AMD's neural texture compression could reduce storage and VRAM requirements
Neural compression method appears similar to one Nvidia proposed last year
More practical PCIe 5.0 SSDs will finally arrive this year based on the SiliconMotion SM2508 controller
Fast PCIe 5.0 SSDs that won't require active cooling
In context: Up until now, the only PCIe 5.0 SSDs on the market have been powered by the Phison E26 controller. They're certainly fast, with sequential speeds of over 12GB/s, but they also run incredibly hot and are power-hungry. We're talking active cooling requirements and over 11W of power draw under load, which is not exactly ideal for rigs.
How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?
Real hard drives have handles – two handles. And no, that's not the BFG.
Microsoft is pushing OneDrive backups and integration in new Windows 11 setup by default
Classic Microsoft: OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage and file-syncing solution that's baked directly into Windows. However, over time the tool has become increasingly annoying and troublesome, and now Redmond seems willing to make it more so by making OneDrive an opt-out feature.
Seagate launches official refurbished hard drive store on eBay
The drives come with a two-year warranty
Western Digital's new budget NVMe SSDs arrive at peculiar price points
The new drives are just a few bucks shy of better storage products
Gigabyte's AI Top SSD claims extreme 219,000 TBW endurance, leaves other drives in the dust
Meant to handle intensive AI workloads
Revolutionary 2Tb 3D QLC NAND flash memory die teased by Western Digital
Limited to AI and data center markets initially
MSI shows off hot-swappable PCIe Gen 5 SSD expansion card that looks like a video card
Hot-swappable via the rear I/O panel
Activision addresses Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's listed 309 GB install size
It is "not representative of a typical player install experience"
Patriot showcases DDR5 that overclocks to 11,500 MT/s
Also a new 14 GB/s SSD that might not need a ridiculously huge cooler
GOG will soon start deleting your games' cloud saves if they're too large
Make sure to back up locally
Portable SSD with AirJet tech runs 20C cooler, achieves 2x sustained performance
AirJet tech is shaping up nicely
Google discloses how they mistakenly erased $135 billion cloud customer account
Facepalm: One of Google Cloud's worst nightmares came true in early May, when an embarrassing snafu completely erased a customer's account and data backups. The unlucky victim was Australian pension fund UniSuper, which manages a staggering $135 billion in assets for over 600,000 members. The pension fund was essentially frozen for two weeks, unable to fully operate while it scrambled to recover from third-party backups.
Magnetic tape shipments reached a record 152.9 exabytes in 2023
Magnetic technology is so dead, it's setting new records in global storage capabilities
This 8KB USB drive will outlive you and your grandkids
Want to leave a legacy? The Blaustahl Storage Device could be the answer
WD's large-capacity portable hard drives are back with new 6TB models
Portable storage finally pushes past 5TB
From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away
Still spinning in the age of cloud storage
RETRO-TASTIC It's been close to fifteen years since the last new floppy disk was manufactured by Sony. That's a long time by any standard, and it's especially lengthy in the ever-advancing tech world. But despite the finite number of disks decreasing every year, there are those who still hold on to floppies, whether for nostalgia-fuelled pleasure or necessity.
SSD Pricing Update, Q2 2024: A Rising Trend for Storage
Until last year, there was plenty of talk about declining SSD prices. However, as we showed a few months ago, that trend has reversed. The AI race has also become a factor for SSD and HDD pricing.
Seagate says their new Mozaic 3+ HAMR disk drives can last longer than conventional HDDs
Setting the record straight against misconceptions, myths, and industry chatter
HighPoint opens pre-orders for PCIe Gen 5 Rocket RAID card capable of 56 GB/s
Shipping in Q3 for $1,999
Spectra Cube offers up to 75 petabytes of tape-based, cloud-optimized storage capacity
An easy-to-use, cost-cutting cold storage solution for enterprises and cloud providers
The DiskMantler can take apart a hard drive in as little as 8 seconds by vigorously shaking it
Once the disassembly process is complete, it spits out the usable components
The WD Ultrastar Transporter supports up to 368 terabytes of storage in a 30-pound form factor
Because sometimes you need to move tons of data when you are on the go