A storage drive simulated in memory (RAM). Also called a "virtual disk," "virtual hard drive" or "emulated disk" (e-disk), selected files are copied from storage to the RAM disk in order to speed up ...

The folks over at The Tech Report have reviewed a different type of SSD called the ACard ANS-9010 SATA RAM Disk. As the name implies, the storage for the device comes ...

Do you find yourself suffering with slower transfer rates when working with lots of data? That's where a RAM disk can come into play. By using available random access memory (RAM) not currently ...

Microsoft research project makes flash storage work more efficiently in conjunction with RAM and hard disk for speedier reads and writes. Microsoft researchers are trying to improve the efficiency of ...

The drive letter X: in Windows usually stands for the use of a RAM disc. RAM refers to Random Access Memory, i.e. the working memory of your PC. You can make part of it available as a RAM disc and ...

A report on Ars Technica highlights DTS, a Japanese company that aims to create an efficient and affordable hybrid hard disk. Traditionally -- though the word is used lightly since this is all still ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Gigabyte has demonstrated a RAM disk with up to 4 GByte capacities and a battery to protect content ...