Cold Storage is referred to storing data that will not be accessed anytime soon. The keyword here is “anytime soon” as cold storage drives are meant to be offsite backups of important data. Learn about the benefits of cold storage and best way to go about having your own. What are the benefits of Cold […]
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External Hard Drives are usually plugged into the computer through the USB power port. The computer uses this port to power the external drive and transfer data. External Hard Drives can range from a small flash drive to a portable Solid State Drive (SSD) or Hard Disc Drive (HDD). There are couple of reasons why
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Network-Attached Storage devices and External Hard Drives perform similar jobs. However, one is better than the other for multiple reasons. We’ll be going through some of the advantages and drawbacks they each have. Hard Drive Pros/Cons Table PROS CONS Cheap storage Storage not upgradable Portable Usually very slow 5200 RPM drives External power not needed
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NAS stands for network-attached storage and its most commonly used to store digital media. A NAS server can host several Hard Drives, allowing owners to expand storage when needed. Another excellent features of the NAS is it’s connectivity to the home network. This allows users to store and access all their media as long as
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An M.2 SSD (Solid State Drive) is a smaller and faster version of the regular 2.5 inch SSDs. Some of the major differences between the two are as follows: M.2 SSD usually uses a PCIe-Based connection, which makes it quicker then a regular 2.5 inch SSD. A 2.5 inch SSD tends to transfer data using
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Nobody wants to lose their data, especially those of us who have a lot of photos. Photos are like snapshots that we save to look back at some of the great times we’ve had. There are people with thousands of pictures just sitting on their computer without any type of backup protocol in place. How
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