I'm finally going with an SSD in my new Win 7 64-bit box. I'm thinking 180 GB is the minimum I should consider for an SSD boot drive. On an aging Vista box, the boot drive sizes to around 60GB and ...

Absolutely. I wouldn't just get a "boot SSD". It's too much of a hassle to figure out what to try to fit on there. Then with growing RAM and pagefile sizes, system restore, hyberfiles, it's just a ...

Solid state memory has come a long way in the last few years. So while flash memory modules (including SD cards, Compact Flash cards, 2.5″ SSDs, and the chips that are soldered onto Eee PC, Acer ...

SSDs have a number of advantages over hard drives. They’re almost always faster. They have no moving parts, which also makes them quieter, more energy efficient, and more durable – if you drop a ...

Upgrading a computer's boot drive from a traditional hard drive to an SSD is one of the single best performance upgrades ever. But, if you're like many of us, when you did it SSDs were expensive, and ...

I'm guessing you already know the importance of backing up your PC. Using the 3-2-1 backup rule to secure all your data is something each of us should seriously consider. Another thing I highly ...

A new report has revealed that Microsoft is pushing OEMs to make SSDs a compulsory storage device for booting on upcoming PCs, suggesting that SSDs may become a requirement for next-gen Windows 11.

Gilbert wants to know if he should upgrade his boot drive SSD and also wants our opinion on the rest of his rig. Hi gents, and thanks for the section and advice. I have a three-year-old custom build I ...

Is your laptop slowing down during everyday tasks? A simple storage upgrade could improve speed, boost performance, and extend its usable life.