Originally published on TechTarget By John Edwards Donating a used SSD may seem like a nice thing to do, but not if you want to keep your data secure. SSD disposal and recycling are more complicated than you might think. SSD technology is evolving rapidly. As prices fall, speed and…
Photo: Seagate Originally published by USA Today. By Rob Pegaro When it’s time to donate or ditch an old flash-memory drive that stored sensitive information, deleting those files isn’t enough. The safest way to wipe the slate clean is actually to encrypt it — and that’s not as hard as…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Meet Ron Cen Ron begins each workday by stepping across flooring topped with sticky material that collects contaminants from the bottom of his shoes on his way into a small changing room. After closing the door behind him, Ron suits up in a special…
Jim Wilhelmsen, SSD Recovery Specialist at DriveSavers, will be speaking at Flash Memory Summit this year as part of a panel on data recovery of solid-state drives (SSDs). Chris Bross, Chief Technology Officer at DriveSavers, is an organizer for this panel. Event: Flash Memory Summit Date: …
By Chris Bross, Chief Technology Officer Predicament For years, Susan stored her most important files including medical records, Quickbooks and other financial data on a desktop computer that used a 64GB solid-state drive (SSD) for storage. One morning, she switched on her PC and was prompted for a password, which…
Samsung has doubled the size of its biggest consumer SSDs and is now selling a 2TB solid-state drive for your desktop computer, rivaling the capacity of more traditional spinning hard disk drives. The new 850 Evo ($799.99) comes with a five-year warranty and the 850 Pro SSD ($999.99) has a…
Comparing a new solid state drive (SSD) to a more traditional electro-mechanical drive is like comparing an internal combustion engine to an electric motor. Both devices provide power, but in different ways. The engine is more complex, has many more moving parts and takes up more space than the motor,…
Hard drive manufacturers are becoming more of an endangered species every day. Of the 200+ different makers of electro-mechanical hard drives that emerged over the past 57 years – from Advanced Storage Technologies to Zentek Storage – only three remain viable in the same industry today. The big three are…
