KeplerL2 claims that the PS6 will come by default with a 1 TB SSD, but no optical drive, implying that Sony is dropping ...

Sony is apparently planning to release the PS6 without a disc drive. Thanks to Neural Texture Compression, games should be ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

Optical storage can last a century, give faster access to data, and is backward compatible with earlier optical technology, yet disk drives and tape rule in long-term storage. Optical media is the ...

Storage Old school hard drives are getting more reliable according to a new survey but good luck buying one later this year thanks to AI demand Memory WD's new HDD tech promises 'flash-like' ...

Forward-looking: Despite consumer PCs and game consoles transitioning to faster SSDs, traditional disk drives (HDDs) continue to offer ever more space for cold storage at lower prices. One company ...

After much anticipation and everything we've learned from the PS5 Pro leaks, Sony has officially unveiled the console, and it packs in some meaningful upgrades. For starters, the GPU has received 67% ...

If all you plan to do with your netbook is surf the web, check your email, and maybe enjoy some downloaded music and movies, you might not even notice the missing disc drive. But if you want to ...

Can optical drives get new life? That’s the idea behind Hitachi-LG Data Storage’s concept of hybrid optical drives. First shown at Computex last June, Hitachi-LG Data Storage was showing its hybrid ...

Designed specifically for professional storage applications, such as document and medical imaging, e-mail archiving, multimedia projects, graphic design, and audio/video editing/authoring, the ProDATA ...