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02 May 2019 00:00:00 EDT

What is a hard drive head crash?

A head crash occurs when our device has suffered physical damage and the read-write head comes in contact with the spinning platter. As a read-write head only hovers nanometres above the spinning...

18 April 2019 00:00:00 EDT

How to store data on Mars

Storing data in outer space is no walk in the park! There are many differences between using computers on Earth and operating them on another planet, or just space in general. Luckily, a few...

14 March 2019 00:00:00 EDT

How to protect your data on your old mobile device

With the rising costs of smartphones, many consumers are no longer prepared to pay the hefty price tag that comes with a brand new one. With iPhone’s having passed the $1000 line, many are now...

31 January 2019 00:00:00 EST

What is Write Amplification (WA) and how it affects the SSD?

In a recent blog, we described Garbage Collection and the Trim command. Both are methods to mark and set data that are no longer in use and can, therefore, be overwritten in a Flash NAND based SSD....

24 January 2019 00:00:00 EST

How does wear levelling extend the life of a SSD?

In a previous blog, we looked at some of the most basic technologies that make SSDs and their Flash NAND chips work more efficiently and thus live longer. But there is one thing we have not...

18 December 2018 00:00:00 EST

What is TCG Opal Encryption?

TCG Opal stands for Trusted Computing Group OPAL. The Trusted Computing Group is an organisation that develops open standards for trusted computing platforms. It is run by leading companies from the...

13 December 2018 00:00:00 EST

Kingston Guest Blog Post: Effects of Garbage Collection and TRIM on SSD Performance

All Flash–based storage devices, SSDs included, are unique in the way they deal with previously deleted data. When a file is deleted in Windows or any OS, the file still exists on the storage device,...

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