harddrives and storage

Many of us have more data than we know what to do with. Digital photos, digital movies, MP3s and old school stuff like documents and spreadsheets can start to take up a lot of space on your PC. On your smartphone or tablet, it’s even worse —a lot of those photos get snapped on a smartphone and with limited storage, it doesn’t take long to fill them up. Cloud storage is always an option, but then you’re at the mercy of the provider and there may be charges associated with the service. Western Digital offers a compelling alternative —a “personal cloud”— with its My Cloud series of network hard drives. I tested a 3TB My Cloud drive and came away convinced that this is the best thing to happen to hard drives since USB.  

Backing up your data with a Seagate hard drive makes great sense so we are giving away two fantastic storage devices in this contest.

Compare external hard drives and flash drives for reliability, performance, speed, and more to help you choose the best storage solution.

   Is your computer crawling along at a snail’s pace when you boot it up? Avoid the aggravation, save yourself some time, and try these tips to bring your machine back up to speed.

Everyone (including students) needs to protect against data loss from drive failure, viruses or accident with a solid backup plan.

The WD_Black SN850 SSD for the PlayStation 5 features high-performance storage, read on for my comprehensive review.

   Chances are you have a handful of SD and microSD memory cards kicking around in a drawer or installed in a variety of devices. And chances are they’re pretty low capacity, like 4GB or maybe 16GB. That was plenty of storage a few years ago, but now? Not so much. High capacity SD cards like Lexar’s new 200GB microSD card are becoming much more common. But when do you actually need a really big SD memory card?

Looking for a durable portable hard drive with exceptional speed? The Samsung T7 Shield promises to be the solution to your needs.

One of the worst things that can ever happen in one’s digital life is losing years’ worth of photos, so is the cloud your best bet to save them?

If you're looking to improve your PC performance without breaking the bank, I'll show you how hybrid drives are an affordable blend of SSD speed and HDD mass storage.