An SSD, even a low-budget model, will easily manage double these speeds and above. In fact, our pick for the best SSD – Kingston's KC2500 – offers up to 3,500 MB/s read speeds and up to 2,900 ...

A computer with a built-in solid-state drive (SSD) will give you faster startup speeds, slicker data-writing when copying files, and a snappier process for opening and swapping between programs, ...

If the SSD is a replacement for an existing storage device, then it is simple enough to look at how much data is on the existing drive, and to make sure the replacement drive will be able to ...

An SSD RAID array offers the performance and data protection advantages RAID does with spinning disk, but what levels should you use and can you mix flash and HDDs in the same RAID group?

You've likely heard of an M.2 SSD while shopping for new storage options for your computer. Here's everything you need to know about the storage medium.

If you’re considering SSD for laptops and desktop computers, you’ll need to examine questions about form factor, MLC or SLC, SATA or AHCI, and the key stages of installation. We answer your ...

Every SSD has a TBW rating that indicates how much data you can write to the drive in its lifetime. But does it matter to the average user?

Here's how to install an M.2 or SATA SSD in your desktop. We walk through every step and include details to consider. We also remind you to read the manual—you'll need to for a couple of ...

Throwing around the garbage Now, let's get back to understanding what SSD trimming is all about. To do this, we'll take an imaginary SSD that has 4 kB pages and 256 kB blocks, so 64 pages per block.