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How To Migrate To A Solid-State Drive Without Reinstalling Windows

Installing a solid-state drive is one of the best upgrades you can make to your computer, but migrating your Windows installation to a small drive can be tricky. Here’s how to install an SSD without reinstalling Windows from scratch.

19 May 2011

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How To Enable TRIM On Your Mac’s Solid-State Drive

Enabling TRIM is one of the best ways to maximise the life of your solid-state drive, but OS X doesn’t support it out-of-the-box. Here’s an easy way to get better performance and longevity out of your Mac’s SSD.

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How To Maximise The Life Of Your SSD

An SSD drive is a worthwhile investment, but like any storage device, it can fail. In fact it’s not that uncommon. As with your spinning drives, you should always set up a good backup solution, and you can do plenty to take full advantage of your SSD, but you can also take steps to maximize your SSD’s lifespan. Here’s how.

9 May 2011

Travel

Road Worrier Gets Seduced By The Magic Of SSD

Like notebook users everywhere, I’ve been contemplating switching to a solid state drive (SSD) machine to get better performance and battery life for a while. After a week on the road with an SSD laptop, I don’t think I can put off that upgrade any longer.

23 February 2011

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Secure Erase Methods Probably Won’t Work On Your Solid-State Drive

We’ve shown you how to properly erase your physical media before, but a recent study showed that most “secure erase” methods don’t actually work very well on solid-state drives (SSDs). Here’s what you need to know.

25 January 2011

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Why The Limitations Of SSDs Are Actually Good

You’ve been holding off on buying an SSD for awhile now, telling yourself they’re too expensive and too limiting. Well, you’re wrong. Here’s why.

5 November 2010

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SSDLife Keeps You Informed Of Your Solid-State Drive’s Health And Lifespan

We all know solid-state drives take a bit of care, so if you want to keep track of how your SSD is faring health-wise, free utility SSDLife will let you know.

16 September 2010

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Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox Optimises Your PC For SSD Usage

Windows only: We’ve shown you how to take full advantage of your solid-state drive before, but with Intel’s free Toolbox app, you can run and schedule automatic tasks that increase your drive’s performance even more.

15 July 2010

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How To Take Full Advantage Of Your Solid-State Drive

Solid-state drives (SSDs) have grown popular in recent years for the impressive speed increases your system gains using them. To get the most from your SSD, however, you can (and should) do a few things differently.

14 April 2009

Productivity

Boot Ubuntu 9.04 In 18 Seconds (With A Solid State Drive)

Google webspam wrangler Matt Cutts treated himself to a solid-state hard drive—the kind made from memory chips—and timed a customised boot of Ubuntu 9.04. It was up and running Firefox in about 18 seconds.

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