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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo shows how you can replace your computer's hard drive with a solid-state drive and be significantly happier with your life. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with ...

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 ...

Don't throw away your old laptop just yet. We found a "clever" DIY trick that turns your retired hardware into the a fast portable drive you can own.

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

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

The SSD solid-state hard drives included in MacBook Airs or available as an option with other MacBooks are proprietary components. This means that unlike the regular hard drives included in other ...

The best external SSDs offer a level of storage performance, read/write speed, and reliability that wasn't possible with older external hard drives. They're also lighter and much less susceptible to ...

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