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The primary reason for me and many others to continue purchasing hard drives is cost. These units are notably cheaper than SSD counterparts, with some models coming in at $0.02 per GB of storage space — and that's for server (or NAS) grade hardware too. Then there's capacity. SSDs have grown in size over the years, but you'll still need to spend the big bucks and pick up enterprise-grade storage to store any more than 8 TB of data per drive. That's simply not the case with hard drives, which can be found in capacities ranging from just 1 TB to 24 TB for NAS. Picking up a 16 TB drive allows me
Why I bought a 16TB HDD instead of an 8TB SSD…While you're at it, monitor your SSD's temperatures, run S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) diagnostics every fortnight through the Command Prompt. Open up Command…
Timi Cantisano Jun 10, 2026, 12:08 PM EDT Timi has been writing about technology for over a decade, focusing on smartphones, computers, and anything that he finds interesting in the tech…
Timi Cantisano Apr 29, 2026, 9:51 PM EDT Timi has been writing about technology for over a decade, focusing on smartphones, computers, and anything that he finds interesting in the tech…
…Early SSDs had limited write endurance, and the idea of them “wearing out” was actually borne from a real thing that could happen. Even though the technology eventually improved, that reputation sort…
Wesley Karanja Jun 13, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Wesley has been passionate about technology from a young age, passion that led him to pursue a Bsc in Computer networking. His curiosity…
…Related Ignoring SSD firmware updates can hurt performance and even your data Your SSD's firmware is its soul that drives every critical operation Update SSD firmware It can be done before…
Timi Cantisano Mar 31, 2026, 11:17 PM EDT Timi has been writing about technology for over a decade, focusing on smartphones, computers, and anything that he finds interesting in the tech…
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…Thermal throttling can start to reduce performance at temperatures around 70℃ as the SSD slows down to protect itself. Most Gen4 SSDs don't reach these temperatures, but if you have a…
Joe Rice-Jones Apr 10, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT Maker, meme-r, and unabashed geek, Joe has been writing about technology since starting his career in 2018 at KnowTechie. He's…