Computers use two main types of storage: hard disk drives and solid-state drives. Both store your files, applications and operating system, but they work differently. These differences significantly ...

Assembling a system is quite often the preference of many as opposed to settling for a pre-assembled system you can buy right off the shelf. While this is quite the sensible thing to do if you wish to ...

Primary storage devices directly connected to the computer's main bus have excellent latency and throughput, but on the other hand, they have the problem of small capacity. If you are focusing on the ...

A recent technical analysis conducted by storage provider Scality contrasts the power density of hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) under various scenarios. Contrary to prevailing ...

Windows 10 isn’t scheduled to “sunset” for another two years (and a month, since I’m writing this in early September), but I’m already executing on a hardware replacement plan for my Microsoft Surface ...

Solid-state hard drives trade the rapidly spinning magnetic platters and multiple moving read/write heads of a traditional hard drive for a bank of the same type of memory chips used in USB drives, ...

I'm looking at buying an iMac at some point in the near future and am wondering how the Fusion drive stacks up vs. a pure SSD. Whenever I buy a new computer, I always underestimate on storage space, ...

A computer with a built-in solid-state drive (SSD) will give you faster startup speeds, slicker data-writing when copying files, and a snappier process for opening and swapping between programs, ...