Puzzling over how to replace the hard drive in the new super-slim PlayStation 3? Check out our handy guide that'll have you up and running in minutes.

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).

Sitting idle while your new PS3 game installs is painful, but since it's all in the interest of reducing subsequent load times it's worth the wait, right? Not for the impatient sods at ExtremeTech ...

If you're upgrading from an HDD to an SSD, make the most of the extra speed it offers by setting the SSD as your boot drive.

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HDD and SSD couldn't be more different in this regard. HDDs, being mechanical devices, generate both noise and heat as the platters spin and the read/write arm moves back and forth.