Solid state 1GB and 2GB drives target low cost computers.

Sandisk has announced its new Vaulter Disk system accelerator, which provides a special system cache in the form of Flash memory.

First to market with SanDisk 32GB Flash drive.

Solid state and hybrid drives to power 60 per cent of all notebooks.

Worldwide hard drive shipments fell by 1,704 units in the first quarter of2006.

Now a hard drive manufacturer is talking about switching to the super fast solid state drives.

Ultimate data recovery challenge.

IBM launched first magnetic hard disk on 13 September 1956.

A "rare" simultaneous hard drive failure meant a chunk of Facebook's online photo storage temporarily went down this week. Time to backup, we think.

Rumoured laptop will eschew hard drive in favour of Flash chips.

Nanotech breakthrough sees quadrupling of capacities.

This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

40 per cent drop in 12 months.

Kingston's new Solid State Drive (SSD) upgrade bundle promises affordable performance for both desktop and laptop owners

Time to ditch the hard drive? Intel's 80GB drives make solid state a tasty option, though they'll probably put a dent in your hip pocket.

MHY2250BH series mobile drives operate at 5,400RPM.

Five 200GB platters spinning at 7,200rpm in a 3.5in form factor.

The ubiquitous micro-hard drive has found its way into a PDA. palmOne yesterday announced the LifeDrive, a PDA with basic features, a large 320x480 colour screen and a 4GB Hitachi hard drive.

Retailers are offering hotted up versions of the PS3 with bigger hard drives at cost premiums in anticipation of Sony's new PlayTV. The good news? DIY jobs won't void your warranty.