As I have mentioned several times recently, the Acer Aspire V3 has very quickly become my favorite laptop. It has a nice 13.3-inch display, it is quite fast, and every Linux distribution I have loaded ...

M.2 SSDs are advanced devices that have transformed data storage. Solid-state drives have quickly become the go-to choice for boosting PC performance due to their lightning-fast speeds and tiny form ...

Installing a solid-state drive (SSD) in a laptop or desktop computer is one of the best upgrades you can do for your computer. Boot times will improve and applications will load a lot faster than if ...

The boot drive is the most fundamental of all the drives your PC may use, as it contains the operating system. Whether it's a ...

First, a few loose ends. I purchased this new laptop because it was what I wanted, and I had been watching for it for quite a while. I didn't want just any random laptop, or just whatever some OEM was ...

Anyone got a good guide for moving Win10 install to a new SSD drive? Difficulty: I have an Intel "Optane" 60GB SSD that is set up as some sort of RAM-Drive like deal and am not sure exactly how that ...

Solid-state drives (SSDs) come with all kinds of perks over your standard hard drive, not the least of which involves serious speed boosts for your computing. Here's how I installed an SSD in my ...

I'm preparing a new build based on ASUS P8Z77-V Pro (i7-3770K, 16GB, Windows 7 Pro) and plan to use: - 1TB WD Caviar HD for the O/S cached with a 60GB Intel SSD ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. It’s been quiet on the This Old iMac front lately, because I don't have ...