Running a solid state drive on your desktop computer has several advantages over using a traditional hard drive. Your computer boots faster, shuts down much more quickly and programs open faster. In ...

One way to speed up your computer is by swapping out your optical hard drive for a solid-state drive (an SSD). There’s a significant speed difference in this swap, because you’re moving from the ...

There are two main types of storage you'll find in computers: hard disk drives and solid-state drives. Each serves the same ...

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, ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Sure SSDs are great, because they’re fast, sturdy, and quiet. But do you ever feel like it’s a little too quiet around your computer? If you find yourself missing the signature ticking sounds that ...

If you see a Blue Screen after installing a new SSD or HDD on your Windows computer, use the following fixes. The problem might be associated with the port to which the SSD or HDD is connected. I ...

Western Digital (WD) today released a portable external drive for Macs and a dual-disk external desktop backup drive that it claims is faster than a solid-state drive (SSD). WD announced the My Book ...

Your storage device could be one of the most important upgrades you make this year. When was the last time you backed up your hard drive? If it’s been more than a ...