Abstract: Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and Forward error correction (FEC) encoding are widely used in high-speed information transceiver systems such as PCIe ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Physical media, particularly optical discs, go through a deterioration process called disc rot, causing them to become unusable. It can happen ...

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Over the last couple of months, the AI industry’s obsession with building out costly data centers has sent the price of RAM skyrocketing, turning a simple computer upgrade into a costly investment.

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Western Digital is introducing a couple of new technologies, dubbed "High Bandwidth Drive" and "Dual Pivot", that will significantly boost the performance of hard drives. According to Western Digital, ...

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A developer who said he had their entire Data (D): drive wiped out by accident by an artificial intelligence tool developed by Google said that at least the AI agent was very apologetic about it and ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? There’s nothing interesting about an external hard drive. Those big bricks of digital ...