For laptops, also look up the maximum Z-height for a 2.5-inch drive (as applicable) to make sure it’ll fit, and find out the power consumption of any SSD you’re considering.

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 ...

A solid-state drive not only is effective but can be downright cheap. SATA, M.2 SSDs, PCI Express, NVMe: Here's everything to know about laptop SSD upgrades, plus the best drives to buy.

Types of SSD There are different types of SSD available in laptops and desktops, some of which are better than others. While you won't often see the exact type specified on a retailer's website, if ...

Laptops with 2TB of SSD storage aren't difficult to come by, but most base model ultrabooks start at close to 500GB — even worse if you're shopping for a MacBook Air, which only gets you a ...

Happy snappy If your laptop has an SSD in it, everything will happen more snappily. Every icon you click on, every application you launch, it’ll be in front of your eyes at a much faster lick ...

Luckily, the test laptop was a fairly new system, so we had only about 22GB of actual data and applications on the hard drive, which meant that we didn’t have to move any data off to make space.

In that regard, one should opt for the Surface Laptop with Core i7, 16GB of RAM and that faster 512GB SSD. Of course, that model is the only one with 16GB of RAM, which is the other selling point ...