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 ...

I bought my first MacBook Pro in 2011, and I've never been unhappy with that purchase. But things haven't been all sunshine and daisies for me with this computer all those years in between.

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 ...

The HP Omen 15 is already a powerful gaming laptop, but if you need more oomph here's how to change out the M.2 SSD, RAM, and HDD. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Waaaay back when the iMacs went through their last major format change (from the iLamp to the current rectangle-suspended-from-a metal foot), there was one model cycle that were gloriously easy to ...

Apple's refresh to the Mac mini may have caused some owners of earlier generations to be envious of the performance compared to their existing Mac. One potential upgrade to give the older models a ...

When I bought a new laptop earlier this year, it was after several cautionary notes from fellow ET contributors that I might regret not waiting a few months for Ivy Bridge. I was thrilled with the ...

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 ...