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This 4TB WD Black SSD is almost $1,200 off at Best Buy - and I don't expect it to last (zdnet.com)

2026-05-14 | by Taylor Clemons | get WD Black SN850X SSD → | tags: wd black, ssd, best buy

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This 4TB WD Black SSD is 65% off at Best Buy - a rare deal (zdnet.com)

2026-05-14 | by Taylor Clemons | get WD Black 4TB SSD → | tags: wd black, ssd, best buy

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This 8TB SanDisk SSD is selling for 62% off at Best buy - and I highly recommend it (zdnet.com)

2026-05-14 | by Taylor Clemons | get SanDisk 8TB SSD → | tags: sandisk, ssd, best buy

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$1,260 off a Sandisk 8TB external SSD is a deal you can't ignore at 11 cents per gigabyte — pro storage at blistering 1GB/s speeds for $739 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-13 | by Zhiye Liu | get SanDisk 8TB External SSD → | tags: desk, desk drive, drive

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SSD prices skyrocket by 300% in Japan, bringing 8TB Samsung 9100 drive to an eye-watering $3,500 — industry continues to reckon with the ongoing AI storage crunch (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-13 | by Jowi Morales | get Samsung 8TB SSD → | tags: japanese, price, prices

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Best Buy is selling this 4TB WD Black SSD for 65% off right now - and I'm seriously tempted (zdnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by Taylor Clemons | get WD Black 4TB SSD → | tags: wd black, best buy, ssd

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Micron Ships Gigantic 245TB SSD (slashdot.org)

2026-05-08 | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: micron, 245tb ssd, fermat

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Removing fsync from our local storage engine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-07 | tags: storage engine, fsync, ssd

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A single Micron SSD can now store 245TB and use half the power of hard drives (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Micron 245TB SSD → | tags: micron, 6600 ion ssd, u.2

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245TB Micron 6600 ION Data Center SSD Now Shipping (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-06 | get Micron 6600 ION SSD → | tags: micron 6600 ion, data center, ssd

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This 4TB WD Black SSD for 50% off at Best Buy is a deal I can seriously recommend (zdnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by Taylor Clemons | get WD Black 4TB SSD → | tags: wd black, ssd, best buy

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Crushing shortages have pushed long-term supply agreements for SSDs and HDDs to record five years — large customers are signing large contracts (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Anton Shilov | get Samsung 970 EVO SSD → | tags: ssd, sandisk, hard drives

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This Early Access pirate game was quietly killing your SSD without you knowing (techspot.com)

2026-05-02 | tags: kraken express, windrose, early access

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5 Reputation Crises That Could Have Been Avoided With the Right PR Agency (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | by Ali Raza | get PR Crisis Management Kit → | tags: google search results, glassdoor, public relations

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Pirate RPG game is secretly looting your SSD lifespan — new Windrose patch promises smoother sailing and addresses excessive disk writing (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-30 | by Aaron Klotz | get SSD Monitoring Tool → | tags: windrose, kraken express, ssd lifespan

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I stress-tested this SSD enclosure with a bulldozer - here's how it held up (zdnet.com)

2026-04-27 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Sabrent Rocket NVMe Enclosure → | tags: terrarmaster, ssd, usb-c

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I drove a bulldozer over this SSD enclosure so you don't have to - here's the result (zdnet.com)

2026-04-25 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: terramaster, ssd enclosure, nvme drives

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Kioxia says its new QLC SSDs can match TLC performance at lower cost (techspot.com)

2026-04-22 | get Kioxia QLC SSD → | tags: kioxia, eg7 series, qlc ssds

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This Acer gaming laptop features an RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for under $2,000 — save $650 on the Predator Helios Neo, powered by Intel Core Ultra 9 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Stephen Warwick | get Acer Predator Helios Neo → | tags: acer predator helios neo, rtx 5070 ti, intel core ultra 9

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Xbox expansion cards are now cheaper than SSDs, and PC users are repurposing them (techspot.com)

2026-04-18 | get Xbox Storage Expansion Card → | tags: xbox expansion cards, ssds, pc users

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MacBook Neo vs. Surface: Why spiraling RAM prices are bruising Microsoft's PC business but not Apple's (zdnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by Ed Bott | get Apple MacBook Neo → | tags: microsoft, surface, apple

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Non-functioning counterfeit Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are circulating in Europe — Despite convincing packaging, blue PCB easily gives away the dupe (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Hassam Nasir | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, counterfeit ssds, europe

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The same Microsoft Surface I bought 4 months ago is 69% more expensive now - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by Ed Bott | get Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 → | tags: microsoft surface, gartner report, dram

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You can create a multicolor MacBook Neo with official Apple parts for just $39 (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-13 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Apple MacBook Neo Kit → | tags: macbook neo, apple parts, keycaps

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The AI RAM Shortage is Also Driving Up SSD Prices (slashdot.org)

2026-04-11 | by Posted | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: ram, ssd, staff accumulation

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Vdura hikes its enterprise SSD pricing, now costs 22.6x more than hard drives — the price of a 30TB SSD has climbed 472% (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-10 | by Luke James | get Samsung 30TB SSD → | tags: vdura, enterprise ssd, flash volatility index

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I found a 'DISM' command that reclaims Windows 11 system storage - but you'll have to use it wisely (zdnet.com)

2026-04-08 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Windows 11 Storage Cleaner → | tags: dism, windows 11, reserved storage

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Framework warns of even more rising RAM and SSD prices through 2026 as memory crisis persists — some reprieve as prices plateau in latest monthly update (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-07 | by Kunal Khullar | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: framework, ram, ssd

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Snag this 1440p iBuyPower gaming PC with a 7800X3D and RTX 5070 for just $2,049 right now — 32GB of fast DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD round off powerhouse specs, with an extra $200 off this custom-built AMD rig (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-07 | by Ben Stockton | get iBuyPower Gaming PC → | tags: ibuypower, ryzen 7 7800x3d, rtx 5070

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After using the MacBook Neo for weeks, switching to the Air has been refreshingly sweet (zdnet.com)

2026-04-06 | by Kyle Kucharski | get Apple MacBook Air → | tags: macbook air, apple, ssd