There are several reasons why you may need to replace your desktop with a new, upgraded laptop. Traditional desktops are bulky and heavy, which makes them very difficult to move around the house. And ...

Here's why your computer keeps freezing and how you can fix it without replacing the RAM When your computer slows to a crawl and struggles with even basic tasks, like switching between apps, it’s ...

There's one sure way of boosting performance on any Windows 10 PC, and that's by increasing its RAM capacity. In this guide, we run you through how to do so on a desktop or laptop. Depending on the ...

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Your computer has two basic kinds of memory: hard drive storage and random-access memory, and they perform separate functions. Although adding a second hard drive increases your PC's storage capacity, ...

Laptop RAM is facing a conundrum. The SODIMM standard — which is basically a shrunken form of desktop RAM modules — is almost 25 years old and facing an upcoming speed wall. With the demand for ...

The big picture: Laptop memory was once easily upgradable, but the advent of soldered-down DIMMs in recent years has made RAM upgrades almost impossible in modern notebooks. That, however, is set to ...

Nick Statt is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. IBM today announced a more efficient way to use phase-change memory, ...