The primary computer storage medium until the turn of the century when solid state drives began replacing them. Hard disks emerged in corporate datacenters in the late 1960s and began to flourish ...

It cost $4,300 (in today's dollars). 1983 - Rodime released the first 3.5-inch hard disk, the RO352, setting a standard for desktop computer drives. It held 10MB at a cost of $1,895, or almost ...

It's worth noting that while this description accurately describes a hard disk drive (HDD), people often ... than any other part of a computer, bar none. It's sometimes worth the risk, though.