The maturity level and consistent operation of hard disk drives (HDD) from the few vendors still making HDDs may lull you into expecting similar consistency from solid-state disks (SSDs). After all, ...

Most people will put a lot of thought into their CPU and GPU requirements when buying or building a new PC, but the storage often gets left by the wayside or is considered only insofar as picking an ...

When it comes to picking the right data storage, there are two mainstream options available: SSD (Solid State Drives) and HDD (Hard Disk Drives). Then there is the amalgamation of both that is a ...

Imagine this: you’re working on an important project, and your computer suddenly slows to a crawl. Files take forever to open, applications lag, and frustration mounts. The culprit? Your storage drive ...

Derek is a writer and marketing pro specializing in communicating complex or technical issues in a way that is accessible to wider audiences. When it comes to selecting the PCs, laptops and servers ...

It seems like just yesterday (but it was actually 1.5 years ago!) that I was first writing to you about the world’s first 1 TByte 3.5″ HDD. That five-platter monster from Hitachi might have been ...

North American CSPs had been planning to increase SSD adoption for warm data workloads. Severity of current HDD shortfall prompted some deploying SSDs for cold data ...

Micro Center, the provider of PCs and components with both brick-and-mortar and online operations, this month began highlighting a 2-TB Hitachi Deskstar drive for $129 -- a 35 percent discount from ...

The best external SSDs offer a level of storage performance, read/write speed, and reliability that wasn't possible with older external hard drives. They're also lighter and much less susceptible to ...

Straight off the bat the biggest improvement that you’ll get by stuffing an SSD into your PS4 is improved loading times. Simply put, just about every game you own will load much faster from an SSD.