Discover the built-in hardware tests that can extend the life of your laptop and save you from expensive repairs.

If your laptop cannot find the operating system, it usually displays a message such as No bootable device found or Insert boot media. This indicates a failure of the storage device (HDD or SSD) itself ...

When your SSD’s space is filled up it will run a lot slower. If your SSD is at 90 percent capacity and you start to notice ...

Many of us do a bit of housekeeping at the end of the year, and it can be shocking to see how much hard drive space we've filled up in 2025. Picking up a new storage solution, whether you opt for an ...

With less than one week to go, Black Friday is an excellent opportunity to bag a bargain, especially for PC parts and peripherals. Not all the Black Friday deals have been announced yet, but I managed ...

There are a few restrictions. First, you need a PCIe 4.0 or Gen 4 drive or better. This interface allows for SSD speeds up to 7,500MB/s, which is a huge improvement over the 3,500MB/s for Gen 3 M.2 ...

Running out of storage space, or looking for a smart way to back up your Mac? We've tested the top options to help you choose the best Apple-friendly SSD or hard drive for your needs. Since 2004, I ...

Black Friday is over, but if you're looking for the ultimate storage upgrade, it's over to the Cyber Monday SSD deals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Car manufacturers are quickly learning that a software-defined vehicle is not an easy thing to, well, define. It’s a whole new world for auto manufacturers who once just had to worry about suspension ...

Maybe your gaming laptop doesn’t have enough storage. Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more) by providing an easy ...

Today's fastest internal SSDs come in the super-small "gumstick" M.2 format. Here's how to buy the right M.2 SSD, along with deep-dive reviews of today's top models. Since 2004, I have worked on PCMag ...

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