendations across internal solid-state drives and portable media. For general SD cards, Lexar is the usual answer instead.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Samsung 24% solid-state drives and memory cards balanced for speed and durability	solid-state drives and memory cards balanced for speed and durability	24%
2	SanDisk 22% portable storage, high-capacity external drives, and camera memory cards	portable storage, high-capacity external drives, and camera memory cards	22%
3	CrucialOwned by Micron 19% internal NVMe and SATA SSDs serving as alternatives to Samsung	internal NVMe and SATA SSDs serving as alternatives to Samsung	19%
4	Lexar 13% high-speed SD cards and budget-friendly internal NVMe solid-state storage	high-speed SD cards and budget-friendly internal NVMe solid-state storage	13%
5	SanDisk Extreme Pro 11% demanding file transfers needing high-performance USB flash and memory cards	demanding file transfers needing high-performance USB flash and memory cards	11%
6	Dell Technologies 11% enterprise storage area networks running virtualized environments at scale	enterprise storage area networks running virtualized environments at scale	11%
7	Samsung 990 PRO 4TB NVMe M.2 SSDSamsung product line 11% high-capacity PCIe internal storage built for intensive video editing workstations	high-capacity PCIe internal storage built for intensive video editing workstations	11%
8	Corsair 9% desktop memory upgrades including high-speed DDR4 RAM kits	desktop memory upgrades including high-speed DDR4 RAM kits	9%
9	AMD 9%		9%
10	Samsung T7 ShieldSamsung product line 8% rugged portable solid-state storage for outdoor and travel use	rugged portable solid-state storage for outdoor and travel use	8%
11	Intel 8%		8%
12	SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDSanDisk product line 8% high-capacity rugged external storage reaching up to eight terabytes	high-capacity rugged external storage reaching up to eight terabytes	8%
13	Samsung Portable SSD T9Samsung product line 7%		7%
14	Samsung 870 EVOSamsung product line 7%		7%
15	Samsung T9 7%		7%
16	Western Digital 7%		7%
17	G.Skill 7%		7%
18	HPE AlletraHewlett Packard Enterprise product line 7%		7%
19	Lenovo 7%		7%
20	Apple 7%		7%
21	HP 7%		7%
22	DellOwned by Dell Technologies 7%		7%
23	Hewlett Packard Enterprise 7%		7%
24	Crucial X10 Pro 6%		6%
25	NVIDIA 6%		6%
26	Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB NVMe SSDSamsung product line 6%		6%
27	Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSDMicron product line 6%		6%
28	NetApp 6%		6%
29	Asus 6%		6%
30	Pure Storage 6%		6%
31	Kingston 6%		6%
32	OWC Envoy UltraOWC (Other World Computing) product line 6%		6%
33	Kingston DataTraveler MaxKingston product line 6%		6%
34	iStorage datAshur BTiStorage UK product line 5%		5%
35	Samsung Pro Plus microSD cardSamsung product line 5%		5%
36	IBM FlashSystemIBM product line 5%		5%
37	MSI 5%		5%
38	Acer 5%		5%
39	SK hynixOwned by SK Group 4%		4%
40	Samsung BAR PlusSamsung product line 4%		4%
41	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)4%		4%
42	Pure Storage FlashArrayPure Storage product line 4%		4%
43	OWC (Other World Computing)4%		4%
44	PNY 4%		4%
45	Gigabyte 4%		4%
46	SanDisk Professional PRO-G40 SSDSanDisk product line 4%		4%
47	G-DRIVEWestern Digital product line 4%		4%
48	Crucial BX500 SATA SSDMicron product line 4%		4%
49	SecureData SecureUSB BTSecureData product line 4%		4%
50	Corsair Vengeance LPXCorsair product line 4%		4%
51	Hitachi VantaraOwned by Hitachi 4%		4%
52	WD BlackWestern Digital product line 3%		3%
53	LaCieSeagate product line 3%		3%
54	Seagate 3%		3%
55	PowerMax 3%		3%
56	SecureData 3%		3%
57	Samsung EVO SelectSamsung product line 3%		3%
58	IBM 3%		3%
59	Sony 3%		3%
60	ASRockOwned by Pegatron 3%		3%
61	Dell PowerStoreDell Technologies product line 2%		2%
62	AMD RyzenAMD product line 2%		2%
63	Micron 2%		2%
64	Maktar 2%		2%
65	NetApp AFFNetApp product line 2%		2%
66	TEAM Group · team-group.com 2%		2%
67	Samsung 870 QVO 2%		2%
68	TeamGroup · teamgroupname.com 2%		2%
69	LaCie Rugged SSDSeagate product line 2%		2%
70	Crucial T500 2%		2%
71	VMware vSANBroadcom product line 2%		2%
72	Supermicro 2%		2%
73	WD Black SN8100Western Digital product line 2%		2%
74	Samsung Pro EnduranceSamsung product line 2%		2%
75	Kingston Canvas Go! PlusKingston product line 2%		2%
76	Cisco 2%		2%
77	Kingston FURYKingston product line 1%		1%
78	NetApp AFF A-SeriesNetApp product line 1%		1%
79	Crucial P310 1%		1%
80	NetApp ASANetApp product line 1%		1%
81	SecureUSB 1%		1%
82	LaCie RuggedSeagate product line 1%		1%
83	Dell PowerMaxDell Technologies product line 1%		1%
84	Kingston IronKeyKingston product line 1%		1%
85	AlienwareDell Technologies product line 1%		1%
86	ASUS ROGAsus product line 1%		1%
87	Lenovo ThinkPadLenovo product line 1%		1%
88	Glyph Technologies 1%		1%
89	Samsung Portable SSD T7Samsung product line 1%		1%
90	ProGrade Digital 1%		1%
91	Samsung T7 1%		1%
92	Lenovo IdeaPadLenovo product line 1%		1%
93	Intel CoreIntel product line 1%		1%
94	Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD 1%		1%
95	Intel XeonIntel product line 1%		1%
96	iStorage UK 1%		1%
97	NVIDIA Inference (NVIDIA Inference Stack)NVIDIA product line 1%		1%
98	Qualcomm 1%		1%
99	Seasonic 1%		1%
100	be quiet!1%		1%

Recommendations by AI engine

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: SanDisk, 27% on ChatGPT Search and 15% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Samsung	29%	20%
SanDisk	27%	15%
Crucial	24%	14%
Lexar	13%	12%
SanDisk Extreme Pro	15%	7%
Dell Technologies	10%	13%
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB NVMe M.2 SSD	10%	11%
Corsair	9%	10%
AMD	10%	7%
Samsung T7 Shield	10%	7%

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