Rick Cook learned programming on a computer with magnetic drum memory. Since then he's written thousands of articles on all aspects of computers and high technology — as well as several fantasy novels ...

The introduction by SanDisk of a solid state drive (SSD) and Samsung’s shipping its first hybrid hard disk drive (HDD) this month marks the latest turning point for the notebook computer storage ...

MSI has launched a netbook that uses both solid-state and hard-disk drives. The U115 Hybrid, unveiled on Monday, comes with a solid-state disk (SSD) for most of the PC's operations, together with a ...

by Daniel A. Begun — Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 11:12 AM EDT MSI has just announced the MSI U115 Hybrid, which it claims is "very first notebook computer in the world that is capable of operating ...

The SSD world is more competitive than ever, especially since SandForce readied up their SF-1200 mainstream controllers for manufacturers which kept pricing down whilst pushing performance to new ...

If you find yourself in the enviable position of getting new hardware for your gaming PC, it's worth taking the time to make sure you’re getting components that are going to serve you well. When it ...

If you’re weighing up the differences between an SSD and HDD for PC gaming – we’ve covered the essentials for you here. SSDs have been around for a while now, but for many still gaming on a HDD (Hard ...

AS SSD Benchmark confirms the RevoDrive Hybrid's strong sequential read performance as it pumped 386.5MB/s on its first run. As we've seen previously, it offered poor sequential write performance ...

An SSD can read and write data many times faster than the best mechanical hard drive. On the downside, flash memory is many times more expensive than the innards of a typical hard drive, so ...

The next-gen consoles will use SSD technology rather than a hard drive (HDD) to store your game installs. What is the main difference between SSD vs HDD? That is easy. An SSD, a solid state drive, is ...