Have you ever upgraded your PC from one generation to the next and wondered where the performance-boost was to be found? Certainly, our CPU’s continue to get through tasks faster and faster, but when ...

Most SSD users are aware that TRIM is an essential Windows command that prolongs SSD life and ensures that their SSDs stay speedy. TRIM kicks-in after a file deletion in Windows and notifies the SSD ...

Having seen just what a mess writing 1TB of data to our drives made using pre-TRIM firmware, we were pretty dubious about just how much of an effect TRIM would have, especially as the damage to the ...

I thought TRIM was a Good Thing(™). So I enabled it as soon as the OS started supporting it. However, a recent SNAFU teaches me that TRIM makes data recovery well-nigh impossible. I can't seem to find ...

If you're a proud owner of an SSD and wish to optimize its performance, understanding the SSD TRIM command is very important. This guide will discuss this process and everything you need to know about ...

One of the best ways to take full advantage of your solid state drive (SSD) is to use the performance-maintaining TRIM command. Technology blog GHacks shows us how to make sure TRIM is enabled in ...

Windows can maintain your SSD really well, but it sure makes you work for those features ...

Last week, we ran a syndicated piece from The Wirecutter on what the best consumer-grade SSD is for most people to buy. In it, guest author Nathan Edwards issued this caveat about adding third-party ...

Fix the small things before they snowball into a new purchase ...

Have you ever upgraded your PC from one generation to the next and wondered where the performance-boost was to be found? Certainly, our CPU’s continue to get through tasks faster and faster, but when ...

Updating existing drives to support TRIM can be a major headache for both users and manufacturers, not least due to the inherent danger in updating any product's firmware. This is further complicated ...