One of the world's largest HDD makers is investing in exotic storage that can store hundreds of terabytes of data on a thumbnail-size drive. Story by Wayne Williams • 4h.

What's the difference between SSD vs. HDD? What kind of drive is right for you is going to depend on your situation, but we'd suggest you get at least one SSD.

The 2022 TMRC gave some HDD insights. For about 6 years HDD areal density hasn’t increased much above 1 Tbpsi. The current ASRC roadmap projects about a 22% CAGR in areal density out to 2034.

Did you forget which of your drives is a hard disk (HDD) or solid-state (SSD)? Here are two ways to figure it out, which involve opening or not opening your PC.

If you aren't quite sure what type of storage to buy, we'll let you know which one is faster, cheaper, and better overall, providing explanations and tips throughout our HDD vs sSSDsd comparison ...

However, if storage capacity and budget are your main concerns, an HDD might still be the better option. Hard drives are increasingly rare in new laptops, though, so your only option might be an SSD.

It's safe to say that before that point, the cheaper prices of HDD meant it was the go-to solution for system storage. But ever since the tide turned in 2020, things have been very interesting indeed.

When choosing storage for a computer, one of the most frequently asked questions is which of the following is better: HDD or SSD? The truth is that there are several differences between both and the ...

We look at the state of play in flash storage, with the rise of NVMe and much denser formats such as QLC, and whether or when flash will vanquish HDD in the all-flash datacentre ...