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Seagate to start qualifying record-setting 50TB HDDs in 2027
Seagate expects to begin customer qualification of its 50TB-class HAMR hard drives in late 2027 with shipments in 2028 as AI-driven storage demand keeps production largely sold out through 2028.
State of play: SSD pricing one year into the AI component crisis
We look at the state of SSD pricing one year into the AI apocalypse.
Testing old drives as external storage to avoid price hikes
For as little as $10 (or less on sale), you can use an old drive as external storage, but will that dusty drive deliver the speed you need?
Game Compressor can save you hundreds of GB across your game library — as storage prices remain high, utility leverages Windows' built-in LZX compression for substantial space savings
Game Compressor leverages Windows' built-in LZX compression for substantial space savings and can save you hundreds of gigs across your game library.
AGI AI828 SSD Review: A near-last resort for those on a budget
The AGI AI828 is a budget drive with subpar performance and power efficiency. This makes it a last resort, although in the current market, it might be good enough for some.
'PCIe Gen7 development has already started,' says Silicon Motion's Alex Chou
SMI has big plans for data centers.
Samsung 990 2TB SSD Review: New flash, familiar speeds
The Samsung 990 is the QLC variant of the manufacturer’s 990 EVO Plus. Despite having newer flash, it largely performs like last-gen, with mediocre power efficiency.
Boutique DIY Hi-Fi solution lets you repurpose your old IDE optical drives as a standalone audio player
A stylish new product encourages the repurposing of old IDE optical drives as standalone audio players.
