Two of the three hard drives in my main computer are Solid State Drives (SSD) that do not need defragmenting. In fact, running defragmenting software on them could have an opposite effect on the drive’s speed and health. One of my personal criteria therefor is that defragmentation software needs to be able to block those [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The write speed of Solid State Drives is usually lower than the read speed. Many write operations on SSDs can slow down the system performance and reduce the longevity of the drive. Specialized programs such as SSD Drive Tweaker or Flash Fire aid the user in optimizing the system for Solid State Drives. We have [...]

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Solid State Drives are build into many computer systems these days. They are build into netbooks for example, are offered by web hosts to run in dedicated servers or purchased by tech enthusiasts. SSD are basically a new generation of hard drives which will eventually replace the existing ones that are build into the majority [...]

Categories: Hardware

While it is still not common sense to securely erase data on hard drives (read: Securely Erase Files) before computers or hard drives are sold or given away the matter becomes even more complicated where SSD – Solid State Drives – are concerned. The positive aspect of Solid State Drives is that data cannot be [...]

Categories: Hardware, Security, Tutorials Basic

It might take some years from now on before most new computers will be shipped with Solid State Drives instead of conventional platter driven hard drives but the change is inevitable. SSDs of the current generation already achieve top read speeds but usually lack behind in write speeds. There are however a few tips on [...]

Categories: Hardware, Tutorials Basic, Windows

So called SSD hard drives are becoming increasingly popular especially in the netbook sector. Solid State Drives have several distinctive advantages like faster access times, lower power usage and being completely silent while running. The main disadvantage that you might notice especially in netbooks is the write speed of those drives which is usually lower [...]

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