I've been trying to get an accurate figure of hard disk performance between two systems. The data from different tests varied to wildly. For instance, hdparm -tT reported a read test of 185MB/s. I ...

So I got a dedicated server from an el cheapo hosting. On paper it's so-so, powerful CPU, 2x3Tb HDDs, 32gb of RAM. However, it reeks of customer-grade hardware- not a big complaint- it's DIRT cheap ...

Hard Disk Sentinel (HDSentinel) is a multi-OS SSD and HDD monitoring and analysis software. Its goal is to find, test, diagnose and repair hard disk drive problems, report and display SSD and HDD ...

CrystalDiskMark is a small HDD benchmark utility for your hard drive that enables you to rapidly measure sequential and random 4KB/512KB read/write speeds.

When it comes to storing files and games, it's hard to beat the value proposition of the classic hard disk drive (HDD). Sure, it's old technology at this point, but with SSDs still costing ...