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, ...

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 ...

Anyone got a good guide for moving Win10 install to a new SSD drive? Difficulty: I have an Intel "Optane" 60GB SSD that is set up as some sort of RAM-Drive like deal and am not sure exactly how that ...

When upgrading or changing the primary HDD/SSD in Windows, it’s painful if you need to install Windows 11/10 again. Not only does it take time, but it is also tedious to install Windows updates, ...

So, I'm slightly terrified about doing this. I did buy a external flash drive to backup my important files on the HDD. Mainly baby/family videos and photos. Here's the thing. My HDD has dual-boot ...

Computers use two main types of storage: hard disk drives and solid-state drives. Both store your files, applications and operating system, but they work differently. These differences significantly ...

Derek is a writer and marketing pro specializing in communicating complex or technical issues in a way that is accessible to wider audiences. When it comes to selecting the PCs, laptops and servers ...