SSDs are now more reliable than hard drives
As speedy solid-state drives began to rise as a realistic alternative to the decades-old hard drive for consumers, early adopters worried that their new SSDs would fail faster and more frequently. But […]
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AMD’s ridiculously complex Ryzen names make buying a laptop hard
“What should I buy? What’s good?” are the two questions our readers ask us and what we try and answer. AMD’s new mobile processor naming scheme makes those questions nearly impossible to […]
Hard drives may be falling in popularity, but not with me
A recent report about hard-disk drive reliability suggests that not only do most HDDs die within three years, but those produced after 2014 can be less reliable, too. For many people, such […]
Should you upgrade your hard drive? 5 questions to ask yourself
A computer typically works great until it doesn’t. The exact problems can vary but, perhaps in your case, it’s full up on space. Or you notice the PC drags instead of dashes […]
Back it up: Most dead hard drives fail within 3 years
Follow any tech site with regularity and you’ll hear the same refrain over and over—back up your files. The longer you wait, the more you flirt with disaster, and you don’t have […]
How to check and monitor your hard drive’s health
Of all the PC components, few require more care and attention than a hard drive. We’ve all heard the admonishments to defragment drives, and clean up junk files to keep all our […]
Why hard drives fail, and what you can do about it
Mechanical hard drives are sensitive, precise electromechanical devices consisting of a combination of rotating disks and read/write heads floating above them. Despite their complex construction, they have proven themselves worthy as data […]
3 reasons you should still buy a hard drive
Hard disk drives may seem outdated and useless, now that solid state drives keep plummeting in price. But even with how relatively cheap SSDs are currently, buying a hard disk drive instead […]
Finally, common Windows 11 settings won’t be hard to get to
Windows 11 is about to get a homepage for its Settings app, making it easier to jump into common settings—instead of leaving them buried deep and requiring a series of clicks before […]
WD’s mobile hard drives now come in 6 TB flavors
Hard drives. They still exist, believe it or not, and they’re still the best bang-for-your-buck when it comes to absolutely massive amounts of storage. Take three new offerings from Western Digital for […]
