Storage Archive
When you’re working with most hard drives, one drop can be fatal. That’s more true with HHD technologies than SSD drives because there aren’t any moving mechanical parts to be broken inside solid state machines. But even an SSD can break from one solid blow, like a book landing on top of it. Which is why people wrap up their drives in full metallic enclosures. …
How fast is too fast? When it comes to computing, that’s actually a pretty complicated question. Suffice to say, the speeds provided by next generation drives aren’t right for everyone. If you’re just using a PC to check your email and read the news, then you really don’t need to rush to upgrade from a traditional SATA SSD. Who should be grabbing NVMe SSDs? Putting …
When new technologies are released, they tend to be pretty expensive. But over time, they do get more affordable. The earliest NVMe drives had consumers paying prices similar to the earliest SSDs, but costs are finally starting to level out. It will still be years until NVMe drives will make good choices for bulk storage, but you no longer have to be an enthusiast to …
内存card readers used to be a pretty simple technology. You plug in your memory card, connect the USB and you’re free to transfer files back and forth as you see fit. However, this technology has come a long way. Modern storage cards are extremely fast. They’re speedy enough that using a simple USB 2.0 slot will leave you wanting more. As our digital media …
If you’re trying to understand the difference between NVMe, M.2, and SATA, first you’ll want to understand some basic things about your own computer. For the past two decades or so, home computers have had their performance bottlenecked by one component more than any other: the hard disk drive (HDD.) A standard 7,200 RPM HDD can only provide an average read/write speed of about 150 …
