We are slowly witnessing the rise of the solid-state drive (SSD) as it overtakes the traditional hard drive on the market. Prices are falling across the board, and several manufacturers prioritize ...

What Hard Disk do I have? Do I have an SSD, HDD, or Hybrid Drive? How can I check the Specifications and RPM of the Hard Drive of my Windows computer? These are some of the questions we will try to ...

Unless you keep all 512GB of your local files backed up to the cloud, having your computer drive crash on you is one of the worst nightmares there is. Just imagine being unable to access your precious ...

With the PC industry filled with wacky (and borderline insane) naming conventions, it's not easy to remember the names of all your components. Even if you have memorized the names of the expensive ...

Older spinning hard drives have moving parts that can degrade over time, or the drives' magnetic sectors can go bad. Newer solid-state drives (SSDs) don't have moving parts, but their storage cells ...

If you find yourself in the enviable position of getting new hardware for your gaming PC, it's worth taking the time to make sure you’re getting components that are going to serve you well. When it ...

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 ...