Buying Guides & Articles:Storage

Your PC's internal hard drive is a real workhorse--the most critical component of your system after the CPU and memory. The hard drive is the hub where your operating... Read more

If you work mostly in standard office programs, nearly any drive will do. But speed counts for multimedia authoring... Read more

DVD burners remain a vastly less expensive option for writing discs than those costly new formats. Plus, you can get superior performance from a dedicated DVD burner.... Read more

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... Read more

We share 41 timely tips for choosing the right computers and peripherals right now... Read more

Consider just how audio, video, and computer files are stored on a CD. Although these three types of information are different, they are stored in the same way:... Read more

The ever-increasing capacity of USB flash drives lets you bring along not only your files but also the applications that open them. Windows Vista makes it easy to set... Read more

Introduction All the talk about the next wave of optical formats--Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD--might make you think that the venerable DVD-Rewritable drive is passé.... Read more

USB thumb drives have declined in price recently, making now a great time to start using them for your daily backups. Unfortunately, not all USB drives support automatic... Read more

Consider how simple it is to add fast storage - or the ability to record your own CDs and DVDs - to today's PCs. If you're the least bit nervous about digging inside... Read more