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Unpowered SSD endurance investigation finds severe data loss and performance issues
By Mark Tyson published
A year-two update on the How long can SSDs store data unpowered video series is another reminder about the importance of regular backups.

Seagate's 28TB Expansion portable HDD drops to $329 — Massive storage for your desktop
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals 28TB backup storage for just $329 with this Seagate Expansion HDD deal from Best Buy.

HDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: Here's all the hard disks we've tested over the past couple of years ranked by performance.
By Jarred Walton last updated
Price per TB is another factor to consider.

U.S. tariffs to heavily impact HDD and SSD manufacturers, increasing costs
By Anton Shilov published
U.S. tariffs are reshaping the global storage industry, hitting HDD and SSD makers the hardest due to their complex supply chain.

Kioxia optical-based PCIe 5.0 SSDs support cable lengths up to 40 meters — now they just need optical-ready data centers
By Aaron Klotz published
Designed for upcoming 'green' data centers.

U.S. Gov't eliminates tape data storage at the GSA to save $1M per year, but tape isn't dead yet
By Mark Tyson published
But the triumphant social media post gets a Community Note.

Beef up your Steam Deck storage with this 2TB WD Black SN770M SSD deal - only $177 at Amazon
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals Expand the storage of your gaming handheld or laptop with this 2TB SSD deal on a small form-factor M.2 2230 WD Black SN770M, on sale for only $177 at Amazon.

SSD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: We've tested over 100 different SSDs over the past few years, and here's how they stack up.
By Jarred Walton published
For our SSD benchmarks hierarchy, we've tested over a hundred different SSDs and ranked them in order of performance, grouped by capacity.
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