Derek is a writer and marketing pro specializing in communicating complex or technical issues in a way that is accessible to wider audiences. When it comes to selecting the PCs, laptops and servers ...

Solid-state disk (SSD) drives are all the rage among techies. The drives use non-volatile NAND flash memory, meaning there are no moving parts. Because there is no actuator arm and read/write head ...

Imagine this: you’re working on an important project, and your computer suddenly slows to a crawl. Files take forever to open, applications lag, and frustration mounts. The culprit? Your storage drive ...

Solid-state drives won't approach magnetic hard-disk drives in pricing anytime soon, if ever. Comparison shopping makes SSDs look like a luxury purchase. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer ...

Storage has come a long way in recent years, from hard disk drives to solid-state drives, and now that we're multiple ...

In a world of smartphones, tablets, and ultrathin laptops, it’s easy to see and use the terms “hard drive” and “SSD” somewhat interchangeably. After all, virtually all common consumer electronics ...

Editor’s note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. Three years ago, I wrote a story comparing hard disk drives to solid ...

Windows 10 isn’t scheduled to “sunset” for another two years (and a month, since I’m writing this in early September), but I’m already executing on a hardware replacement plan for my Microsoft Surface ...