The SSD solid-state hard drives included in MacBook Airs or available as an option with other MacBooks are proprietary components. This means that unlike the regular hard drives included in other ...

Other World Computing today announced the launch of new 1 TB (960 GB) solid state drive options for 2010-2012 models of the MacBook Air. Priced at $549 for the drive alone or $579 for a package ...

Looking to juice up my 2009 Macbook a little with a DIY fusion drive. Keep looking at a Samsung 830 256GB, but it is too expensive to put in such an old macbook. Also I only have SATA II, 3gb/s so the ...

Apple has just released the MacBook Air Flash Storage Update 1.1 for the 64GB and 128GB solid-state drives that shipped with some 2012 MacBook Airs. The company has apparently "discovered that a small ...

If you're short on storage in your MacBook Pro, you should add more capacity by buying one of these portable external SSDs. Mac users frequently discover that the amount of extra storage capacity they ...

My Mac is now silent. After installing a solid state drive (SSD) with no moving parts, the drone of my iMac’s hard drive and fans has given way to such an absence of sound that I only hear the ...

External solid-state drives (SSDs) are a work of art and an indispensable computer accessory. Older storage media like hard drives, CDs, and floppy disks came with so many compromises that people didn ...

There are numerous benefits to buying an external SSD for your Mac. Not only does it provide extra space for storing files, photos, and videos, but it also enables it to boot up much faster. This goes ...

Those who follow me on Twitter know that a couple of weeks ago I upgraded my MacBook Pro (15-inch model, late 2008) to the new generation of hard drives: I bought a Solid State Drive, also simply ...

What does the MBA's $1,000 SSD give you? According to the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg: not much. Exactly as I predicted 3 weeks ago. Battery life Walt says: The SSD MacBook gave me just five ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that RAM in MacBook Pro laptops with retina displays could be upgraded. The story has been updated with the correct information. When ...

All storage fails. The only question is when. For critical data: LOCKSS. Lots Of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe. I've relied on daily bootable backups to keep my business running for over 15 years. But the ...