Solid-state drives are all the rage. Since SSDs have no moving parts, they’re more rugged and shock-resistant than standard hard drives–which makes them perfect for laptops that get bumped around a ...

A flash RAM-based SSD gives your PC amazing speed, but it’s expensive by the gigabyte. An old-fashioned, spinning-platter hard drive gives you vast amounts of storage for very little money. But if you ...

It’s a shame that such a large percentage of laptops still come with slow, 5400 RPM, mechanical hard drives. A solid state hard drive not only boosts performance substantially, but also improves ...

Our tech experts explain how installing an SSD (solid state drive) can result in faster boot times, quicker application loading and improved responsiveness With over a decade of experience at Which?, ...

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With storage rising in price, making use of spare M.2 SSDs becomes ever more important. This accessory delivers Thunderbolt 5 ...

A new DIY trick repurposes an old laptop SSD into a functional gadget and portable PC component, extending its usefulness.

There are many ways to make a slow laptop faster, but few are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD). Making the swap will, in most cases, ...

(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY The next time you shop for a replacement laptop, you might be offered a new option that didn't really exist a few years ago, the last time you had to get a new PC. Specifically ...

From time to time people have asked here (or in Mobile Computing) about SSDs for older laptops that use a parallel ATA 2.5 inch hard drive. Such devices exist, but there are only a few of them.

The Dell 14 Plus Laptop with Core Ultra 7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD is on sale for $749.99, which is $470 off the regular price. For ...

When I bought a new laptop earlier this year, it was after several cautionary notes from fellow ET contributors that I might regret not waiting a few months for Ivy Bridge. I was thrilled with the ...