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German Navy to replace aging 8-inch floppy drives with an emulated solution
By Mark Tyson published
The German Navy is searching for a new storage system to replace the ageing 8-inch (20cm) floppy disks which are vital to the running of its Brandenburg class F123 frigates.
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Best SSDs 2024: From Budget SATA to Blazing-Fast NVMe
By Paul Alcorn published
We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.
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Samsung quietly launches 61.44TB SSD, talks about a 122.88TB model
By Anton Shilov published
Samsung unveils high-capacity PCIe 3D QLC-based BM1743 SSD for datacenter-grade read-intensive storage applications.
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16TB M.2 SSDs will soon grace the market
By Anton Shilov published
Kioxia's latest 2Tb 3D QLC NAND enables the company and its partners to build ultra-fast SSDs with extremely high capacities in miniature form factors.
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Japanese gov celebrates demise of the floppy disk
By Mark Tyson published
Japan’s Digital Minister, Taro Kono, is celebrating the demise of the floppy disk. 'We have won the war on floppy disks on June 28,' Kono told Reuters news agency earlier today.
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Intel schedules the end of its 200-series Optane memory DIMMs
By Anton Shilov published
Intel will ship the final Optane Persistent Memory 200-series DIMMs in late 2025.
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Best External SSDs 2024
By Matt Safford last updated
We've tested dozens of external hard drives and SSDs and chosen models that offer the best balance of performance, features and price.
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Best microSD Cards for Raspberry Pi 2024
By Avram Piltch published
We tested ten different microSD cards on three different Pi models to help you find the fastest one for your Raspberry Pi.
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