New optical storage breakthrough could make CDs relevant again
Breakthrough could usher in "ultra-high-density" optical media, but more research is needed
Scientists unlock a faster, cheaper way to store data on DNA
There's the potential to store 215 petabytes per gram of DNA, but obstructively slow speeds are a big hurdle
Raspberry Pi launches NVMe M.2 SSDs starting at $30
Another great use case for the PCIe port
WinDirStat helps you monitor disk space, gets major update after 19 years
WinDirStat helps you visually monitor disk space usage for files and folders. After 19 years, version 2.0.1 has been released, bringing major improvements and new features.
Gigabyte add-on card brings Thunderbolt 5 to existing desktop PCs
Forward-looking: Thunderbolt 5 doubles Thunderbolt 4's bandwidth, offering 80Gbps transfer speeds in either direction. However, Thunderbolt 5's alternate mode can transmit at 120Gbps while receiving data at 40Gbps upon detecting certain devices. The extra boost currently only supports cable lengths up to two meters.
WD unveils new high-capacity 32TB SMR and 26TB CMR disk drives
Company slides 11th platter into standard HDD form factor
Windows 11 24H2 is causing headaches, BSODs for some Western Digital SSD owners
A registry hack can restore order
60TB hard drives set to arrive by 2028, industry forecast predicts
Forward-looking: Going from today's 30TB to 60TB in just four years would be a heck of an increase after HDD capacity growth stalled for a while. However, that's exactly what the new International Roadmap for Devices and Systems Mass Data Storage report by IEEE is predicting. The roadmap calls for 60TB hard disk drives to hit the market in 2028.
Windows 11's latest update doubles file copying speeds with support for ReFS format
The format isn't designed for consumer use, though
Samsung launches 990 Evo Plus NVMe SSDs with enhanced speed and thermal performance
Priced from $110 for 1TB
Which company invented the hard disk drive?
The first commercial hard disk drive was introduced in 1956.
Microsoft gets smart about HDD recycling with robots that extract valuable metals
Surgical robots extract reusable rare-earth magnets
Faster and cheaper SSDs may be coming as Samsung's 280-layer QLC NAND hits mass production
Denser, more affordable SSDs could soon flood the market
The music industry's latest problem: Archive hard drives from the 90s are failing
TL;DR: The music industry is grappling with a looming crisis regarding its archive of 90s recordings stored on aging hard drives. According to data storage experts at Iron Mountain, around 20 percent of drives from the era are now unreadable. The company is raising concerns that, due to deteriorating formats, insufficient metadata, and increasing disk failures, a significant portion of these historic recordings could be lost forever if urgent action is not taken.
This $2,200 8 TB SSD supports USB 4, active cooling, passkeys, an e-ink screen, and more
The device also supports Find My apps and multiple simultaneous file system types
Lexar unveils the world's first SD cards made of 316 stainless steel
They carry an IP68 rating, too
Microsoft finally addresses FAT32 partition size limit with latest Windows 11 build
Better late than never
Activision promises to finally get Call of Duty file sizes under control
Multiple updates between August and October will reorganize game installs
SSD Prices Have Stabilized, Breaking the Upward Trend
For the first time this year, we can no longer say that SSD prices keep on rising. While some drives are slightly more expensive, others have dropped in price, which is always good news.
Fresh NVMe 2.1 and UCIe 2.0 specifications arrive for modern storage and chiplets
A torrent of new specifications
Micron launches industry-first PCIe 6.0 SSDs for data centers
Up to 26 GB/s sequential read speeds
Western Digital is now sampling 32TB SMR-based hard drives
Capacity-wise, WD should now be on par with rival HDD maker Seagate