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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in Storage ]]></title>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:40:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:14:41 +0000</updated>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +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/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[ 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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                                                                                                                    <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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                                                                                                                    <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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                                                                                                                    <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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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Safford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7NFu7ez6x9YnhHa2AXeMu9-1280-80.jpg">
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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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                                                                                                <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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Grab this speedy 4TB Crucial P310 SSD, the cheapest on sale right now, for just £299.99 — nearly £90 price drop is as good as it gets for high-capacity PC storage as the AI crunch continues to bite ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Another big sale day means you can grab a 4TB Crucial P310 2280 NVMe SSD with PCIe 4.0 speeds for just £299.99, nearly £90 less than it cost a few weeks ago, and pushing back a little against the AI price hikes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Stockton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5EmTkSAWndbUiVanJPdBRQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cancelled Blu-Ray recorder production leads to flood of orders for Panasonic after rivals exit market — last supplier standing apologizes for delays as firm inundated with orders ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Panasonic is struggling to keep up with orders for its flagship Blu-ray recorder system in Japan. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RuDYKmVGGBB6hWSxiJxgyT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unpowered SSD data retention test shows promising results after six years — results show no data corruption on USB sticks, challenging conventional wisdom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A long-term data retention test on unpowered flash drives shows promising results, with multiple drives of the same make showing no signs of corruption after six years. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t8ZEDJExSNnsKobcTyR4Zh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Windows-native NVMe driver benchmarks reveal transformative performance gains, up to 64.89% — lightning-fast random reads and breakthrough CPU efficiency ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ StorageReview evaluated the performance benefits of Microsoft's native NVMe driver on Windows Server 2025 and found substantial performance increases, particularly in random reads. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhiye Liu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7xs2N7hYZjayec7iGYPd3K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese SSD maker YMTC lists its first commercial PCIe 5.0 SSD as worldwide shortage intensifies — Xtacking 4.0 NAND powers speeds of up to 10,500 MB/s ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newly listed PC550 SSD targets AI PCs and commercial systems and features PCIe 5.0 x4 connectivity, NVMe 2.0 support, and a four-channel design. ]]>
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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/PPUqXVSJc9KeXgZY5g653Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seagate FireCuda X1070 SSD spotted at retailers — listed at $829.99 before any official announcement ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Seagate's unannounced FireCuda X1070 NVMe SSD appeared on Amazon and Best Buy listings this week before its product page went offline. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cm8fWj5U2eTMGBHa7PSejG-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orico IG740-Pro 1TB SSD Review: A small budget sleeper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Orico IG740-Pro is a competent, no-frills SSD that hits the right performance and power efficiency marks. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i5hgomPzDhhXCEEaAiEZqQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seagate begins shipping 44TB hard drives with HAMR tech to data centers — Mozaic 4+ platform expands to 10 platters ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Seagate has begun shipping its 44TB Exos HDDs based on its HAMR technology to two hyperscale customers as others qualify the all-new Mozaic 4+ hard drive platform. ]]>
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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/q5P4Jj9YeVJmQTQDGvPh7X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro SSD Review: An 8TB unobtanium monster ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro is a monster of a drive and a compelling alternative to the 8TB Samsung 9100 Pro. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jvbhkHv8i3R7HDgva3tUMX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New DNA HDD can be ‘erased and overwritten repeatedly’ — University of Missouri researchers aiming for next-gen thumb-drive-sized storage  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The University of Missouri (Mizzou) is developing a 'DNA hard drive,' which 'moves the field closer to a practical, rewritable system.' ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2fwBNH7jVWEDUHaAA9iMqC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Paper files, photographs, magazines and digital media twist together to form an RNA strand, representing how tomorrow’s data — from family photos to entire archives — could be stored in DNA.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Paper files, photographs, magazines and digital media twist together to form an RNA strand, representing how tomorrow’s data — from family photos to entire archives — could be stored in DNA.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Phison is now demanding customers pre-pay with shorter timelines — NAND squeeze affecting everyone in the SSD supply chain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Phison is now demanding customers pre-pay with shorter timelines ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fxKybUmixbpeP4kGvLNczT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Transcend 260S 2TB SSD Review: A Dependable Alternative PCIe 5.0 Contender ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Transcend 260S is not a record-setter but it does deliver consistent performance in what should be a reliable package. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shane Downing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Si3mtG2JCavaNNLmZtyQRo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orico BookDrive P10Plus (512GB) review: Magnetic back and 100W passthrough charging ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-ssds/orico-bookdrive-p10plus-512gb-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Orico's BookDrive P10Plus feels solid and has a magnetic back for snapping onto smartphones, as well as a 100w passthrough charging port. But its performance is lacking in one key area – especially for professional users. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Safford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hqpu2JYdDNUuwGbuNY6XZ5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Japanese firm stops production of Blu-ray disc drives — Buffalo says there will be no successors to its current trio of portable USB-attached drives [Updated] ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Further signs that the Blu-ray tide is going out, never to return, come from Japanese peripherals maker Buffalo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:20:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:11:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QmxS59HwN6MthgeR33Ga9h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SK hynix and SanDisk announce new High Bandwidth Flash — speedy HBF standard is targeted at inference AI servers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SK hynix and SanDisk announce speedy HBF flash chip standard ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:36:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[SSDs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6kuRPwVMDWqiu6Y8yiMoHG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hard drive pricing in the UK is so high someone flew to the US to buy drives, saving money despite flight and hotel costs — HDD deal seeker saved more than $2,000 by taking a trip ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The $370 price difference between the U.S. and the U.K. on 28TB hard drives meant that it's more cost effective to pay for a round-trip ticket and a hotel stay than to just purchase 10 drives locally. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:58:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:22:58 +0000</updated>
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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/vk8BfxCDSfYyn8U8FaG4qD-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 55 years ago, the first computer search warrant was issued — in February 1971, a Santa Clara judge authorized police to seize punch cards and a 'computer memory bank' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In February 1971, an order authorized Oakland Police to enter offices in Palo Alto and homes in Menlo Park to look not just for papers but also for data stored on machines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:05:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech Industry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SfwGtuARU9gRC5tCXdb9WU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's Project Silica write-once storage could store terabytes of data for over 10,000 years — company explores two physical glass storage methods, so the glass-clad future of storage isn't coming anytime soon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft's Project Silica now explores two different methods to store data on glass medium, but neither is close enough for commercialization. ]]>
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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/Tmca9WRQzWgDyTSkBCDhe6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Data storage Guinness World Record broken by QR code pixels measuring just 49nm — 1.98 sq micrometer size is smaller than bacteria, can only be read with an electron microscope ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A collaboration between TU Wien and Cerabyte has established a new Guinness World Record for creating and reading the smallest ever QR codes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iDm93c4jP5pkt3dD9qh93o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Phison CEO thinks NAND shortages could shut down entire consumer electronics companies in 2026 — claims at least one foundry demands three-year cash payment upfront ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Phison CEO says NAND shortages can kill consumer electronics companies in 2026 ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xbsxvv5wQDBkkGyguzeVQA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SATA SSD cheated death from failed attempt at data destruction with a drill — drive emerges victorious in face-off against IT worker ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An IT employee reportedly attempted to destroy sensitive company data by drilling a hole through a SATA SSD before disposing of it. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhiye Liu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AuhkPacWvTXaoCmfTZQWQT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ $50 junk second-hand motherboard turns into a SSD treasure trove worth $1,500 — 12 terabytes of blazing-fast storage finds a new owner amid crushing shortages ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Redditor buys a damaged Z690 motherboard for $50 but discovers up to $1,500 worth of SSDs beneath the heatsinks. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zhiye Liu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VsNpKoc6kQr5GxhDxNpzej-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Western Digital's production for 2026 is completely earmarked for its top seven customers, with a few long-term agreements already in place for the next couple of years. ]]>
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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/vPsTeXTjsjTmuW2FRau9bF-1280-80.jpg">
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