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Parts of Microsoft's Project Silica, an experimental glass-based data storage solution.
Microsoft says its glass-based storage project now works with 'the same material found in kitchen cookware and oven doors' and can hold data for 10,000 years

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Served on a platter.

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A battery of WD hard drives.
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

By Jeremy Laird Published

News 1.36% overall HDD failure rate reported as one drive maker says it's sold out for 2026.

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This photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows signage for Japanese company Kioxia, the world's third largest manufacturer of NAND flash memory chips, at their Yokohama Technology Campus in the Ofuna area of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)
Memory manufacturer Kioxia reveals its entire NAND flash production volume for 2026 is already 'sold out'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News And we're unlikely to see supply improve until 2027 at the earliest.

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The SK Hynix Semiconductor Inc. logo is displayed at the company's plant during a media tour organized by Korea Industrial Complex Corp. (KICOX) in Cheongju, South Korea, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. KICOX, which develops and manages industrial complexes and support for resident enterprises as a public company under South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy, held a media tour to the plant
SK Hynix's unique way of chopping cells in two is a big step in making PLC flash memory chips viable and could offer a solution to ballooning SSD prices

By Nick Evanson Published

News Though we're still some way off from seeing the light at the end of the AI-induced tunnel.

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Two external SSDs on a green background with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right corner
Best external SSDs for gaming in 2026: These are the portable drives I'd use for backups, game libraries, and travel storage

By Jacob Fox Last updated

SSDs to go Bag one of the best USB Type-C SSDs for game storage on a PC or console.

SSDs to go
An image of the best external hard drives on a red background with the PC Gamer recommended badge
Best external hard drives in 2026: the storage media I'd take on my own gaming adventures

By Nick Evanson Last updated

TB on the go Grab one of the best external hard drives to increase your storage space or backup your PC.

TB on the go
Two of the best M.2 SSDs on a blue background with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right.
Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2026: my top picks for blazing fast storage

By Jeremy Laird Last updated

High speed Our choices for the best NVMe M.2 SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.

High speed
WD_Black SN7100 and BiWin NV7400 SSDs on an orange background
Best SSD for gaming in 2026: the fastest and the best value solid state drives to perk up your PC

By Dave James Last updated

Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.

Speedy storage
Lexar NM790 SSD on a yellow background with packaging.
Unfortunately, all of that doomsaying last year was correct and SSD prices are surging as a result of the memory crisis

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News The best time to buy an SSD? Yesterday.

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The Micron 3610 SSD rests on a reflective surface on a black background.
Micron isn't done with consumer SSDs after all, unveiling a PCIe 5.0 QLC drive that should be both affordable *and* fast

By Jess Kinghorn Published

CES 2026 QLC, not QVC.

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