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Collapse of mainstream optical drive supply kills high-end CD players — PS Audio and Naim halt production as component costs double (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Jowi Morales | get Denon DCD-900NE CD Player → | tags: optical drives, cd players, ps audio

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Expensive flash drives: When and why it's worth paying more (engadget.com)

2026-09-17 | by Husain Parvez | get Kingston DataTraveler Max USB-C flash drive → | tags: usb 3.0, usb-c, flash drives

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Are USB-C flash drives better than USB-A ones? (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Thomas Godwin | get SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB-C flash drive → | tags: usb-c, usb-a, flash drives

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This is a great place to store your old hard drives and keep them safe (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Gabriela Vătu | get hard drive storage case anti-static protective → | tags: hard drives, data backup, 3-2-1 rule

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RPCS3 emulator can now run PS3 games on PC directly from a disc drive in landmark development — unlocks 20 years of physical titles on Windows, Linux, and macOS (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-07 | by Mark Tyson | get Pioneer BDR-XD08 external Blu-ray drive USB → | tags: rpcs3, playstation 3, emulator

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Enterprise SSDs cost 18.6 times more than HDDs as 30TB drives hit $22,600 — hard drive supply is sold out through 2027 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-21 | by Luke James | tags: enterprise ssds, seagate, western digital

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Expand your NAS with a third off this Seagate 8TB IronWolf HDD — 32% discount in Best Buy's 60th Anniversary sale (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-18 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: disk, drive, drives

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I’ve used NAS drives for years. These are the top 5 brands in 2026 (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: synology, nas drives, android authority

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Before you throw out your old USB drives, do this first (engadget.com)

2026-08-10 | by Adnan Ahmed | tags: usb drives, data recovery, memory prices

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Are USB flash drives becoming obsolete? (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Max Miller | tags: drive, drives, flash

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Sandisk Optimus GX 7100M 2TB SSD review: The best 2230 drive you can buy for the Steam Deck (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Shane Downing | tags: black, dram, drive

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Seagate aims to launch 50TB HAMR hard drives in 2027 (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: seagate, hamr, mozaic

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Will We Ever Solve the Problem of Losing Data? (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: data storage, data loss, cloud computing

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Boutique DIY Hi-Fi solution lets you repurpose your old IDE optical drives as a standalone audio player — $190 CD-ROM Player 01 features a laser-cut enclosure and a custom PCB (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-14 | by Mark Tyson | tags: cd rom, drives, optical

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Best External Hard Drives (2026): SSD to Store Data, Video, and More (wired.com)

2026-07-12 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: backups, best, drive

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Japanese firm reverses Blu-ray drive exit after securing parts, but prices jump up to 51% (techspot.com)

2026-07-09 | by Rob Thubron | tags: blu ray, buffalo, components

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Japanese firm reverses Blu-ray drive exit after securing parts, but prices jump up to 51% and supplies are limited (techspot.com)

2026-07-09 | by Rob Thubron | tags: blu ray, buffalo, components

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Copy That Floppy – Cambridge guide for preserving data from fragile floppy disks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-08 | by Various Contributors | get Floppy Disk Data Preservation Kit → | tags: disk, disks, drive

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Why I switched to a NAS storage drive to backup files - and ditched iCloud and Dropbox for good (zdnet.com)

2026-07-07 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Synology DiskStation NAS → | tags: adrian, drives, plus

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RS-232 and other forms of grief (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-01 | by Russell | get RS-232 Serial Adapter → | tags: rs-232, avena corrientes, external hard drives

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Knoppix (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | by Webmaster Knopper.Net | get Knoppix Linux Live CD → | tags: knoppix, linux, usb flash drives

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Digitize your library with these Blu-Ray or DVD drives from as little as $27 in these Prime Day deals — revive your old DVD/Blu-Ray collection with these drive deals (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Stewart Bendle | get External Blu-ray Drive → | tags: dvd drives, blu-ray writer, asus

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Microsoft Discovers Cryptocurrency Stealer That Spreads Through USB Drives and Uses Tor (slashdot.org)

2026-06-20 | by Posted | get USB Data Blocker → | tags: microsoft, cryptocurrency, usb drives

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Nvidia's high-speed AI data center storage servers break cover, touting 2.9 petabytes of storage and extreme PCIe 6.0 performance — Wiwynn shows off SCADA server with GPU-accelerated storage (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-12 | by Anton Shilov | get Wiwynn GPU-Accelerated Storage → | tags: drives, image, scada

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Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | get SSD Monitoring Tool → | tags: frost, meta, yandex

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Websites Have a New Way To Spy On Visitors: Analyzing Their SSD Activity (slashdot.org)

2026-05-28 | get SSD Monitoring Tool → | tags: frost, ars technica, opfs

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Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: Analyzing their SSD activity (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-27 | get SSD Monitoring Tool → | tags: frost, yandex, meta

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Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-27 | get SSD Monitoring Tool → | tags: frost, yandex, meta

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FBI warns of in-person data theft attacks from extortion gang (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-27 | get RFID Blocking Wallet → | tags: silent ransom group, in-person data theft, remote desktop

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Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | by Aaron Klotz | get GameCube & Wii Emulator Kit → | tags: blu-ray drives, omnidrive, gamecube