Over the past few years, the rate of hard drive density improvements has dropped significantly. While Seagate and Western Digital have both pushed ahead with larger hard drives (often thanks to more ...

Hard-drive and storage stocks surged after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted data storage as a key AI bottleneck at CES.

You might think that hard drives have a shelf life—and that’s partially the case. However, an old hard drive probably has a lot more life left in it than you think. I have hard drives that are over 10 ...

Hard disk drives (HDDs) work by spinning their internal platters. Only while spinning can data be read or written. It’s been decades since they gained the ability to remain online but not spinning in ...

Hard drives can work for many years under ideal conditions. However, various factors such as manufacturing quality, careful handling, protection from high temperatures, moisture, and power peaks can ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Buying an external hard drive is one of the best decisions a PC or Mac user can make. It gives you the option of backing up your data in a ...