Skip to main content
X

Send us a Topic or Tip

Have a suggestion for the blog? Perhaps a topic you'd like us to write about? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Fancy yourself a writer and have a tech tip, handy computer trick, or "how to" to share? Let us know what you'd like to contribute!

Thanks for reaching out!

Rocket Yard

Tech Tips

Tech tips and how to’s. All the great, timeless reference articles we have.

OWC Options Address Hard Drive Shortage

Over the last week or so, we’ve talked about the flooding situation in Thailand and how it will likely result in a widespread shortage of platter-based drives. In the wake of all this, a question has arisen: if you’re running out of room, what does one do instead of trying to purchase a possibly non-existent hard drive or deleting files?...

Sometimes, “Recommendations” Are Actually “Requirements”

About a month ago, we talked about how MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.2 "secretly" resolved problems that 2011 MacBook Pros were having with 6.0Gb/s SATA performance. Since we posted about the fix, we've been hearing from customers that some...

Upgrade Your 06-08 Mac Pro’s Internal Bays to SATA 3.0

Most of the time, your average xpc has a longer useful life than its PC counterpart. Unfortunately, the fast evolution of technology means that, after a while, that older Mac may seem a little slow and may not be able...

5400 RPM vs 7200 RPM: When Slower Is Actually Faster

With all the talk on new Solid State Drives and the drive transfer speeds they offer, it's easy to overlook the time-honored, platter-based hard drive. The fact remains that there is still no better price per gigabyte when it comes to...

2011 MacBook Pro SATA Problems Resolved!

If you’ve been reading the OWC Blog for the past few months, you’re probably well aware of the problems that 2011 MacBook Pros were having with 6.0Gb/s SATA performance. If you're not familiar with it, the short form is that...

1 291 292 293 320
Page 292 of 320