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 ...

In a world of smartphones, tablets, and ultrathin laptops, it’s easy to see and use the terms “hard drive” and “SSD” somewhat interchangeably. After all, virtually all common consumer electronics ...

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 ...

Solid-state disk (SSD) drives are all the rage among techies. The drives use non-volatile NAND flash memory, meaning there are no moving parts. Because there is no actuator arm and read/write head ...

A HDD (Hard Disk Drive) is the hardware element that permanently stores your data on the computer. Unlike RAM, the data stored on the hard drive does not disappear when you turn off your PC. HDDs ...

This article is part of the Technology Insight series, made possible with funding from Intel. This article is part of the Technology Insight series, made possible with funding from Intel. When it ...

Apple's move to using SSDs across the iMac lineup instead of hard drives offer considerable speed benefits to users. AppleInsider explains what these terms all mean to Mac users, and how they apply to ...

It’s always a strange moment saying goodbye to a technology you’ve used forever, and I now find myself waving farewell to another one: the humble spinning-platter hard drive. Sure, I’ve been using ...

The demand for storage space has never been the same. In today’s world, graphics are immersive with expansive worlds that require a lot of storage space to even store the game files we play. Gaming ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In my April column (“Putting the IOPS Where They Count”), the generalities of Input Output ...