If your SSD doesn’t have a heatsink, you should get one, especially if you’re running a PCIe Gen 4 or PCIe Gen 5 SSD. A ...

Hard drives need defragmentation to ensure pieces of data are stored in contiguous cells, preventing longer seek times. SSDs, on the other hand, store data a bit differently than HDDs. Flash storage ...

I run a computer repair business and I have been upgrading laptops and desktops to SSD's for about 5 years. Recently though I've had a small handful of customers reporting slow down. Upon running HD ...

Hello all. I just completed a new machine and I've run across an issue that google can't seem to provide me with a clear answer for. I'm hoping you experts out there can tell me if I need to re-do my ...

Apple's draconian move to disable TRIM software support in the latest versions of OS X has left only one third-party SSD manufacturer that supports TRIM. Angelbird natively supports TRIM in OS X, a ...

Along with the Windows 7 launch last week, came the long-awaited support for TRIM. As the OS natively supports the new storage command, if there’s an SSD installed and no other storage drivers are ...

For users looking to upgrade their older Macs with third-party solid-state drives (SSDs), one issue has been a lack of support for TRIM on these drives under OS X. TRIM is a system-level command that ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

When left on its default settings, the paging file puts extra stress on your SSD, and over time, reduces its lifespan. The ...

Earlier today Apple released OS X 10.10.4, an under-the-hood update to OS X that introduced several bug fixes and improvements. One improvement, according to Ars Technica, is support for TRIM for ...

Solid State Doctor will force your SSD to clean house and deliver its best performance, as well as clone it, diagnose it, and secure erase it. For anyone not running Windows 8.1 with its “optimize ...

Reader Richard Spitzer is concerned about using a third-party SSD drive with his Mac running Yosemite. He writes: I just read an article that Apple is disabling the TRIM function for third-party SSDs ...