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 ...

Apple's security processor gets in the way when you're trying to use external drives to boot from. Fix this now because if you wait until you need to restart from one, you'll have problems. The T2 ...

Reader Richard Spitzer is concerned about using a third-party SSD drive with his Mac running Yosemite. He writes: I just read an article that Apple is disabling the TRIM function for third-party SSDs ...

[Editor’s note: This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to Lion (OS X 10.7). We also have a complete guide to installing and upgrading to Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8).] ...

Given that, and that most of my work is programming hence small file I/O, I figure an external SSD boot drive on FW800 for good latency, and a mechanical spinner internally on the sata bus for large ...

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 ...