Storage articles

Magnetic tape shipments reached a record 152.9 exabytes in 2023

This 8KB USB drive will outlive you and your grandkids

WD's large-capacity portable hard drives are back with new 6TB models

From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away

RETRO-TASTIC It's been close to fifteen years since the last new floppy disk was manufactured by Sony. That's a long time by any standard, and it's especially lengthy in the ever-advancing tech world. But despite the finite number of disks decreasing every year, there are those who still hold on to floppies, whether for nostalgia-fuelled pleasure or necessity.

Seagate says their new Mozaic 3+ HAMR disk drives can last longer than conventional HDDs

HighPoint opens pre-orders for PCIe Gen 5 Rocket RAID card capable of 56 GB/s

Spectra Cube offers up to 75 petabytes of tape-based, cloud-optimized storage capacity

The DiskMantler can take apart a hard drive in as little as 8 seconds by vigorously shaking it

The WD Ultrastar Transporter supports up to 368 terabytes of storage in a 30-pound form factor

Western Digital is working on 900MB/s and 2TB SD cards, set to launch later this year

Demand for HDDs by AI companies has pushed prices up 20%, more hikes expected

Seagate developing dual-layer, heat-assisted magnetic recording tech for 120TB HDDs

SSD price hike hits buyers hard, double-digit increase on the way

New WD Red Pro NAS hard drives offer up to 24TB of storage

RISC-V SSD controller provides 14GB/s transfers without a cooling solution

Huawei is developing a mysterious new "magneto-electric" storage technology

Bottom line: Huawei was severely impacted by US sanctions against technology exports to China, but the company is far from finished. Its engineers are apparently working on a new type of storage technology, an innovative medium that could theoretically offer significant improvements over traditional tape or hard disk-based devices.

Microsoft Z1000 SSD engineering sample highlights enterprise collaboration with CNEX Labs

Samsung unveils SD Express microSD cards reaching 800MB/s

IBM says their latest AI-enhanced storage platform can identify ransomware in under a minute

DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers

Seagate and Sony team up to develop 30TB hard drives with advanced HAMR technology

This drop-in SSD can replace outdated SCSI drives

USB drive that self-destructs nears its crowdfunding goal

WTF?! A self-destructing, open-source USB stick that can heat its flash chip to 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) has almost reached its crowdfunding goal. Not only does the device boast a Mission Impossible-style self-kill ability, but it also has a secret feature that hides data unless you plug it in the correct way.