Memory card and flash drive pricing surges 120%, with some models spiking 260%
Now is not a good time to buy flash-based memory products
Microsoft is removing 32GB size limit for FAT32 volumes, this time for real
FAT: a decades-old file system that stood the test of time
SanDisk's new 2TB SD card costs $2,000, and it's not even the fastest option
UHS-II video recording cards remain far more expensive than even faster microSD Express cards
Toshiba starts shipping SMR MAMR enterprise hard drives offering up to 34TB of storage
Toshiba's newest HDDs are bigger and more efficient at handling data center workloads
Apple store external SSD prices skyrocket as some SanDisk drives jump 200%
No prizes for guessing why
A 1TB MacBook Neo? A modder just made it happen
With no removable SSD, expanding capacity means desoldering and replacing chips at the board level
Seagate is now shipping HAMR disk drives holding up to 44TB of data
A hyperscaler's dream for cheap and plentiful storage technology, with some caveats
Surging NAND costs could hurt Nintendo Switch 2 software sales
Modern games are massive, and storage is expensive
A rewritable hard drive made of DNA? Researchers say it's possible
A highly interdisciplinary approach seeking significant technology breakthroughs
390TB game archive Myrient to shut down as storage costs surge
The site's operator is losing about $6,000 each month
These ultra-budget laptops "include" 1.2TB storage, but most of it is OneDrive trial space
Watch out for borderline fraudulent deals on Amazon
Cutting corners: As the ongoing AI-fueled memory shortages raise hardware prices, options for ultra-budget laptops are becoming limited. Some manufacturers and resellers appear to be taking advantage of the desperation in the sub-$500 segment with deceptive advertising, often including OneDrive trials in their storage specifications. Many also skimp on processors, screen resolution, and RAM when better deals show that this is unnecessary.
UK data hoarder flies to America to buy hard drives, saves $2,000
The buyer came out ahead, even with import taxes
Project Silica breakthrough lets Microsoft store digital data in glass for 10,000 years
The system can work with common materials and faster I/O operations
Etching the world's smallest QR code in ceramic pushes data storage to the nanoscale
Guinness certifies the smallest QR code ever made
IT worker tried to destroy an SSD with a drill and failed spectacularly
A cautionary tale in data destruction
Facepalm: A viral post on Reddit highlights the importance of proper data disposal practices. According to the story, a company's "IT guy" used a drill to destroy a solid-state drive before salvaging it. The problem? He drilled a single hole through the center of the casing, piercing the shell but never touching the small PCB inside – effectively making the attempt at data destruction useless.
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