There are many ways to make a slow laptop faster, but few are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD). Making the swap will, in most cases, ...

I have a Compaq laptop that I use mainly for puttering on when watching TV. I don't do a lot on it other than browsing and some Steam games (Bejewelled Twist, etc). I can't friggen stand how long it ...

When I say old, I mean OLD. I have a 15" 867MHz Titanium. In it's day it was a hot dog, but now it's been relegated to checking and writing e-mail and basic web browsing, like checking the weather ...

We HATE slow technology here at T3 Towers. As a general rule, if the machine you are using cannot keep up with the speed you are using it at, then something is wrong and, honestly, it needs dumping.

Depending on the model, a Compaq Presario might use a SATA hard drive or an IDE drive. The former is found in most models released after 2003, and the latter in earlier PCs. Replacing an IDE drive is ...

Most small businesses today rely on computers for a wide variety of tasks ranging from billing and accounting to maintaining inventory, email correspondence and storing HR records. All this crucial ...

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 ...

Face it, for the average consumer, solid-state drives still have a price-to-storage issue -- but once you get used to the quick and quiet performance, it's hard to go back. If you're willing to take ...

There are many ways to make a slow laptop faster, but few are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD). Making the swap will, in most cases, ...