Is A MacBook Pro Really The Best Performing Windows Laptop?
New research from Soluto claims that “if you’re looking for top reliability … MacBook Pro is the best Windows PC on the market”.
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Example Of A Sub $1000 Power User PC Self Build
Some readers asked for the specs of my own recent ‘power user’ PC build so I have written them up with my comments, rationale behind the choices and alternatives for a cheaper build.
Find Out Where Your Hard Drive Space Has Gone
WizTree shows you where space on your hard drive has gone, in a simple pictorial tree format.
How To Hide A Drive In Windows From Curious Users
Hidecalc is a simple utility to make selected drives invisible in Windows Explorer for a particular user.
Test A USB Flash Drive For Errors Or Fake Size
H2testw is a simple way to test for fake or faulty USB (and hard) drives or memory cards.
Hard Drives Still Dominate Laptop Market – SSDs Make No Inroads
Hard drives still have a monopoly in laptop storage – why do SSDs represent less than 3% of the market?
Speed Up A Computer With An SSD Drive
Using an SSD can have a huge impact on the speed of a computer.
Securely Erase A Hard Drive – DBAN May Not Be Sufficient
DBAN is a popular program to securely erase hard drives but it does have some drawbacks – not all parts of the drive are securely erased.
Copy Files From A Failing Hard Drive
Unstoppable Copier is a great improvement on Windows Explorer to copy files from a failing hard drive.
Is Disk Cleanup Still Worth Doing?
Disk Cleanup identifies files that you can safely delete to free up space – this may also help speed up your computer.