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Samsung's T7 Shield, the best portable SSD you can buy, is 53% off for Prime Day
You can score the 1TB Samsung T7 Shield, our favorite high-performance portable SSD, for just $75 during Amazon Prime. Don't miss out.
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How to check and monitor your hard drive’s health
Any hard drive is bound to fail eventually. We show you how to check a drive's health, using SMART, chkdsk, and other tools at your disposal.
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Western Digital is forcing outdated My Cloud devices offline
Users are being barred from accessing My Cloud services if their NAS devices haven’t yet been updated to a current firmware version.
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Western Digital NAS drives flash warnings after 3 years, even without problems
Some Western Digital NAS drives appear to be sending out "replace me!" warnings after an arbitrary time limit even in the absence of any actual hardware faults.
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Google Drive is killing support for Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 32-bit
Google is letting go of the past with its app support, putting added pressure on hold-outs to finally upgrade to Windows 10—and the 64-bit version at that.
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AirJet teardown: See inside the solid-state cooling revolution
We can finally see (at least some of) the guts of the AirJet sold-state cooling device, and watch it in action cooling an SSD
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Getting true USB4 speed is still a huge headache
Apparently there's a big difference between "USB4" and "USB 4.0"
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Warning: PCIe 5.0 SSDs freak out if you don't use a heat sink
PCIe 5.0 SSDs may overheat and generate file system errors when pushed too hard.
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Kingston SSD firmware hides a Coldplay Easter egg
If you have a Kingston SSD, the lyrics to Coldplay's 'The Scientist' might be hiding in a driver file on your PC right now
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Back it up: Most dead hard drives fail within 3 years
A new study by Backblaze confirms that if a hard drive is going to die, it’ll likely bite the dust within the first three years.
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Corsair's first PCIe 5.0 SSD is now available (and surprisingly affordable)
Corsair's MP700 is just as fast as PCIe 5.0 SSDs from other brands, but saves a bit of money by omitting a giant cooler.
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IDrive gets even better with unlimited backups of your Google, Microsoft cloud
If you're worried about being unable to access your cloud data (hi, WD!) IDrive may have an answer with its Unlimited Cloud to Cloud Backup.
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This 2TB drive for $75 is one of the best SSD deals we've ever seen
Amazon is selling the 2TB Silicon Power Gen3 SSD for just $75. Holy moly.
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Should you upgrade your hard drive? 5 questions to ask yourself
A full or slow storage drive could be a sign to replace it with something shinier and bigger—or simply that you need to do a little maintenance. Here’s how to tell.
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Corsair's teeny MP600 Mini SSD is ideal for the Steam Deck
The affordable new Gen 4 drives come in standard 2280 and itty-bitty 2230 form factors.
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Score a 1TB Crucial P3, one of our favorite SSDs, for a measly $46
The Crucial P3 is our top-rated PCIe 3.0 SSDs, and today Best Buy is selling the 1TB model for just $45.
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5 reasons to switch to a bleeding-edge PCIe 5.0 SSD (and 5 reasons not to)
Even early PCIe Gen 5.0 SSDs offer massive increases in performance over PCIe Gen 4.0 drives, but the cost and practical benefits make it less compelling.
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Western Digital's My Cloud goes offline after hack
Western Digital appears to have taken down its My Cloud consumer cloud backup and storage service after an attacker gained access to its systems on March 26. WD's online store is down, too.
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Take 55% off Samsung's T7 Shield, our favorite portable SSD
Need more space for those gargantuan files? The Samsung T7 Shield portable SSD is the one to pick.
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Seagate's Lightsaber drives are elegant SSDs for a more civilized age
Seagate's Star Wars-themed SSDs light up in likeness of Vader, Luke, and Obi-Wan's signature weapons
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WD’s My Cloud outage harshly reiterates the 'backup rule of three'
Some WD My Cloud users are experiencing major problems because they can’t access their data—and it’s a painful example of why we all need to have multiple backups.
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Galax's ultra-fast PCIe 5.0 SSD hits stores, massive active cooler in tow
Galax's HOF Extreme 50 is one of the first PCIe 5.0 SSDs available, and it's so fast it requires an active cooler with a humongous heatsink.
Opinion
Hard drives may be falling in popularity, but not with me
A new study from a data recovery service indicates most hard-disk drives fail within three years, and newer drives are more prone to failure. But I still love them.
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Heads up: Fake Samsung SSDs are making the rounds
A popular Samsung M.2 drive is being counterfeited, with fakes so good they fool Samsung's own driver software
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SSDs are super cheap right now
A downturn in the NAND storage market means great SSD deals for consumers.
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Windows 11 may be slowing down your SSD again
The latest patch to Windows 11 appears to be slowing down storage devices like SSDs, though Microsoft promises a fix is forthcoming.
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SK Hynix's 2TB SSD won our Editors' Choice award. Now it's 42% off
This well-reviewed SSD from SK hynix is just $120 for 2TB of storage today
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VPN by Google One is coming to all subscribers
All Google One tiers will receive VPN services, complements of Google, and including Windows. Google is adding a dark web report to help track personal information, too.
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The first hyper-fast PCIe 5.0 SSD is available now
Gigabyte is ready to sell you a Gen5 drive, if you can afford it…and if you can find it.
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Gigabyte's newest SSD has a heatsink with its own zip code
The Aurous Gen5 drive can hit 10 gigabytes per second read and write with the passive cooler.
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Update your Samsung 980 Pro SSD firmware right now
Certain models of the Samsung 980 Pro are going read-only — but you can fix it easily.
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Get one of our favorite SSDs for ludicrously cheap: 2TB for $120
Amazon is selling the 2TB Crucial P3, our favorite PCIe 3.0 SSD, for just $120.
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Mad genius creates IDE-powered 2.5-inch SSD
This Github project marries a modern flash controller to everyone's favorite floppy ribbon connector.
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The long-promised PCIe 5.0 SSD revolution failed to arrive at CES 2023
Been waiting for the screaming PCIe 5.0 speeds promised well over a year ago? You have to hang tight awhile longer.
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Blisteringly fast PCIe 5.0 SSDs debut in November
AMD has announced a shipping timeframe for the PCI Express 5.0 SSDs that will support its new Ryzen 7000 processors.
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All about Host Memory Buffer, the tech that's making SSDs cheaper
HMB, or Host Memory Buffer simply means the SSD uses memory from your computing device instead on the drive itself for write caching. This means lower prices with only a small performance hit.
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Should you buy a PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 SSD?
If your head's spinning on the technicalities between PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 SSDs, let Gordon break it down for you.
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TBW: How this obscure rating affects your SSD's warranty
TBW ratings are important to both users and vendors. They give users a handle on the lifespan they can expect from an SSD, and allow vendors to avoid costly replacement if inexpensive drives are used for high-transaction applications.
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Store everything on this 1TB hard drive for just $36
WD's 1TB Black hard drive is available at an awesome price right now.
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The first PCIe 5.0 SSDs are face-meltingly fast
Apacer reveals the first PCIe 5.0 SSD designs with 13,000MB/s write speeds and beefy heat sinks.
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Today only: The blazing-fast 2TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD is cheaper than ever
B&H Photo and Video is selling the 2TB Samsung 980 Pro for $300 until midnight tonight.
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Windows 11's SSD slowdowns may finally be fixed in February
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for February 2022 is expected to clear out the last lingering SSD slowdown bugs in Windows 11, a report says,
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Our favorite 1TB SSD is just $110 right now
Amazon is selling the SK Hynix Gold P31 for $110, the best price since August.
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Get this speedy 2TB NVMe SSD for just $271
Amazon is selling the 2TB WD Black SN850 for just $271 right now.
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Get 10TB of massive WD external storage for just $170, today only
Newegg has a one-day sale on the 10TB WD Elements desktop external hard drive.
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Get 1TB of blazing fast PCIe 4 storage for just $93.50
Amazon is selling the 1TB Sabrent Rocket Q4 for $93.50
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This runty Micron SSD can still pack 2TB of storage
This super cute SSD still packs 2TB of capacity and NVMe 4.0 capability
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Get 2TB of speedy Samsung NVMe storage for just $207, today only
Newegg is selling the 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus for 10 percent off with checkout code.
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Windows 11 might seriously slow down your SSD
User reports indicate that some NVMe drives are seeing dramatically slower write speeds in Windows 11.
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