Solid state drives (SSDs) are unquestionably becoming more popular for usage in laptops, desktop computers, and servers. Using an SSD instead of a hard disk drive (HDD) can improve the performance of an older PC or laptop, as well as new PC builds, servers, and system builders. Non-volatile (flash) memory is used to store and…
There are many reasons why your hard drive might be making a noise. It could be that the bearings are starting to go, and as they wear down, they create a grinding noise. It’s also possible that the read/write head is scratching against the disk surface, causing a clicking or scraping sound. If your computer…
It’s no secret that we can’t all be real geniuses building anatomically correct robots in our garages, some of us might need help in figuring out what to look for in a new piece of technology. Whether you are looking to improve your data storage or accidentally endow a machine with sentience, you might need some help…
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Although most technologies gradually advance both in terms of performance and lowering their own cost, SSDs still have to catch up on the last part. Getting measly 500GB of storage will often cost upwards of $150 in the world of solid-state drives so many people want to save as much as possible on such a…
Need more storage for Xbox 360? Just buy 2TB external hard drive When Xbox 360 came out, it had just 4GB hard drive and supported external storage up to 32GB. That sounds ridiculous now, newest AAA Xbox games can take up to 50GB, and I’m not counting updates and DLC. Later there were other Xbox…
The classic internal hard drive has always been unbeaten when it comes to getting the largest capacities at considerable prices. Nonetheless, people become nomads even while working and their data has to come with them. As a result, they are looking for ways to carry a portable storage for their files, documents, presentations, and media…
When looking for an internal hard drive for your computer, you usually come across two type hard drives: desktop and laptop. When you have chosen the form factor of your drive, next thing you should consider is its cache and rounds per minute or rotation speed. Unlike solid state drives, internal hard drives rely on…
Got a spare hard drive laying around and want to put it to good use? You can do so by getting yourself a hard drive docking station. The docking station is a simple way how to use your internal hard drive as external. Just plug dock station into your PC and insert your desired hard…
We all are familiar with the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. These two are the best gaming consoles available. And both PS4 and Xbox One has a common problem, which is storage capacity. Because newest games on average weigh about 40Gb and both PS4 and Xbox One comes with just 500GB capacity. For heavy gamers, 500Gb…