Intel SSD Optimizer and firmware upgrade work with Windows 7's 'Trim' tools to increase performance on Intel's X25-M SSDs by 40 percent Intel announced the availability of a tool kit to optimize the ...

The first generation of SSDs introduced mostly via netbooks two years ago were largely a disappointment, as they were slower and pricier than expected. But performance gains, as well as falling prices ...

With Intel introducing new faster and cheaper SSD drives coinciding with Windows 7’s release to manufacturing, it might make sense to include one with your next computer purchase. After all, Windows 7 ...

The first generation of solid-state drives (SSD) introduced in PCs last year failed to live up to the hype. Though praised for using less power and generating less heat than conventional hard disk ...

We'd all like to be able to afford a solid state drive (SSD) such as Corsair's P256, and if you just so happen to be picking one up, you may want to consider using it with Microsoft's Windows 7 RC.

HP Compaq's 6005 Pro with RapidDrive technology will sport a 64GB SSD to speed up Windows 7 and other applications Addressing complaints about slow Windows startup times, Hewlett-Packard plans to ...

According to Microsoft, Windows 7 will run comfortably on a netbook. No surprise there. The company’s been saying this for a while now, and we’ve seen a number of early adopters load up a pre-release ...

Waaaaay back in the day, I remember the best recommendation for the swap file being 2x your physical RAM and leave it on the C drive. In the days of SSDs, though, what's the best practice? If you have ...

When it comes to write-intensive components of the OS, the Windows pagefile and how it behaves is a big factor in SSD ...

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday gave a strong, though qualified, endorsement for running Windows 7 on PCs equipped with solid-state disk (SSD) drives, saying it has tuned the upcoming operating system to ...