Let's talk about SSD reliability because recent events (two complete failures in the last three weeks) has me thinking. I don't know what the statistics actually are for SSD failure, one number I have ...

A recent study released takes a look at the reliability of solid-state drives (SSD) and hard disk drives (HDD) in PCs. However, the study is not as one-sided as many PC players may expect. The report ...

A failure of a single NAND chip doesn't kill the entire SSD thanks to Samsung's fail-in-place technology. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The folks at Backblaze, a cloud storage and data backup company located in San Mateo, California, published a report comparing the failure rates of solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs ...

Millions of SSDs are bought every year. It's easy to be impressed by fast boots and app starts. But what about 24/7 data center operations? What are the common problems that admins should be concerned ...

Whether you’re a casual PC gamer who prefers the blazing-fast transfer speeds of NVMe SSDs or a data hoarder with terabytes of data stored in HDDs, you’ll want to ensure that your drives remain in tip ...

The latest storage report from Backblaze, a cloud backup firm with oodles of data and stats to share, is live with some interesting comparisons between its crop of solid-state drives (SSDs) that have ...

Microsoft has responded to reports that a recent Windows 11 security update has caused gaming SSDs to fail. According to the company, a "thorough investigation" left the company in no doubt that its ...

Samsung Electronics has launched new SSDs with fail-proof technology that will allow them to operate even if the NAND chips within them fail. The South Korean tech giant said its 30.72TB PCI Express ...

A new Windows 11 security update is reportedly causing some gaming SSDs to fail. That's according to new reports online, which suggest that, following the installation of the KB5063878 security update ...