Guide: how to choose a hard drive
Guide · 7 min
How to choose a hard drive for CCTV
Which series to put in a recorder, how many terabytes you need for 4, 8 or 16 cameras, and why a desktop drive in CCTV is false economy. Wit...
Guide · 7 min
How long does a hard drive last and what kills it
How many years a hard drive will last, what kills it most often and how to spot trouble before you lose data. No myths about "100 years of M...
Guide · 6 min
HDD vs SSD: the difference and which to choose
SSDs are faster, HDDs are cheaper and bigger. We compare them, explain which lasts longer, list the downsides of SSDs and show how to split ...
Guide · 7 min
CMR vs SMR: HDD recording types explained and which to choose
Two drives with the same capacity and spindle speed can behave very differently. The difference is the recording technology: CMR or SMR. We ...