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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ $1,149 for this 1440p gaming rig is an absolute steal in this Limited-time Woot sale — get an RTX 5060 Ti GPU inside Lenovo's Legion Tower 5i, now $410 off ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An RTX 5060 Ti-powered gaming rig for only $1149 from Lenovo. The Legion Tower 5i is discounted by $410 in today's limited-time Woot sale. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stewart Bendle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4aA9bs7qUk2oWA2A9gTCa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ $1,260 off a Sandisk 8TB external SSD is a deal you can't ignore at 11 cents per gigabyte — pro storage at blistering 1GB/s speeds for $739 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Sandisk Desk Drive 8TB normally retails for $1,999.99, but you can have it today for just $739.99, saving $1,260. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:36:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[External SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhiye Liu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EmSDnRwmPXQpqzXm7zsoJh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SSD prices skyrocket by 300% in Japan, bringing 8TB Samsung 9100 drive to an eye-watering $3,500 — industry continues to reckon with the ongoing AI storage crunch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samsung SSDs saw massive price hikes across multiple Japanese PC retailers, with prices going up to $3,500 for 8TB drives. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TBbBbSWYxdYUUdzvM3UE3H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blazing-fast 1TB WD Black SN8100 SSD with integrated heatsink plummets to an all-time low price of $209 — act fast before this deal disappears ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At an all-time low price of $209, this WD Black SN8100 PCIe 5 x4 M.2 SSD with integrated heatsink deal isn't going to hang around long. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stewart Bendle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HLdDPb9WvRXMkvqcnesK9E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nextorage NEM-PAC 2TB SSD Review: A solid, PS5-ready workhorse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Nextorage NEM-PAC is a quiet contender with good performance and a PS5-compliant heatsink. It’s a competent Gen 4 SSD but is otherwise unexciting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 13:37:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7xU8eBvXyv5MqvrYVrExfN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom — Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hard drives are so expensive now that archival efforts are being hurt as a result of the AI boom snatching all production lines. Organizations like Wikimedia and the Internet Archive are just about keeping up with the rising costs, but individual preservationists have given up for the time being. This is all on top of websites blocking scraping bots because of AI. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oZ6or6izq6b75RaAKvehJY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ High-capacity HDD roadmap: the race to 100TB and zettabyte-scale storage — Toshiba, Seagate and WD outline three distinct strategies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As data center demand surges toward zettabyte scale, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital are pursuing sharply different technology strategies in their pursuit towards 100TB and beyond. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[HDDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/awSLGfyuCBnXmZHqtbbyGA-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Inland QN450 1TB SSD Review: Maximum efficiency, minimum spend ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Inland QN450 is a surprisingly capable Gen 4 drive with strong all-around performance and exceptional power efficiency. It outshines the NV3 but has hardware uncertainty and low TBW. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:42:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oxmooR94UWGLzpLLsmKFXV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crushing shortages have pushed long-term supply agreements for SSDs and HDDs to record five years — large customers are signing large contracts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Demand for storage devices is so high that large customers are willing to sign up to five-year long-term supply agreements, according to Sandisk, Seagate, and Western Digital. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bcsFWLTDVtHVgtDn4K27hi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Redditor gambles $20 on a 4TB Temu external HDD — receives a microSD card reader hot-glued inside a plastic box ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Reddit user tried their luck with a $20 4TB external HDD, and, to no surprise, they received a microSD card strapped inside a card reader and hot-glued to the back of the plastic case of an "external hard drive." ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/STcgyBhyW4Noozgio6gW2m-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Biwin M350 2TB SSD Review: A Better Budget Alternative? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Biwin M350 is a budget PCIe 4.0 SSD done right. It has good performance where it matters and good power efficiency, too. But it still has the weaknesses of QLC flash, like poor sustained performance. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wDDopynAHHxfECGbScBazb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pirate RPG game is secretly looting your SSD lifespan — new Windrose patch promises smoother sailing and addresses excessive disk writing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gamers have reported that Windrose is consuming abnormally high disk I/O while playing, with up to 30 MB/s of constant read/write activity to the drive across most areas of the game world. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w4qwGwHUf2nk8v9qP9h9ZB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seagate FireCuda X Vault (8TB) review: A USB-powered, RGB-lit hard drive aimed at gamers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Seagate’s FireCuda X Vault is a gaming-focused 3.5-inch external drive with easily controlled RGB and a single USB-C cable for power and data. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Safford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Apz7bvtAFMJnFBZmbLteqK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New flat M.2 SSD adapter doesn't stick out from the motherboard, unlocking PCIe slots hidden under massive GPUs — JEYI's new 'ArcherX' AIC lays completely flush and supports PCIe 4.0 speeds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JEYI's new PCIe to M.2 adapter is flat and sits flush with the motherboard when installed in a PCIe slot. It basically takes up no perpendicular space, allowing an SSD to be installed even in tight spaces where the GPU is often blocking the area. The adapter features PCIe 4.0 speeds and is backwards compatible with PCIe 3.0 as well. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hea3TQbfdAq74xcXHpwc48-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Xbox Series X|S storage expansion cards can be used on PC with an inexpensive CFexpress adapter — Speeds top out at 1,560 MB/s in Redditor's testing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You can use Xbox Expansion Cards on PC with a CFexpress adapter since these cards use a standard CFexpress Type-B connector. There are various options available such as PCIe to CFexpress or M.2 to CFexpress, and all of them are inexpensive. You just need to format the Expansion Card before it's useable, but don't expect blazing-fast speeds afterward. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/erYet5V9Ycv2DVSW8PDP6S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Toshiba said that it can only offer a refund at the original cost for a broken hard drive, as replacing it would take over a year. The user expressed disappointment over the move, as they'll have to spend significantly more than they'll get back in the refund due to chip shortages. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oZ6or6izq6b75RaAKvehJY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Minisforum's beastly N5 Max NAS comes powered by AMD Strix Halo — $2,899 for 'AI NAS' with pre-installed OpenClaw, supports up to 200TB capacity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Minisforum says its powerful AI NAS, the N5 Max, will launch on April 23, 2026, at $2,899 ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y3fcSoJJWRf4U7vwUBAtMJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Backblaze redefines "unlimited" while users discover it's not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sSRh92uczZFtrou5tGjgQV-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Non-functioning counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are circulating in Europe — Despite convincing packaging, blue PCB easily gives away the dupe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In Austria, a buyer has received two Samsung 990 Pro clones that don't function. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CKWohzazwjpkL5j9bxg8hb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Memory cards and flash drives prices rocket 124%, some products peak at 261% jump — increases from 2025 driven by AI chip shortage across a range of formats and capacities ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ USB flash drives, SD cards, and microSD cards are becoming expensive as the NAND chip shortage takes its bite and expands to other storage options. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Pu8KjsNzD6LMUbF7Gc9zE-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ $27 platypus PCIe adapter converts half-height GPUs into full-height while adding two M.2 slots for SSDs — enthusiast demos low-profile RTX 4060 with two SSDs thanks to PCIe bifurcation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Redditor got his hands on this PCIe adapter that does the job of two different ones at the same time. It converts half-height GPUs into full height while adding M.2 slots for storage expansion. All this is possible thanks to PCIe bifurcation, splitting an x16 slot into x8 for the GPU, and two x4 lanes for the SSDs. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hassam Nasir ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/webp" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/abxzoGqhPMmiNcmsxmBS8c-1280-80.webp">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Two manufacturers commit to keep Blu-ray alive after others quit manufacturing — Verbatim and I-O Data extend Blu-ray supply pledge as manufacturers exit the market ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Verbatim Japan and I-O Data have widened their joint commitment to keep recordable Blu-ray products on shelves in Japan, this time covering drive hardware as well as media. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bYKJHvRNKoJC6zYJkHMGb3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vdura hikes its enterprise SSD pricing, now costs 22.6x more than hard drives — the price of a 30TB SSD has climbed 472% ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Vdura has materially revised the enterprise SSD pricing figures in its Flash Volatility Index, telling customers in an April 8 update that the cost of a 30TB TLC enterprise drive climbed 472%. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PDFZofKWARwgT6q8WvYk4P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 30 years of Lexar: What a look inside its R&D labs and factory reveals about its plans for an AI-ready future ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lexar toured us around its R&D labs and production facilities to see how it's building storage solutions for today and tomorrow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EEGxAEwSz8zMuGaDgFzzQo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Engineer installs 3.5-inch floppy drive in a Tesla — modern EV recognizes and runs ancient storage device, even plays an MP3 file from diskette ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An engineer and software developer was able to make a 3.5-inch floppy drive work seamlessly with the Tesla with just a USB-to-FDD converter. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U8TWe6Qq8Y9SMuJ7tn7v9H-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2TB SanDisk memory card card surfaces for eye-watering $2,000 — top-tier Extreme Pro UHS-II SD promises more than 300 MB/s sequential read and write performance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 2TB SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD card costs $2,000, bringing its price per GB to nearly $1, making it more than four times more expensive than much faster microSD Express cards. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Pu8KjsNzD6LMUbF7Gc9zE-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ WD Innovation Day 2026 press Q&A transcript: roadmap plans to reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029 — 'at some point, the laws of physics will require us to transition to HAMR' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ WD's leadership, now fully split from Sandisk, talks about its expectations for the future with industry analysts. We cover the full transcript of the press-only session right here. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[HDDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zak Killian ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KmrgMrjcNCgciv9JnQUZMN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sharge Disk Pro 2TB review: Great sustained writes, active cooling, and a built-in hub ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharge's Disk Pro pairs a snappy 10 Gbps SSD with a handy port hub and active cooling, all in a compact, eye-catching shell with a magnetic back. It's an impressive package for gamers and road warriors, but you'll pay a high price for all these features. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:16:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[External SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Safford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wa5nqredGwDPFXqpfQizpP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ GameStop NVMe SSD 2TB SSD Review: A surprisingly capable budget drive for the PS5 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The GameStop NVMe SSD is a decent gamer-oriented drive with good performance and a nice heatsink at a reasonable price. SMI and Samsung hardware come together for a compelling package. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MV5Fh7dbxFX8h9qSvq5CDR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kioxia discontinues 2D NAND products, last shipments to be made in 2028 — 1980s planar NAND memory reaches end of life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After nearly four decades in production, Kioxia is set to discontinue its final 2D NAND devices by late 2028. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:54:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anton Shilov ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jgrPBDyZM4cBztnYG8QA33-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ At just $17.68 per Terabyte, this 22TB external Seagate Expansion HDD is one of the cheapest hard drives on the market — backup copious amounts of data for $389 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/at-just-usd17-68-per-terabyte-this-22tb-external-seagate-expansion-hdd-is-one-of-the-cheapest-hard-drives-on-the-market-backup-copious-amounts-of-data-for-usd389</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's World Backup Day! Have you considered how your data is protected and stored? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:43:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:47:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stewart Bendle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9dN2pN2y3GEDMrV6PTLQUV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Grab an SSD or HDD upgrade for World Backup Day 2026 to keep your files safe, with 1TB drives starting from $109 — beat the AI-fueled storage price hikes with these savings on internal and external drives, enclosures, and accessories ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/grab-an-ssd-or-hdd-upgrade-for-world-backup-day-2026-to-keep-your-files-safe-with-1tb-drives-starting-from-usd109-beat-the-ai-fueled-storage-price-hikes-with-these-savings-on-internal-and-external-drives-enclosures-and-accessories</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's time to celebrate World Backup Day 2026 with these huge promotional deals on storage, from discounted hard drives to SSD cloners, flash drives, and more. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:17:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:05:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s8VyRwKj435TvnRQC4bze5-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This $28 floppy disk SSD enclosure is a fun and fast way to keep your storage safe — both practical and nostalgic, this rugged USB-C aluminum enclosure for M.2 drives supports speeds of up to 1,200 MB/s ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/this-usd28-floppy-disk-ssd-enclosure-is-a-fun-and-fast-way-to-keep-your-storage-safe-both-practical-and-nostalgic-this-rugged-usb-c-aluminum-enclosure-for-m-2-drives-supports-speeds-of-up-to-1-200-mb-s</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Take your files on-the-go with this classic-looking SSD enclosure from Hagibis in celeberation of World Backup Day. Just $27.99 nets you this USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure, shaped like an old floppy disk. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pfqWpPPN3kQTPKJTqoZote-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture — BM9K1 delivers speeds up to 11.4 GB/s for 'personal AI workloads' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The BM9K1 reportedly delivers sequential read speeds of up to 11.4 GB/s, which Samsung said is 1.6 times faster than its predecessor, the PCIe 4.0 BM9C1. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:09:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ge2otvzgXqNJSZkyWNoSgF-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sony freezes memory card orders in Japan amid growing storage crisis — the company attributes the cause to ‘shortage of semiconductors’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sony Japan has announced that it will no longer accept orders for almost its entire lineup of CFexpress and SD memory cards as of March 27. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EgvG58inoqyxdECVz69XsU-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot — near-identical performance blurs the line between real and fake as AI crunch drives knock-off market ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that's starting to show up in the Japanese market. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhiye Liu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xPKf9q8Ru2DraGe3RpjsxL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Samsung’s 870 EVO SATA SSD quietly gets 8TB variant despite storage shortage and skyrocketing pricing — new model spotted in Europe for €1,300 with higher cache and endurance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samsung’s unlisted 870 EVO 8TB model appears at European retailers with pricing starting at €1,300. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:06:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:15:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kunal Khullar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6c9HuRUDT4sJjRL9QZrwsh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seagate FireCuda 530R 2TB SSD Review: A stealthy workstation powerhouse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Seagate FireCuda 530R is a specialized workstation SSD that prioritizes reliability and performance consistency. With high write endurance and bundled data recovery services, it provides extra peace of mind. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KpNKK7KGvDGLuUR6MGxQfX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ MacBook Neo costs more in Portugal due to copyright levy for piracy compensation taxes — storage costs extra in multiple countries, thanks to draconian laws that pre-punish buyers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Macbook Neo Portuguese copyright levy fee highlights draconian piracy compensation laws ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dbMU8jkKW46bywjp8uybSV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ City has roads named Tape Drive and Disk Drive from bygone HDD-making era — area was once home to the StorageTek empire ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tape Drive and Disk Drive rods in the Louisville/Broomfield area are a relic of the STK diskmaker's time in the city. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:42:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iHEUQ4gETHFMysH2NXRjvU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Another major Japanese electronics firm exits the Blu-ray market — Elecom publishes notice of termination of all external drives ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Japanese PC peripherals and accessories stalwart Elecom has announced that it is pulling out of the Blu-ray drive market. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BtAgVeL2q6LM75bqeyibeU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kioxia announces new Super High IOPS SSD that helps accelerate AI workloads on Nvidia GPUs — 25.6TB drive provides more GPU-accessible memory for faster data access ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kioxia has developed a new AI SSD that is designed to provide a secondary cache for Nvidia AI GPUs. The new drive comes with the manufacturer's XL-Flash that is SLC based and performs at over 10 million IOPS. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:05:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:42:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vs5sJGR2kGeJjY45JJgYn8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 16TB M.2 SSD hits retail if you’re ready to drop $16,000 for the ultimate storage upgrade — price tag explodes 4X in just four months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Exascend PE4 16TB, one of the first 16TB M.2 SSDs, has gone up for purchase on Amazon for a jaw-dropping $15,935. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhiye Liu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/djF8fkBFtoLUVBx2NQnGdE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enthusiast reverse engineers world’s smallest HDD to access data with help from an old Nokia N91 and OpenClaw — open source USB bridge unlocks 0.85-inch mechanical Toshiba drive from 2004 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Maker Will Whang designed the MK4001MTD USB Bridge to facilitate the use of the world’s smallest (0.85-inch) mechanical hard drives, originally released by Toshiba in 2004. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[External HDDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JU34XhNuvoSGFfj3GjaiDM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seagate FireCuda X1070 2TB SSD review: Entry-level hardware meets premium support ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Seagate FireCuda X1070 is a budget-minded SSD done mostly right. It performs well enough and has excellent support, but initial pricing is high. A Gen 4 SSD that you can just throw into any system and get the job done. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ESWXo3qoo96ngf7zxPK4Sb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microscopes can clearly see the video on the surface of a CED 'LaserDisc,' discovers Techtuber — a 12-inch vinyl-like disc that stores SD analog video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Images representing the contents can clearly be seen when studying the surface of a CED ‘LaserDisc’ under a microscope. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jJyJgTg8zW5DThTGo77sDc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Six-month rewritable DVD endurance test crowns winner with 1,000 rewrites, shows the best discs are no longer manufactured — six month of tests find TDK is a clear leader, Verbatim and Memorex didn’t do well ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tech enthusiast has shared their DVD rewritable durability findings, following six months of testing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/75SWPjs7aB3m5w9u3PLkc3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse – newer drives will definitely cost more, and some may offer up shockingly poor performance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you’re shopping for a new external SSD, you might want to buy a drive soon, and something that was released before the AI demand seemingly gobbled up all the good flash. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[External SSDs]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Minisforum's new flagship NAS comes with OpenClaw pre-installed — Strix Halo-powered N5 Max can run a local AI LLM ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Minisforum has announced it is readying a new NAS that comes with OpenClaw pre-installed. The NAS will be powered by AMD's flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 to help accelerate AI workloads that users program OpenClaw to execute. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:42:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[NAS]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Klotz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UaQuHF8eb6ur2WmfFNzVPJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Phison CEO says that NAND prices hiked by around 50% overnight, highlighting severe shortage in the industry — warns 'our current concern is that both money and inventory are insufficient' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SSD controller manufacturer Phison said that NAND chip prices increased by around 50% overnight, and that it's increasing its inventory to ensure that it will have sufficient supply as it pivots towards enterprise customers. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cCYw82YhYnDymQ34J7Zkvc-1280-80.jpg">
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