External HDDs have enough storage for you to easily back up your data, rather than keeping it on USB sticks like in the “old days”. Characteristics of External HDDs Capacity If you need to back up some documents and your smartphone photos, 1TB should be plenty. If you want to store your music collection, video […]
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The Importance of Backing Up Your Data
Backup, Probably The Most Important IT Operation While the internet is full of possibilities, it also brings various challenges that you may want to overcome. One of the things you need to keep in mind is the fact that malware attacks (in particular, ransomware attacks) are increasingly common nowadays. Ransomware encrypts files on the infected computers […]
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD – Review
Samsung 860 EVO Overview Product: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM) Price: $84.99 Cheapest Place to Buy: Amazon (Current Amazon Top Seller) Drive Capacity: 500GB Warranty: 5 years My Rating: 9.7/10 Part of Samsung’s budget SSD line, the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD uses V-NAND technology. V-NAND stands for vertical NAND, […]
7 Important Tips For Your SSD Maintenance
Upgrade The SSD’s Firmware SSD firmware is the software that works as an interface between your PC hardware and the SSD. Fixing performance and compatibility issues or bugs is done by firmware changes. That’s why you need to keep the firmware updated. You’ll need to go to the official site of your SSD manufacturer and […]
HDD or SSD in PCs
In this post, I want to help you choose between an HDD and an SSD. We’ll see the difference in the way these storage devices work, advantages and disadvantages, specifications to be considered in operation, how to select the right option for you, and some maintenance tips for SSDs. A hard disk drive (HDD), is […]