There are few ways to make a laptop faster that are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD).

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How to Transfer Programs From a PATA to a SATA Drive. Parallel ATA, or PATA, hard drives and Serial ATA, or SATA, drives have virtually the same physical characteristics and platter speeds.

Is your once roomy boot SSD getting full? Now that there are lots of options for NVMe models, it's worth considering whether you should snag one for your upgrade.

When building a PC, you'll likely need to install an NVME SSD. NVME SSDs have essentially replaced SATA SSDs as primary drives due to their superior speed and easy installation process.

While PCIe drives like the Intel 750 Series SSD are becoming more common all the time, the most readily available drives are still connected through SATA.