RPM is often the most important statistic that sets two hard drives apart. Or so you might think, until you encounter SMR and ...

In 2024, total HDD shipments were up 1.6%, total Exabytes shipped were up 49% and HDD revenues were up 48% from 2023, due to ...

The bloom is on solid state drives that are faster and more reliable, use less energy and are quieter than their geriatric brethren -- hard disk drives. But it's way too soon to say goodbye to HDDs.