How Ultrabook Performance Degrades Over Time with a Samsung TLC SSD
Samsung's TLC SSDs are screwing their customers! A bug with Triple Level Cell NAND memory causes performance to degrade and voids warranty early. Find out whether you're affected and get a fix.
10 Acronyms and Their Meanings You Need to Know in 2015
Technology still continues to improve dramatically and 2015 is certainly no exception. But, with new technology comes new terminology, and with new terminology comes new acronyms.
New Toshiba Breakthrough Could Kill the Hard Drive Soon
Right now, the biggest reason to still own a hard drive instead of a solid state drive is the cost. A new breakthrough from Toshiba might change all that.
5 Little-Known Specs That Could Be Slowing Down Your PC
We'll take a look at five lesser known factors that affect your computer's performance, and show you how you can always get maximum bang for your buck when upgrading.
What's Inside Your Computer: The Story Of Every Component You Need To Know
Whether you're buying a new computer or building your own, you're going to be subjected to a lot of acronyms and random numbers.
Disable Hibernate On Your SSD For Warranty Purposes
Killing your SSD only requires a bit of laziness. You can preserve your warranty and extend your SSD's lifetime by turning off hibernation. We show you why & how to do it.
Wondering How To Reformat Windows 8? Let Me Explain
You probably want to perform a clean installation. With Windows 8, this typically doesn't involve formatting anymore. Let's find out what you can do instead.
Seven Laptop Components That Can Improve Your Battery Life
Most manufacturers lie about battery performance.
How To Optimize Linux For SSDs
To get the best performance and least wear-and-tear on your solid state drive, try these optimizations for your Linux system.
3 Benefits of SSD Web Hosting
Solid state drives have dropped in price and the performance benefits to desktop users are immediately obvious to anyone who owns one: your computer will fly. But does this translate into benefits to a website when utilising SSD hosting?
Want to Get More from Your Mac Mini? Start With These Upgrade Tips
If you've just picked up a Mac Mini, here are some tips on what to upgrade and how to do it.
5 Of The Best 128GB & 256GB Solid State Drives To Buy Right Now
This is a great time to pick up your first (or second, or third) SSD. The question is; which one?
Keep an Eye on Your HDD & SSD Health With Hard Disk Sentinel
Have you ever had a drive failure? Sadly, there’s no panacea for preventing hardware damage. But monitoring your HDD or SSD, to act when their death becomes likely, is a first step.
What is Apple's Fusion Drive & How Does It Work?
Solid state drives are awesome. The only snag is that solid state storage is still prohibitively expensive for storing lots of data. The days of cheap SSDs are probably not that far away, but for the moment Apple has come up with an interim solution. By using an SSD and a traditional slow-moving hard drive, the company hopes to strike a balance between space and speed, and the best part is that your Mac will handle all the hard work for you. This technology is called Fusion Drive.
How to Replace or Upgrade the SSD in Your Windows 8 Tablet
With less than 4 GB of storage remaining on my Windows 8 tablet – and the majority of useful applications, cloud storage and games installed on my external USB 3.0 drive – I decided that it was time to upgrade the tiny 64 GB mSATA SSD. Without the advantage of an SD card slot on my Acer Iconia W7 series tablet, opening the device and replacing the mSATA SSD with a high capacity replacement was really the only option, short of buying a new computer.
Top Tools for Managing and Maintaining Your SSD
Did your SSD start out Usain Bolt fast, but now limps along? You can whip your drive back into shape using a handful of toolkits and optimization software, but caveat emptor: Some SSD optimization software are potentially damaging to your solid state drive. Analysis tools help determine your model, its condition and its firmware version. Toolkits will automatically optimize the drive. Finally, SSD benchmarking software determines whether or not your drive functions at or near peak performance.
How To Optimize SSD Speed & Performance
Although Solid State Drives can deliver break-neck computing speeds, most users don’t know a nasty secret - your drive might not be properly configured. The reason is that SSDs don’t come optimized out of the box. Before the drive reaches peak performance, the user must engage in a fair amount of tweaking and preparatory work. In particular, AHCI mode in BIOS/EFI must be engaged and the correct AHCI drivers must be installed.
Find Your Next Solid State Drive With SSDBoss
We recently covered two sites, CPUBoss and GPUBoss, launched to provide a fast, easy way to determine what you next hardware upgrade should be. Shortly after our last review, the people behind the sites reached out to tell us another site was one its way, too, and it would cover solid state drives. Hard drives may not seem like an obvious extension of the Boss mission, but I think it makes sense.
Getting Cramped? 5 Ways To Increase SSD-only Ultrabook or Netbook Storage
The ultra-portables can't afford the room for a big, hulking hard drive. SSD comes at a price; literally, and figuratively. These expensive drives (although progress is made every day) still cannot reach the capacity of magnetic drives. Whether you're limited to a 4 GB Netbook or a 256 GB Ultrabook, worrying about storage space is hardly enjoyable. Here are some tips you can use to increase the available memory of your memory-impaired device.
The Complete Guide on Installing a Solid State Hard Drive in Your PC
A solid state hard drive is one of the best upgrades available for a modern computer. It increases the load times of programs dramatically, which in turn makes a PC feel snappier. Results can be dramatic. Some games, for example, loaded several times more quickly from an SSD after I replaced my own mechanical drive. The benefits of SSDs are not in question. But how do you install one?