IT worker tried to destroy an SSD with a drill and failed spectacularly
A cautionary tale in data destruction
Western Digital's HDD production for 2026 is already sold out
Some customers have already bought up capacity through 2028
In context: Western Digital is one of the few remaining hard disk drive manufacturers in the world. According to its latest earnings call, the company now does most of its business with AI data center providers – and they are purchasing as many HDDs as possible, years ahead of schedule.
Micron's world-first PCIe Gen 6 SSD doubles data rates for AI data centers
Liquid-cooled drives and PCIe Gen 6 mark a new era for AI storage
UCLA scientists modernize Edison's nickel-iron battery, use it to store solar power
Nature-inspired nanoclusters point to longer-lasting, faster-charging energy storage
John Carmack proposes fiber-optic loops as high-speed AI cache
The legendary developer's tweet sparks renewed interest in delay-line memory ideas for AI
Enthusiast makes NVMe SSD work on a Pentium III system through a PCI slot
This NVMe SSD is stuck in the 1990s
New website helps you find the cheapest storage by cost per gigabyte
Compare SSDs and HDDs by cost per gigabyte, not brand
Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are becoming harder to detect as storage prices soar
Counterfeit drive fooled Windows until Samsung's own tool caught it
How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?
Real hard drives have handles – two handles. And no, that's not the BFG.
Kioxia warns 1TB SSDs under $50 are a thing of the past
AI demand will keep memory prices high through 2027
The AI crunch is making high-capacity SSDs worth their weight in gold
The 8TB model of the popular SN8100 blows past its gold value by weight
What was the size of the first-generation floppy disk?
Were they always 3.5-inch? Also, do you remember the Zip drive?
SanDisk is replacing WD Blue and Black SSDs with new Optimus models
The long WD-SanDisk merger is officially unraveling
Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration
Speeding up BitLocker, but only on new hardware
The Modern SD Card Buying Guide: Sizes, Speeds, and Storage Classes
Expandable storage may be disappearing from phones, but SD cards still power consoles, cameras, and more. This guide explains the specs, speeds, and formats that actually matter, so you can buy the right card with confidence.
Nvidia and SK hynix are building an AI SSD that could be 10x faster
Partnership expands beyond HBM as SK hynix targets 100 million IOPS
Global DRAM shortage squeezes OEMs, but PC retail prices remain stable for now
Acer and Asus warn that higher costs will eventually reach consumers
Samsung denies ending SATA SSD production amid NAND squeeze
Memory giant addresses speculation as NAND flash prices surge and fabs shift toward DRAM
Which was the first breakthrough SSD available to consumers?
Storage would never be the same again
This 5D "memory crystal" glass storage could preserve data for 13.8 billion years
For archives designed to survive on cosmic timescales
The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update
The storage market is in flux: PCIe 4.0 prices are climbing, PCIe 5.0 and USB4 are getting cheaper, and Crucial is gone. Here are the best picks for speed, capacity, and value.
Seagate says its next-gen HAMR tech could push HDDs to 10TB per platter
Data density has already reached 6.9TB per platter, and can theoretically go even higher
The Destroyinator is a data deletion monster that can securely wipe up to 60 drives simultaneously at 64 GB/s
Eco-friendly solution for all your data-deletion requirements
Data centers are now hoarding SSDs as hard drive supplies dry up
Enterprise HDDs are now backordered, shift to QLC SSDs trigger fears of imminent price hikes