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SanDisk High Endurance review: 20,000 hours of testing later, it's the microSD card to beat (zdnet.com)

2026-03-06 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get MicroSD → | tags: san disk high endurance, raspberry pi, san disk

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In 1985 Maxell built a bunch of life-size robots for its bad floppy ad (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-04 | get Robot → | tags: maxell, floppy disk, pc mag

123.

C64 Copy Protection (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-26 | get Sega CD → | tags: c64, copy protection, 1541 drive

124.

The archivist preserving decaying floppy disks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-25 | by Mack Degeurin | get Floppy Disk → | tags: disks, floppies, floppy

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The challenges of porting Shufflepuck Cafe to the 8 bits Apple II (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Shufflepuck → | tags: apple ii, shufflepuck cafe, glider

126.

WD Green SN3000 1TB SSD Review: A diamond in the rough (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-13 | by Paul Alcorn | get Green SSD → | tags: drive, endurance, flash

127.

What's the difference between a "disc" and a "disk"? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get Hard Drive → | tags: disc, discs, disk

128.

Three Cache Layers Between Select and Disk (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-09 | get Cache Layer → | tags: cache, disk, index

129.

Sandisk's rebranded Optimus SSDs now available at eye-watering $999 for 2TB, $1,799 for 4TB — Optimus brings a 5% MSRP over previous models, but WD Black predecessors can still be found for less (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-07 | by Zhiye Liu | get Optimus → | tags: black, optimus, optimus gx

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Sandisk's rebranded Optimus SSDs now available at $999 for 2TB, $1,799 for 4TB PCIe 5 — Optimus brings a 5% MSRP over previous models, but WD Black predecessors can still be found for less (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-07 | by Zhiye Liu | get Optimus → | tags: black, optimus, optimus gx

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I tested the world's smallest 1TB SSD drive, and it's biggest downside shouldn't surprise you (zdnet.com)

2026-02-06 | by Kyle Kucharski | get SSD → | tags: drive, extremefit, just

132.

AMD's Zen 6 will adopt Intel's FRED to modernize x86 interrupt handling (techspot.com)

2026-02-03 | get Intel FRED → | tags: code, code code, code decades

133.

Unlocking high-performance PostgreSQL with key memory optimizations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-02 | by Warda Bibi | get PostgreSQL → | tags: client, disk, does

134.

Apple's MacBook Pro DFU port documentation is wrong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-02 | get DFU Port → | tags: disk, external, macos

135.

Sandisk crushes wallets with up to 2.8X SSD price hikes as NAND shortage strangles the market — WD Black SN8100 8TB skyrockets past $2,500, more than a high-end gaming PC (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Zhiye Liu | get Sandisk → | tags: black, black wd, blue

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Sandisk stock soars 14% after blowout earnings report shows overwhelming AI demand (cnbc.com)

2026-01-30 | by Samantha Subin | get SanDisk → | tags: analysts, billion, memory

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A web server on a single floppy disk (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-29 | get Floppy Disk Server → | tags: disk, floppy, floppy disk

138.

I traveled with the world's smallest 1TB SSD drive - now I can't go back to bulky storage (zdnet.com)

2026-01-27 | by Kyle Kucharski | get SSD → | tags: drive, extremefit, just

139.

Booting from a vinyl record (2020) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-23 | get Vinyl Record Player → | tags: boot, cassette, disk

140.

Booting a PC from a Vinyl Record (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-23 | get CD Drive → | tags: boot, cassette, disk

141.

Show HN: Managed Postgres with native ClickHouse integration (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-22 | get ClickHouse → | tags: analytics, clickhouse, disk

142.

Ozempic just released its own version of the iconic Mac vs. PC ad (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-21 | get Medibend → | tags: actors, actors apple, amid

143.

Accretion bursts crystallize silicates in a planet-forming disk (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-21 | by Lee | get Crystalline Silicate → | tags: astron, astron astrophys, astrophys

144.

Floppy disk drive converted into smart TV remote for kids — dev’s toddler inserts vividly labeled floppies to watch his favorite shows (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Floppy disk drive → | tags: disk, floppy, floppy disk

145.

Show HN: A 10KiB kernel for cloud apps (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Cloud OS → | tags: baremetal, baremetal sh, click

146.

Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | get Discs → | tags: disks, disks turn, floppy

147.

Z80 Membership Card (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-12 | get Z80 → | tags: card, disk, membership

148.

Amazon Pharmacy starts offering Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight loss pill (cnbc.com)

2026-01-09 | by Annie Palmer Annika Kim Constantino | get Weight Loss Pill → | tags: amazon, nordisk, novo

149.

Amazon Pharmacy starts offering Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight-loss pill (cnbc.com)

2026-01-09 | by Annie Palmer Annika Kim Constantino | get Wegovy → | tags: amazon, nordisk, novo

150.

SanDisk is replacing WD Blue and Black SSDs with new Optimus models (techspot.com)

2026-01-06 | get Optimus → | tags: billion, billion sandisk, business technological