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 ...

Traditional Hard drives, or HDD in short, are commonly found in older PCs and laptops. Hard drives are mechanical devices with magnetic platters that spin and an arm that reads or writes data. These ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When purchasing a laptop, it's generally a good idea to go with an SSD instead of a traditional hard drive. SSDs are faster, more durable, and ...

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 ...

SearchStorage.co.UK: Can you put any solid-state drive in a laptop or desktop computer? Evans: It’ll be good to set a little bit of background here, and understand what normally goes into a desktop or ...

Two week update: The SSD drive died this morning when I woke the MacBook from sleep. After a hard restart, the drive no longer showed up at all. I’ve ordered a replacement and will let you know if ...