The computer storage devices are very important components of accessories of each computer. The storage drives represent any location in which the computer data can be stored whether permanently or temporary. There are two types of storage devices: internal and external. The internal ones are of course, located inside the computer, whereas the external ones can be carried. The external computer storage devices are a great mean of saving data from the internal ones, as you can transfer data from the internal hard drive to the external one.

I am going to present you the most common computer storage devices in what follows. The floppy disk, or the floppy diskette, or floppy disk drive as it is also called, is one of the original computer storage devices. The floppy disk is an external computer storage device and it is able to store 1.4MB of data. As you can imagine, the floppy disk is no longer used, for obvious reasons. The ZIP disk is very similar to the floppy disk in the way it looks, the biggest difference between them being the fact that the ZIP disk is able to store 200MB of data.



The CD was the next computer storage device and the main benefit when using the CD was the fact that it was/is able to store 700MB of data. As you can see, with each generation of external computer storage devices, the data storage capabilities increase. The DVD, similar to the CD from the exterior point of view is able to store 4.7GB of data. The Blu-Ray which is an optical disc just like the CD and the DVD is able to store 25GB of data. There is a big difference between 1.4MB of data and 25GB of data, proof that the technology has evolved a lot.

Other types of external computer storage devices are the USB flash drives, pen drives, thumb drives, whatever you want to call them. The USB flash drives connect to the computer via the USB port and are able to store various amounts of data. Some are able to store 256MB of data, whereas others can store more than 20GB. The main benefit when using the USB drive is the fact that you can add data on it as much as you want, something which is not possible in the case of the optical discs.



The internal computer storage devices are represented by the internal hard drive. The internal hard drive is the main storage device of each computer, as it contains the entire data including the operating system. There is an external hard drive version as well, which connects to the computer via the USB port. These are the main computer storage devices.

In what follows I am going to offer you some information about the various storage devices on a computer. The storage devices are very important because they can be used to store and transfer data from the computer and that can be very useful in case that your hard drive, which is a storage devices as well, can no longer store any more data. As I mentioned the hard drive, I should start with it. This is a component which is included in each computer and it is device in which all the data is stored, whether if it is the movies, games, or even the operating system.



If you but a custom made computer, you can choose the amount of data that you would like your hard drive to be able to contain, and you can make lots of choices from this point of view. There are various interfaces of the hard drives but they all work on the same concept, and they all have the exact very same function. The hard drives are internal, which means that they are located inside the casing of the computer. You should know that there are also external hard drives which are portable and these ones connect to the computer via the USB port.

The optical discs are also another type of storage devices. They are represented by the CD, DVD, and by the newest entry, which is the Blu-Ray. The benefits of these discs are that they are very cheap and that they represent a quick way of writing data, storing it, and transporting it. The main problem with them is the fact that once they have been written, you can no longer write anything on them. This isn’t too much of an issue, because they are still very popular, as music albums are released on them, the movies are released on them, and the games as well are released on an optical disc. The USB Flash Drives are quickly starting to become the people’s favorite choice when it comes to transferring data.



The USB Flash drives can have very large data storage capacities; in fact they can even be as big as some of the regular internal hard drives. The most important aspect about them is the fact that they are very small, being as small as a matchbox, or sometimes even smaller. As you can imagine, they are very lightweight as well, as they do not weigh more than a few grams. Another benefit which the flash drives have is the fact that they can be used as many times as you want, there is no limit on how many times you can store data on it like in the case of the optical discs. These are the main storage devices on a computer.

The computers are very important because they can help us accomplish lots of things. They can be used for a large variety of tasks such as creating projects, or any other work related tasks, and for entertainment purposes such as watching movies and playing games. In what follows I am going to give you some info about the computer storage devices, which are some of the most important devices on any personal computer. The computer storage devices should be used in order to store the computer data on them and you will see that there is a large variety of them.


There are various categories in which these storage devices can be included, such as internal storage devices, external ones, optical drives, and so on. Each of these categories has its own pros and cons. I will start with the internal storage devices. The most important internal storage device is the internal hard drive, a component which is included in any computer. All the data of the computer is stored on the hard drive, even the operating system, and so on. The hard drive can have various capacities, and the capacity influences the amount of data that you can store on it.

There is an external version of the internal hard drive, and that is of course, the external hard drive. Usually the external HDD connects to the computer via the USB port and it has the same function as the internal one. It is recommended that you should not install the operating system on it because it might be faulty. You can use it to store data on it, transfer it, and so on. Speaking of transferring and storing computer data, one of the best solutions to do so is the USB flash drive. The USB flash drives are starting to become more and more popular mainly because they can be used as a very small hard drive. You can copy data on it, and erase it as many times as you want.


They are not like the optical discs, and speaking of optical discs, there are three types of them. The CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray discs represent another method of storing data and of transferring it. The problem with the discs is the fact that they are limited when it comes to transferring data on them. In the most cases you can store information on them only once. There are various discs which can be erased and re-written but the problem with them is the fact that they tend to get broken very fast, which means that after a few writings the computer might have problems reading them. These are the main computer storage devices, and I hope that you enjoyed my article.

One of the most important components of each computer is the video card because it enhances the graphics capabilities of the computer. Thanks to it you are able to watch HD movies, play video games, and so on. In what follows I am going to give you some information about the best PC video cards for gaming. The technology is very expensive but there are also video cards which you can buy for less money. Usually the faster ones are more expensive whereas the slower ones are more affordable.


ATI Radeon 5870 is a great video card for gaming, and with the 5800 series, the company has made a huge leap in the industry, an unprecedented one which they did not do in a long time. The HD 5870 video card is a single-GPU video card, and it managed to become one of the best in the category. It can even be a match for many double-GPU video cards, and that can be very impressive. This PC video card has 1 GB of GDDR5 onboard and a core clock speed of 850MHz. The HD 5870 also has full support for DirectX 11. I have to tell you that this video card is kind of expensive, but it is one if the best high-end video cards that are available for purchase.

ATI Radeon HD 5970 is another great video card when it comes to gaming. It is one of the fastest discrete video cards on the market, when it first appeared it took the number one spot in this category. The HD 5970 uses a single PCB, uses a long card and because of this, it does not fit into any casing, only in certain ones, and that can be an inconvenience. When it comes to performance, it is extremely fast.



Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 came as a response to the HD 4870 X2, which is a video card made by ATI. This is a dual card, and has 2 GTX 260 GPUs running in SLI on a single card. It managed to surpass the HD 4870 when it came to performance but you should know that this card is not cheap at all. Another great gaming video card is the ATI Radeon HD 5770 which is very similar to the HD 5870, but slightly weaker from certain points of view. The video card has a memory bus of 128-bit, has DirectX 11 support, and various features which can be found in many ATI video cards such as Eyefinity.

These are some of the best PC video cards for gaming. As you can see, all of them are made whether by ATI or by Nvidia and the reason for this is that they are the best in the domain.

If you own a computer, I am sure that you are aware of the fact that the prices for the components are bigger. A few years ago they were much more affordable and you had the possibility of changing the computer much easier than nowadays. The truth is that it can be kind of expensive to change the hardware of your computer especially if you would like to buy components which are very capable from the performance point of view. This might come as a surprise for you since many other components have dropped in price, such as the computer memory which has reach its lowest price ever.

Yet even with all these reductions in price, the costs of the branded computer components seem to remain the same. Luckily you have other options as well, and you can buy wholesale computer hardware from dealers who specialize in this domain. Many people choose this path nowadays, of buying wholesale computer hardware and then of building their own notebook. In the same time, many people avoid these components believing that they are much more inferior to the ones which are more expensive.  They are very wrong.

You can easily find the wholesale computer hardware dealers in lots of different places such as online or even locally and the chances are that you will find great deals for them. The benefit is that you can fully customize you computer, to meet whatever demands you like. For example if you like to play computer games, then you can choose the components which will be able to run the game without worries. Another great thing about such dealers that sell wholesale hardware is the fact that most of them have repair shops as well, and most of them will offer warranty for the components. You should not be suspicious about these parts, as they are not faulty or something like that.

In most of the cases the hardware has a discounted price because the manufacturer manufactures more parts than required by an order from a branded computer manufacturer. Since the manufacturer can’t use the extra parts, or will not pay for them, the original manufacturer will sell them at discounted prices and in most of the cases, the wholesale computer hardware dealers will buy them.



The dealers will sell them for more money than what they had to pay for them, but even so, the prices will be lower than when shopping from a regular store. If you are thinking about directly buying from the original manufacturer, you should know that they only sell in bulk which means that you will have to buy tens of components. This was my information on the wholesale computer hardware, I hope that you enjoyed it.