Alienware 16X Aurora review: I tested Dell’s gaming middle-weight, but it’s a heavy-hitter

The Dell Alienware 16X Aurora is a strong performer at mid-tier gaming, packs a lovely display, and goes for a mean look rather than gaudy RGB lightshows.
IGN

It Seems Like the AI Apocalypse Has Come for Hard Drives

PC gaming has been off to a rough start in 2026, with both RAM and graphics cards facing massive stock issues, due to demand from AI datacenters. It looks like hard drives are next. Both Seagate and ...
Gizmodo

AI Companies Bought Out All of Western Digital’s Hard Drives for 2026 Already

Thanks to data center demands, Western Digital has committed all of its HDDs for at least the rest of the year. Reading time 2 minutes We’ve been taking the humble external hard disk drive for granted ...
heise online

WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out

With Western Digital and Seagate, two of the three remaining hard drive manufacturers worldwide have confirmed that they have already sold their production quotas for 2026 completely or almost ...
PC Gamer

Old school hard drives are getting more reliable according to a new survey but good luck buying one later this year thanks to AI demand

1.36% overall HDD failure rate reported as one drive maker says it's sold out for 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
AppleInsider

Thanks AI: Hard drives aren't going to get cheaper anytime soon

Hard drive prices will continue to be high for quite some time, as the needs of AI data centers continue to consume storage and raise prices for everyone. One of the major talking points about ...
Mashable

Thanks a lot, AI: Hard drives are already sold out for the entire year, says Western Digital

Western Digital says its all sold out of hard drives for 2026, less than two months into the year. Credit: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Looking to buy a new hard drive? Get ready to pay even ...
IGN

Alienware 16X Aurora Review

The Alienware 16X starts at $1,549 and caps out at $2,699. There are two GPU versions, one with an RTX 5060 and the other with an RTX 5070. However, the RTX 5060 comes with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX ...
HotHardware

You've Heard of High Bandwidth Memory, Now Get Ready For High Bandwidth Hard Drives

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, ...
TechSpot

Hard drives aren't done yet: Western Digital is pushing HDD performance toward SSD territory

Forward-looking: Western Digital is bringing fresh momentum to an aging storage category with two ambitious technologies aimed at redefining mechanical hard drive performance limits. The company's new ...
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Installing a new Duo-Cone ring on a dozer final drive

Careful fitting of a Duo-Cone seal on a dozer final drive spindle. Why is precision critical when sealing heavy machinery components? Republican leaders react to Trump wanting to nationalize elections ...
PC Gamer

The evolution of Alienware: how the Area-51 changed the game

2026 marks 30 years of Alienware history, and all those years have one thing in common: powerful PCs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...