If you're shopping for computer components, there's a lot of information to parse to make sure you're getting the right items ...

Here's what to look for, plus reviews of the best tough flash and platter drives we've tested. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, ...

Since the error pertains to accessing a remote system, the very first step of troubleshooting would involve checking the network connectivity. Restart the computer ...

People have warned for years that magnets can wipe out hard drives, but the real answer is a lot less dramatic than that old ...

An external hard drive is a piece of equipment that can be connected to your computer to increase its storage space. Unlike the hard drive that's installed in your computer, an external hard drive is ...

I recently recommended that a customer use an external hard drive as a backup device when they remarked, “You know, I don’t think I really know what a hard drive is. What is a computer ‘drive,’ anyway ...

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates here for the launch. Acer, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba are among the companies making the new tablet PCs, which are similar to notebook PCs. Most of the devices ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.