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Best external hard drives of 2024
By John Loeffler last updated
Updated We tested out the best external hard drives for adding extra capacity or a backup using the latest HDD and SSD options.
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Lexar reveals incredibly fast SSDs, RAM and other storage innovations at Computex 2024
By Aleksha McLoughlin published
Lexar has announced its new line-up of storage solutions and RAM at Computex 2024, including PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs.
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Best hard drive of 2024
By John Loeffler last updated
Buying Guide We list the best hard drives, to make it simple and easy to better manage your computer storage more efficiently for your needs.
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The best cheap SSD deals and prices for July 2024
By Alex Whitelock last updated
TechRadar deals Whatever your needs, find the best SSD deals and prices.
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The best cheap hard drive deals and prices for July 2024
By Alex Whitelock last updated
TechRadar deals Whatever you need to store, you can save some money with the best hard drive deals.
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Hard drives could be about to get more expensive – and we have AI to blame
By Darren Allan published
AI needs lots of storage for the data that trains these models – and that’ll have a knock-on effect on consumer hard drives.
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The best SSD in the world? Phony Samsung drive has jaw-dropping specs at a bargain price, and yes – it’s a fake
By Darren Allan published
A 4TB SSD that runs at 15GB/s for under $50? This is one of the most brazen fakes we’ve ever seen.
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SanDisk reveals world's first 4TB SD card for 8K video and storage bragging rights
By Cesar Cadenas published
The upcoming SanDisk Extreme PRO SD card is said to support write speeds of 30MB/s for recording footage in 8K resolution.
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