Posts Tagged «hard drives»
Tiny twisted magnets could boost hard drive capacity by 20 times August 9, 2013 at 7:37 am
Quantum physicists at the University of Hamburg have finally worked out how to read and write data using skyrmions — tiny twisted knots of magnetism that could allow for storage densities 20 times greater than today’s hard drives — allowing for hard drives that might one day store hundreds of terabytes of data, or alternatively finger-tip-sized drives that can carry a few terabytes.
5 killer Xbox One and PS4 features that no one’s talking about July 23, 2013 at 10:39 am
Tablet integration and cloud gaming have been incessantly heralded as the saviors of the next generation consoles. While they both have a lot of potential to expand the medium, plenty of other important features are slated for the Xbox One and PS4 that haven’t received nearly enough praise.
HDD Pricewatch: Black Friday deals, and prices finally reach pre-flood levels November 22, 2012 at 11:00 am
Hard drive prices are taking a tumble for at least the next few days, as are SSDs — but we’d be wary of the solid state deals that are likely to come flying.
Chemists create self-assembling polymer that increases hard drive capacity by 5X November 14, 2012 at 10:25 am
When you think of increased storage capacity, you most likely don’t think of self-assembling polymers that only require heat in order to rearrange themselves. However, with the potential to increase HDD storage capacity fivefold, researchers at the University of Texas might make self-assembling polymers the norm.
Tips and tricks for clearing up a cluttered hard drive November 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Using these tricks, you’ll be able to identify what is taking up the most room, gain back some of your space with file compression, and know how much space you should have free at any given time.
Does the consumer hard drive have a future? October 1, 2012 at 8:11 am
Like it or not, there just doesn’t seem to be a ton of advancement happening on the consumer hard drive front. What does this mean for consumers, PC builders, and “power users”?
Toshiba tries solving fast, affordable storage conundrum with hybrid hard drive September 26, 2012 at 8:06 am
Available in 750GB and 1TB capacities, Toshiba’s Hybrid Drive (MQ01ABDH series) stuffs a pair of platters into a 2.5-inch enclosure that measures 9.5mm high. Each one is equipped with 8GB of NAND flash memory, which is used to store and dish up frequently accessed data in a hurry.
The squeak of innovation: Western Digital launching helium-filled hard drives September 17, 2012 at 8:16 am
Western Digital is building a new type of hard drive — an enclosure that’s hermetically sealed and filled with helium. What’re the benefits and challenges of doing so? We investigate.
HDD Pricewatch: Seagate and WD set profit records, drive prices to remain high August 1, 2012 at 1:30 pm
The hard drive business is booming, prices continue to hold above their pre-flood levels, and Seagate, Western Digital, and Toshiba are making crazy profits.
Ivy Bridge, ivy schmidge: How to replace your laptop DVD drive with an SSD July 4, 2012 at 10:09 am
When it comes to upgrades, CPUs get all the attention, but odds are that turning your boot drive into an SSD will do more for your everyday performance. We show you how to do it right.