There is one upgrade that will universally improve a laptop’s performance: adding an SSD. This is a particularly attractive upgrade for budget laptops, which typically come with a hard drive. That’s ...

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If you need some zippy storage for an everyday desktop or laptop PC, we’ve found the deal for you. Amazon is selling the 500GB Samusng 980 m.2 SSD for $60, down from the usual $75. That’s an excellent ...

Cloning a hard drive on a Mac is a different process. If you have a newer MacBook or iMac, you can't swap out the hard disk on it. The Apple Silicon-based Macs have the storage soldered in, so there's ...

It's always a good thing if you can keep older tech from going to the landfill, and old laptops are no exception. They often work perfectly except for a few things, including the speed of the physical ...

I had to do a bit of research for this one! It appears, from the several reviews I have gone over, you shouldn't have any issue installing a second m.2 SSD in the other slot. Performance shouldn't be ...

An NVMe SSD enclosure is a handy way to connect an NVMe SSD to your PC without connecting it to the motherboard. I was able to turn my old NVMe SSD into a speedy external storage device using one. The ...

Toshiba has announced a new form factor for PCIe NVMe SSDs at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara that could see the end of soldering drives into laptops and other compact devices. The XFMEXPRESS ...

Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag’s hardware team, covering at various times printers, scanners, projectors, storage, and monitors. I currently focus my testing efforts on 3D printers, pro and ...

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