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 ...

There is one upgrade that will universally improve a laptop’s performance: adding an SSD. This is a particularly attractive upgrade for budget laptops, which typically come with a hard drive. That’s ...

Windows The father of the Linux operating system, Linus Torvalds, says the reason why Windows has a rep for bugs and blue screens isn't down to bad code but bad memory Action Helldivers 2 cuts its ...

Do you want to add more storage to your Asus ROG Ally or Ally X quickly, affordably, and easily? Get a microSD card, slide it in, and get back to gaming. But where’s the fun in that? If you want ...

The Asus ROG Ally X has already cemented itself as one of the best handheld gaming PCs you can buy, and part of the reason why is how easy it is to upgrade the SSD. It only takes a few minutes to ...

Do you find your computer slow? What if you could speed it up by swapping the storage device with a faster one? Did you know it is easy to clone your data to an SSD to keep it intact? All it takes is ...

As a PC gamer, you’ve likely already felt the pain that is the ever-increasing file size of today’s games—Baldur’s Gate 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 are each around 150 gigabytes, for example. These ...

The first thing we need to look at is the SSD's form factor. You'll see several different form factors available, including M.2 drives, 2.5-inch drives, and even mSATA, PCIe and U.2 SSDs. This ...

The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming device that's become a popular way to play PC games on the go. There are three versions of the Steam Deck, with the main difference being the storage space: 64GB, ...

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