The big price drops for flash memory in 2018 were the result of the 64-layer 3D NAND generation working out well for most of the major manufacturers…
Tag: SSDs
Intel CPU shortages may affect SSD adoption in PCs in 2020
Intel’s CPU shortages are expected to continue haunting the PC industry in the first quarter of 2020…
Apple is using a custom connector for the SSD in the new Mac Pro
The new Mac Pro is a highly modular computer, making it ripe for upgrades and on-site servicing. But…
The most important thing to do if your Mac has a Fusion Drive: Back up your data
SDs (solid-state drives) offer extremely reliable, fast, and consistent performance over many, many years…
How to verify your backups are working properly
Every one of us has some type of data we can’t afford to lose…
World’s largest SSD clocks in at 100TB
The world has a new record holder for the largest SSD…
How Apple’s new filing system is thwarting law enforcement and could affect you
While Apple’s new APFS system for organising data on solid state hard drives…
How to speed up your Mac in a few simple steps
Enterprise, creative or home user — everyone with a Mac should learn a few simple steps…
How to securely erase data from your Mac and external drives
Everyone needs to securely erase data at some point — even on a Mac…
AnandTech reviews Western Digital Black PCIe SSD (512GB)
The WD Black comes in only the two capacities that should be most popular: 256GB and 512GB…
Bare Feats reviews LaCie Bolt3 Thunderbolt 3 Drive
When we read ‘up to 2800MB/s speeds,’ you can imagine how anxious we were to review…
Five ways to speed up your Mac
If your Mac has become frustratingly slow, there are a number of ways…
Demand for Apple’s new MacBook Pro shows no sign of slowing down
Though Apple’s new laptops have been criticized from all angles for being overpriced and under-powered…
Phil Schiller: MacBook Pro with 32GB RAM would have compromised battery life
Why the new MacBook Pro maxes out at 16GB of RAM…
Ars Technica reviews Apple’s MacBook Pro: A peek at the future of the Macintosh
The new design of the MacBook Pros is nice, and Apple’s decision to put in nothing but Thunderbolt 3 ports has prompted…
TIME Magazine reviews Apple’s MacBook Pro: ‘Like test-driving a BMW for the first time’
Everything about it feels more refined, sharper, and faster than your old laptop…
Forbes’ Moorhead reviews Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro: ‘An incredible laptop’
I absolutely love the zero light leakage illuminated keys…
Pro video editor uses Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar: ‘I love it’
First off, It’s really fast. I’ve been using the MacBook Pro with…
The pundits are wrong about Apple – again
I really should expect this by now…
Why Apple’s new MacBook Pros don’t need 32GB of RAM
macOS is much less dependent on DRAM capacity…
Apple’s next MacBook Pro could sport Intel’s new 3D XPoint Optane SSD
If Apple sticks with its typical 12-to 18-month refresh for the MacBook Pro line…
Tested: New breed of USB stick that’s 16x faster and holds up to 480GB
I want to introduce you to a thumb drive that’s 16 times faster than a typical USB 3.0-based thumb drive…
External SSDs for your Mac: Cheap, convenient and very small
External drives are starting to crop up using the mSATA interface, a smaller, card-sized interface…
AnandTech reviews SanDisk X400 1TB SSD
The SanDisk X400 provides usable capacities at power of two increments: 128GB through 1024GB…
Looking forward to Apple’s 10TB flash drive-equipped MacBook Pro in 2018
That’s not as ridiculous as it sounds…
SSD reliability in the real world: Google’s experience
MLC drives are as reliable as the more costly SLC “enteprise” drives…
Flash memory’s density surpasses hard drives for first time
NAND flash has moved past HDDs in areal density, according to Coughlin Associates…
SSD prices are plummeting; buh-bye, hard drives!
Solid-state drives are superior to hard drives in every way but one, but not for long…
The case against SSDs
Over the last year, researchers have been teasing out the problems…
How to enable TRIM on third-party SSDs in OS X
TRIM is a service that runs in your operating system and works with SSDs…
Caution: Leaving unpowered SSDs in a warm room can kill your data fast
If you’ve got an unused computer with solid state storage inside…
10TB SSD in your Mac? New 3D NAND flash will triple capacity of SSDs
Standard consumer SSDs will increase up to an astounding 10TB of storage…
Macworld reviews LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2: Small, sleek, and ridiculously fast
The Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2 is the latest in desktop storage…
How to reclaim storage space from iTunes
If you use your Mac to backup your iOS devices you probably have a few gig worth…
What does (and doesn’t) actually speed up your Mac
A faster Mac is always a better Mac, and there are many things you can do…
How to restore your SSD to peak performance
Back in the days when mechanical hard drives with spinning platters…
Apple’s new iMac’s Fusion Drive a turning point for hybrid drives
When Apple Inc marketing head Phil Schiller launched the new iMac in October…