Lenovo RapidDrive: The Wrong Way to Hybrid Drive SSD & HDD
I have a Lenovo Ideapad Y560p. It’s one of about a dozen or so notebooks from Lenovo that use Lenovo’s “exclusive” RapidDrive technology. I hate it. I’ll explain why it’s a bad way to go.
PSA: Backup Your SSD, Just Like Your HDD – Avoid Being DOA
I was able to breathe a major sigh of relief today. My aftermarket Solid State Drive (SSD) upgrade, installed in one of my laptops, lost its filesystem. I don’t know yet if the drive itself has failed yet, but so far… not looking great for the drive. Media reports peg SSD short-term failure rate at […]
Seagate Momentus XT Firmware Update SD28 Released
Seagate has issued a new firmware update for Momentus XT owners, version SD28. If you are a Momentus XT owner (like myself), you can breath a sigh of relief and update immediately… after backing up, of course. This firmware update will hopefully, hopefully tie up some painful loose ends that have stifled the life (thus […]
Seagate Drops Long DST from SeaTools for Windows
Here’s an oddball for Sunday. Seagate quietly posted SeaTools for Windows version 1.2.0.5. It’s such a small update, that the download page still claims that the current version is 1.2.0.4. However, this tiny update packs a big sour grape for those who care about their technology. See, this update only appears to have one function; […]
What’s next for MacBook Pro? SSD Alongside HDD.
The iMac has a nifty new feature (well, for iMac, anyways). It has both a 2.5-inch drive bay and a 3.5-inch drive bay. Now yes, you can use that 2.5-inch drive bay to house that old hard drive from your PlayStation 3 (before you maxed it out). However, the reason that it is there, is […]
Yes, you should still defrag in the SSD era…
I’ve seen a lot of people say that SSDs eliminate the need to defragment your hard drive. And, these people almost made me second guess myself… almost. While it is true that SSDs eliminate one reason to defrag, and that reason is that hard drives must waste time moving across platters and physical sectors of […]