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SSD drives in Mac systems are becoming very popular because of their performance, but though faster than mechanical drives, they may give lower performance over time. Topher, an avid Mac user for the ...

The ability to migrate your OS from HDD (hard disk drive) to SSD (solid state drive) without erasing data is indispensable. The latter will provide you with a smoother experience as it is faster and ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The rumored Acer Aspire One Pro 531 netbook has appeared on Acer Germany's website. First tipped back in March, the Pro 531 has the same 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 display and choice of N270 or N280 Atom ...

We’ve reached a point where it can be assumed that most mid-range and higher desktops and higher-end notebooks will ship with solid-state drives as the default option. It’s a good thing, too, since ...

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