Enabling TRIM is one of the best ways to maximize the life of your solid-state drive, but OS X doesn't support it out-of-the-box. Here's an easy way to get better performance and longevity out of your ...

With the launch of Windows 7 in the fall of 2009, adopters were treated to many useful new features. But for SSD users, there was one that mattered more than the others: TRIM support. Being a ...

The TRIM command is an essential part of SSD maintenance and helps keep the drive running at top speed. It’s available natively for Macs using SSD’s purchased from Apple but if you’ve got a third ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Pretty much every operating system in use these days supports TRIM—a special ATA command that the OS sends along to an SSD when deleting files on that SSD. The lone exception to that list has been ...

An SSD drive is a worthwhile investment, but like any storage device, it can fail. In fact, failing isn't that uncommon. As with your spinning drives, you should always set up a good backup solution, ...

What is your opinion on setting up a Mac to use a non-Apple SSD? I will be installing a Crucial m4 SSD and I was thinking about doing the following: 1) Disable "Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when ...

Cindori Software provides the Trim Enabler program that allows Apple users to use third-party SSDs and still have TRIM functionality. An SSD has no idea what data is erased by the filesystem, but TRIM ...

First things first: This is experimental and we take no responsibility for what you do to your computer with these instructions. With the release of the Lion Beta, the Mac OS now has support for TRIM ...

With the launch of Windows 7 in the fall of 2009, adopters were treated to many useful new features. But for SSD users, there was one that mattered more than the others: TRIM support. Being a ...