We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While many people rely on solid state drives, or SSDs, for a variety of reasons (especially if they want their video games to load quickly), ...

Installing a disc drive on the PlayStation 5 is fairly straightforward and requires no tools. All you need is a sturdy place to set the console on its side and decent lighting to see what you’re doing ...

If you were to buy a new laptop, you'd have a hard time finding one with a built-in disc drive that can read CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs. That's been the case for years, with Apple famously starting ...

An external disc connected to a laptop. - Nor Gal/Shutterstock If you were to buy a new laptop, you'd have a hard time finding one with a built-in disc drive that can read CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs.

At its recent Innovation Day 2026 event, Western Digital previewed two technologies in development to increase HDD throughput: high bandwidth drive technology (HBDT) and dual pivot technology (DPT).

Are you looking for a hard disk drive (HDD) to upgrade your NAS or home media server? The WD Gold 20TB variant is a great pick. If you are in the market shopping for a hard disk drive (HDD) to upgrade ...

We love that modern laptops have become so slim and light, but we aren’t happy about the disappearance of ports and features. It’s been forever since I’ve seen a laptop with an optical disc drive! If ...

The companies behind hard drives and storage are leading a stock rally. The surge comes after Jensen Huang flagged data storage as a key constraint for AI at CES 2026. SanDisk led the rally, jumping ...

Sony Interactive Entertainment has seemingly given the boot to the controversial Internet requirement for the PS5 Disc Drive with the latest model of the system, labelled CFI-2116. The PS5 Disc Drive ...

WD is offering its Elements 10TB and 6TB external hard disk drive models at good prices today. They are good for backups and more. Black Friday is not here yet, but some products are starting to go ...

In this increasingly digital era, physical media has become a thing of the past in most circles. There is, however, sustained interest in such supposedly antiquated tech. Some examples of this include ...