A Solid State Drive is primarily used on laptops and other lightweight devices, as its compact size proves adequate for such portable hardware units. Much like conventional hard disks, Solid State ...

The M4 Mac mini came with a surprise — a slotted and upgradeable SSD. Here's how to install one, get it running, what to expect for speed, and what's happened in the last eight months since upgrading.

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 ...

Apple started providing an SSDs as an optional extra in 2008 with the launch of the Macbook Air, and you can also spec the new Macbook Pros with SSDs, but it has remained silent on whether OS X ...

Over the past two weeks, I’ve written about the (surprisingly easy) process of adding solid state drives (SSDs) to radically speed up older iMacs, and the varied challenge levels of adding SSDs to ...

When the Mac Pro became available for purchase a few weeks ago, we bought a base model and have since been demonstrating upgrades with third-party components for those interested in boosting their ...

My mid-2011 Mac mini had slowed down. Way down. Starting with Mavericks, the mini would eventually bog down after a number of days between restarts, and require a force restart or manual one. It took ...

Our review of Apple’s new 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro found that it’s a decent laptop, but we have several reasons why you should think twice about buying it. And now some YouTubers have discovered another ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. If you’ve bought yourself a new Mac mini M4, ...

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 ...