The Floppy Disk patent was granted today in 1972 — when 80KB took up 8 inches and were really floppy
The patent application for the floppy disk was granted to two IBM engineers on this day in 1972. U.S. patent number 3668658A […]
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Acer MA200 1TB SSD Review: Good enough, and that’s the point
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Class-action price-fixing lawsuit targets hard drive component makers as costs skyrocket — 13-year scheme allegedly drove up prices for major HDD brands
A class-action lawsuit was filed against nearly every major hard drive suspension assembly maker, alleging that said companies’ price-fixing efforts resulted in […]
$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
Normally retailing for $1,999.99, Sandisk’s spacious and lightning-fast external SSD is currently available for just $739.99, letting you save a staggering $1,260. […]
Nextorage NEM-PAC 2TB SSD Review: A solid, PS5-ready workhorse
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Biwin M350 2TB SSD Review: A Better Budget Alternative?
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Minisforum’s beastly N5 Max NAS comes powered by AMD Strix Halo — $2,899 for ‘AI NAS’ with pre-installed OpenClaw, supports up to 200TB capacity
Minisforum has told Tom’s Hardware that its powerful AI NAS, the N5 Max, will launch on April 23, 2026. The firm describes […]
Memory cards and flash drives prices rocket 124%, some products peak at 261% jump — increases from 2025 driven by AI chip shortage across a range of formats and capacities
Most of the industry is focused on RAM and SSDs when it comes to the chip shortage that exploded in late 2025, […]
Two manufacturers commit to keep Blu-ray alive after others quit manufacturing — Verbatim and I-O Data extend Blu-ray supply pledge as manufacturers exit the market
Verbatim Japan and I-O Data have widened their joint commitment to keep recordable Blu-ray products on shelves in Japan, this time covering […]
Don’t miss out on this $32.99 all-time record low price for Samsung’s latest P9 microSD Express card for the Nintendo Switch 2 — selling out fast
An amazing all-time low price deal today on Samsung’s recently released 256GB P9 Express microSD Express Card has it priced at just […]