Solid-state disk (SSD) drives are all the rage among techies. The drives use non-volatile NAND flash memory, meaning there are no moving parts. Because there is no actuator arm and read/write head ...

Solid-state drives won't approach magnetic hard-disk drives in pricing anytime soon, if ever. Comparison shopping makes SSDs look like a luxury purchase. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer ...

Imagine this: you’re working on an important project, and your computer suddenly slows to a crawl. Files take forever to open, applications lag, and frustration mounts. The culprit? Your storage drive ...

When it comes to storing data on your PC, you essentially have two options: a traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or a Solid State Drive (SSD). Both store your operating system, apps, games, and files, ...

In a world of smartphones, tablets, and ultrathin laptops, it’s easy to see and use the terms “hard drive” and “SSD” somewhat interchangeably. After all, virtually all common consumer electronics ...

Editor’s note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. Three years ago, I wrote a story comparing hard disk drives to solid ...

While every component in a PC has a role to play, today, we are talking about RAM and Hard Drive. While RAM is often termed as Memory, Hard Drive is termed as Storage – and even with words apart, it ...

No matter how dependent you are on your Dropbox and Google Drive, it's important to keep some files close to home. If your PC's drive is running out of space, good news. Internal and external drives ...