Formatting an SSD is the best way to boost its performance or clear out any potentially malicious malware whenever you move it to a new system, purchase one second hand, or plan to sell yours on to ...

SSDs are now the norm in computers. With older laptops and desktop PCs, the low capacity of the original SSD is usually the main reason for an upgrade, with the old SSD replaced by one with more space ...

During a stroll in Hall One we came across a Japanese company called Century that makes various storage accessories. What peaked our interest were three different devices, all performing pretty much ...

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Hey, I had an OWC SSD (with PCIe connector) installed in a friend's iMac and I set up a fusion drive. I cloned the previous volume back to the fusion drive with CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner). Now I wonder, ...

While both Intel and Samsung are promising big drops in SSD prices by the year’s end for now they still cost plenty. Unless you want to take the DIY route, and use this nifty gizmo from Century which ...

Backups are one of those things that everyone knows is necessary, plans to make, but usually don't worry about until it is too late. Here is a quick, easy way to make a portable backup solution that ...

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