Western Digital says it’s lost at least 6.5 exabytes (6.5 billion gigabytes) of flash storage due to contamination issues at NAND production…
Tag: SSD
U.S. nuclear force replaces floppy disks for nuke launches with ‘highly-secure’ SSD solution
The 8-inch floppy disks used by one antiquated Air Force computer system that, in a crisis, could receive an order from the president to launch nuclear missiles…
The newer, cheaper MacBook Air has slower, cheaper SSD drive
The new entry-level MacBook Air hides a little compromise — it’s 35% slower in terms of read speed…
MRAM: The next step for solid state storage?
There have long been two primary options when it comes to disk storage. On one hand, there are HDDs…
How to save $1,000 or more on a new iMac
First you have to do a little bit of homework…
Apple lowers price of select SSD upgrades for Mac mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro
In addition to upgrading the iMac and iMac Pro…
Apple announces free replacement of certain 13-inch MacBook Pro (non-Touch Bar) SSD drives
Apple has determined that a limited number of 128GB and 256GB solid-state drives (SSD) used in 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) units have an issue …
Breathing new life into an aging iMac
I just came into possession of a 21.5-inch Late 2013 iMac…
How to make your Mac start-up faster
Is your Mac starting up slower than it used to?
Securing your Mac’s SSD before handing it off for repair
My concern is providing the laptop to the service center with admin password or temp admin privileges…
This Old iMac: How to supercharge your Mac
In a couple of words? It screams…
Speed up your older Mac by installing OS X on an external SSD
There’s a reason that my 2010 Mac Air is zippier than my 2011 iMac, and it all comes down to hard drive…
How can SD cards be faster than SSDs?
Recently the good folks at Datalight published results of testing they’d done…
Samsung unveils 2.5-inch 16TB SSD: The world’s largest storage drive
A server with 48 of these new SSDs, with a total storage capacity of 768 terabytes and performance rated at 2,000,000 IOPS
Why SSDs don’t perform
One of the most popular uses of SSDs is in …
OS X pro tip: How to create a Fusion Drive for your Mac using any SSD and HDD
Create a DIY Fusion Drive of your own, using any SSD and HDD you wish…
Why SSDs are obsolete
Now that non-volatile memory technology has been widely accepted, it is time to build systems…
The 17-inch MacBook Pro report: From slug to sprinter
When the 17-inch MacBook Pro was killed in 2012…
Apple security measures penalise OS X Yosemite users with third-party SSDs
Apple users are being warned that security measures introduced in OS X Yosemite…
Apple’s OS X Yosemite kills third-party SSD support
Apple has, without warning, removed support for some third-party SSDs…
Macworld reviews Monster Digital OverDrive Thunderbolt 1TB portable SSD
With so few portable SSDs sporting a terabyte of capacity…
How to clean out old Mail downloads and reclaim disk space on your Mac
If you’re running low on disk space on your Mac, especially SSD space…
Apple’s new MacBook Pro 15 with 4-channel PCIe offers blazing SSD performance
The MBP 15 is able to achieve these speeds because…
How to create a blazingly fast 4GB/s RAM Disk in OS X
RAM Disks, as the name indicates, are logical storage volumes created…
The Register reviews Crucial M500 960GB SSD: ‘A real game changer’
While SSDs may never quite reach parity with HDDs…
Which is faster? Thunderbolt bus-powered 2.5′ or USB 3.0 bus-powered 2.5′ storage?
To squeeze the most out of each device, each was equipped with an SSD…
New 27-inch iMac benchmarks: Fusion Drive vs SSD vs HDD
Since the 27-inch uses 3.5-inch HDDs, the drive choices and drive performance…
No aftermarket SSD for your new 21.5-inch iMac; custom connector means factory SSD or none at all?
The connector to actually plug in the SSD is missing….
Apple’s new Fusion Drive technology also works on older Macs
One of the interesting additions to Apple’s iMac and Mac mini lines…
Study: Average SSD prices almost halved over last 12 months
Solid state drive prices have fallen by as much as 65 percent in the last 12 months…
SSDs won’t replace hard drives anytime soon
Solid state drives are one of the hot technologies of the day…
Don’t buy a new Mac without an SSD or you’ll regret it
Lion performance – boot up, file access times, page swapping, context switching…
Benchmark porn star: OWC’s scorchingly fast Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G 480GB SSD
The 2011 MacBook Air comes with an unadvertised feature…
Apple to unveil smaller 7.85-inch iPad this year, says anonymous Samsung official
Apple is planning to buy parts worth a record $11 billion from Samsung…
The hoarders will hate the next MacBook Pros
When Apple ditched the optical drive on the MacBook Air…
Apple’s purchase of Anobit would give it a leg up on rivals, allow Apple to use the least costly NAND flash
Apple’s buyout of Israel-based solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturer Anobit Technologies…
Analyst: Apple yawns at Thailand hard drive shortage paralyzing rest of PC industry
Apple is relatively unscathed by the recent Thailand flooding…
Analysts see competitive advantages for Apple in Anobit buy
A deal, if it comes to pass, may provide meaningful long-term competitive advantages…
Analyst: With MacBook Air, Apple has ‘fortuitous timing’ amidst hard drive shortage
Apple is largely insulated from the ongoing component constraints, caused by flooding in Thailand…
Thunderbolt Shootout: LaCie Little Big Disk vs. Promise Pegasus X4
We wanted to know if two striped drives in the LaCie Little Big Disk (LBD) Thunderbolt…
Mac OS X 10.6.8 delivers TRIM support for Apple SSDs, significant graphics improvements
One item of interest regarding last week’s Mac OS X 10.6.8 update…
OWC: Apple’s design changes to new iMacs restrict main drive upgrades
Apple’s design changes their new iMacs prevent firms from…
