🛒NAS Server, Explained: Redundancy (RAID) and Network-Attached Storage Basics
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If you have never heard of network-attached storage (NAS), this post is for you. Even if you already know about …
Storage
Storage — digital storage, in this case — is where the information resides before being accessed.
Western Digital WD Purple Pro Video-Oriented HDD Gets New 26TB Capacity
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Western Digital today unveiled the latest member of its 26TB club, the 26TB WD Purple Pro HDD. This is the …
It’s World Backup Day: Give Your Data the Love It Deserves Today! Now!
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Are you feeling a little anxious? That’s likely because today, March 31, is World Backup Day. It was first started …
Best SATA SSDs (Solid-State Drives): Top Legacy NAND-Based Storage Options
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This post includes the best SATA SSDs I’ve reviewed or used in over a decade and a half. You can …
Samsung SSD 9100 PRO Review (vs. 990 EVO Plus): A Fast and Relatively Cool PCIe Gen 5×4 SSD
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The SSD 9100 PRO, announced on February 25, 2025, and available to purchase today, is Samsung’s third attempt at PCIe …
HDD vs. SSD: Everything You Need To Know about Conventional Digital Storage and the General Idea of Computing
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You must have heard of hard drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs). Some of you might have even used the …
Western Digital Splits Off NAND Flash to SanDisk, Unveils a Host of External HDD-Based Storage Devices
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Western Digital today unveiled five new external storage devices, all based on its latest 26TB “enterprise-class Ultrastar 7200 RPM HDDs …
Peripheral Device Connections, Explained: The 1-2-3, A-B-C of USB, Thunderbolt, and USB Power Delivery
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If you’re unsure of the differences between USB-C and Thunderbolt or between USB 3.0 and USB 3.2 (or is that …
ASUS AS1000 TUF Gaming Plus Review (vs. WD Black P50): A Tough, Affordable, and Super-Fast Portable SSD
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The ASUS TUF Gaming Plus is an interesting portable SSD lineup. For one, it has interesting capacity-showing model numbers, including …
Silicon Power DS72 Review: A Verstile, Compact, and Speedy Thumb Drive
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The Silicon Power DS72 portable SSD stick looks like a thumb drive and works like one, too. However, it has …
