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Last Chance: The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals on Hard Drives and SSDs

Everyone can use some extra room for photos or videos but no one should ever pay full price for it. Score some serious savings on storage even after our fave summer sales event.

By John Burek
Amazon Prime Day 2024 External Harddrive and SSD Deals

Short on Storage? The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals on Hard Drives and SSDs

Everyone can use some extra room for photos, videos, and games, but no one should ever pay full price for it. Score some serious savings on storage at our fave summer sales event.

By John Burek
Amazon Prime Day 2024 External Harddrive and SSD Deals

Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals on External Hard Drives and SSDs

Everyone can use some extra room for photos, videos, and game playing, but no one should ever pay full price for it. Score some serious savings on storage at our fave summer sales event.

By John Burek
Amazon Prime Day 2024 External Harddrive and SSD Deals

Japan's Government Finally Stops Using Floppy Disks

Until last month, more than 1,000 regulations in Japan involved the use of floppy disks.

By Emily Price
Floppy disks sitting on a table.

Waterproof Version of AirJet Fanless Cooling Chip Targets Smartphones

Frore Systems designed the new waterproof model for phones and action cameras.

By Michael Kan
AirJet Mini Sport

Samsung's SSD 990 EVO Delivers Speed You Need, None of the Heat You Don't

Samsung's new mainstream M.2 SSD promises a performance boost over its predecessor, the SSD 970 EVO Plus, plus better energy efficiency.

By Tony Hoffman
Samsung 990 EVO SSD

The Best Black Friday External Hard Drive and SSD Deals

Your storage device could be one of the most important upgrades you make this year.

By Karl Klockars  & Jade Chung-Lee
Best Storage SSD and HDD Deals

The Best Black Friday Storage Deals: Save Space and Money

Make room for all the games you're getting this holiday season and all of those previous family photos with huge price drops on SSDs and HDDs.

By K. Thor Jensen
The Best Early Black Friday Storage Deals

Samsung Squeezes 8TB of Storage Into T5 EVO Portable SSD

It's not cheap, it's not fast, but it will survive being dropped six feet.

By Matthew Humphries
Samsung T5 EVO

Western Digital to Spin Off Flash Business Into New Company

The spin-off flash business will adopt a new business name and Western Digital will focus on hard drive sales.

By Michael Kan
Western Digital logo

Samsung's Portable SSD T9 Can Transfer a 4GB File in 2 Seconds

It's twice as fast as Samsung's previous external SSD.

By Matthew Humphries
Samsung Portable SSD T9

Western Digital Tips Tiny, Fast 2TB SSD for Handheld Gaming PCs

Finding a bigger drive for your Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally just got a lot easier.

By Matthew Humphries
Steam Deck 2TB SSD

Samsung's 990 Pro SSD Now Comes in a Gigantic 4TB Model

The 990 Pro SSD is already an excellent value for the average user, but at a 2TB max, you may have been wanting for space. Samsung's new 4TB variant should solve that problem.

By Josh Hendrickson
A Samsung 4TB SSD on a white background

Toyota Stops Car Assembly Lines After Server Runs Out of Disk Space

It meant 13,000 cars per day couldn't be manufactured.

By Matthew Humphries
Toyota HQ Japan

Kingston's XS1000 Is an Extremely Compact External SSD

The portable drive features up to 2TB of fast storage that will easily fit in any pocket.

By Matthew Humphries
Kingston XS1000 External SSD

Western Digital Hit With Class-Action Suit Over Faulty Portable SSDs

The lawsuit cites numerous complaints about Western Digital SSDs wiping saved data or making stored files unreadable, particularly with the Extreme Pro line.

By Michael Kan
SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD Review

Readers' Choice 2023: The Top Routers and NAS Devices for Your Home Network

Our readers are serious about their at-home internet connectivity and file sharing. These are the router and network attached storage brands they recommend.

By Eric Griffith

Business Choice 2023: The Top Routers, Access Points, and Servers for the Workplace

Businesses need a reliable internet connection and top-notch digital storage. These are the networking brands our readers recommend most for work.

By Eric Griffith

Seagate Tests 5 Terabyte Disks, Paving the Way for 50TB Hard Drives

We'll get 32TB, 36TB, and 40TB hard drives first, though.

By Matthew Humphries