Macworld At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Fastest external enclosure outside of Thunderbolt 5 ・Super affordable for 40Gbps ...

Solid-state drive (SSD) caching inside network-attached storage (NAS) is when a flash drive is used by the operating system as slower RAM to improve the performance of installed drives.

Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more) by providing an easy way to expand storage that you can take on the go.

Luckily, you can easily bulk up your storage and speed by adding an internal SSD. Not all SSDs are equal, though. For instance, the drive needs a heat sink -- an essential component to stave off ...