• How I upgraded My Laptop's Hard Drive and Almost Lost My Mind

  
  In which a simple hardware upgrade allows me to channel my inner Laurel and Hardy

• Solid-State Disk Lackluster for Laptops, PCs

  
  Laptops, desktops won't see a cost/benefit advantage in SSD for about two years.
• 15 Great Gadgets for the Back-to-School Crowd
• Imation Announces New Solid-State Drives
• Top 10 External Hard Drives
• Three New Western Digital Drives Hit Top Speeds
• My Book Mirror Edition RAIDs Your Data
• Lenovo to Push SSDs in More Laptops
• Solid State Disk Will Go Mainstream in 3, 2, 1...
• Buffalo Ships Low-Cost Encryption Drive

Editor's Hard Drives Picks

• Top 10 External Hard Drives External hard drives aren't as fast as internal models, but they are great for backups and are easy to install. Ratings and rankings can change due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.

Hard Drives News

• Solid-State Disk Lackluster for Laptops, PCs Laptops, desktops won't see a cost/benefit advantage in SSD for about two years.
• 15 Great Gadgets for the Back-to-School Crowd Devices that can help you at work or play, in the classroom or the dorm.
• Imation Announces New Solid-State Drives Imation is releasing two new solid-state drives, the high-end Pro 7500 and the Pro 7000.
• Three New Western Digital Drives Hit Top Speeds These hard drives hit top rpms and data-transfer rates.
• My Book Mirror Edition RAIDs Your Data Western Digital's new desktop storage system offers a 1TB dual-disk enclosure with RAID for under $600.

Hard Drives Playing in PCW Video

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  Storage Breakthroughs at Computex Solid state drives and the first HD DVD writer were on display in Taipei.
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  CES Networking Gems New gear from Buffalo and Zyxel.
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  Storage Shenanigans Keith brings in a Cool Tools guest to play the "Guess the Storage Capacity" game.

Hard Drives How-Tos

• How I upgraded My Laptop's Hard Drive and Almost Lost My Mind In which a simple hardware upgrade allows me to channel my inner Laurel and Hardy
• How to Prevent a Data Disaster If a natural disaster wipes out your hard drive, it will probably destroy your local backups, too. Here's a backup plan that will get you through even the worst-case scenario.
• Create Idiot-Proof Backups With Windows' Built-In Tools Your Windows PC comes with the same great features as Apple's heralded Time Machine. We show you how to unlock the powerful backup features that are built into Vista and XP.