Upgrading Mac Mini (2014-2017): Installing an SSD
Apple has been using slow hard drives in Mac mini for years, so replacing them with an SSD is very worthwhile. If you have a current Mac mini without Fusion Drive, at home, the lame hard drive should be replaced…
Raspberry Pi – Raspbian-Update “Jessie” to “Stretch”
Since August 17,2017 the new Rasbian version “Stretch”based on Debian 9 is available for download. If you don’t want to wait long and want to benefit directly from new kernel and software versions, you can upgrade to Raspbian “Stretch” in…
iMac Retina 5K: Memory upgrade (RAM)
Apple is charging excessive prices for memory. With the iMac, these prices are about three times higher than the market’s standard storage prices. Ultimately, however, Apple uses standard RAM memory bars that are freely available on the market. So what…
Synology DS216+II: Upgrade memory
The Synology DS216+II DiskStation comes with more than 1 GB RAM. As such, the DS216+II does exactly that which Synology designed it to do, it suffices for use as data storage. However, the lack of random access memory becomes noticeable…
MacBook Pro (Howto): Install A Solid-State-Drive
In this article I will show you, how to install a SSD into the Apple MacBook Pro. All the essentials of material and tool that is required for the installation are linked in the article. For the installation of the…
SSD Comparison: Differences between Samsung 860 / 850 Pro and EVO Series
Samsung dominates the market with high-quality SSDs. Although the bandwidth of the SATA III protocol has now been exhausted and significant speed increases are no longer possible, development is not standing still here. Samsung still improves the offered SATA SSDs…
SSD comparison: Crucial MX500 vs. BX300
Crucial has launched the MX500, the current spearhead of the MX series. Even the predecessors enjoyed great popularity as inexpensive and powerful SSDs. The new MX500, with its dynamic write acceleration and high guaranteed write volume, is also expected to…
Raspberry Pi – Raspbian-Update “Wheezy” to “Jessie”
After about 2 years of development, Debian “Jessie” was released as stable on April 25,2015. Since the Rasbian distribution is based on Debian Linux, an updated version of Raspbian based on Jessie is now available for download. So it’s high…
MacBook Pro Retina: Upgrading to SSD (Howto)
Due to the special SSD design Apple uses in the Macbook Pro Retina, upgrading has so far been difficult. Fortunately this has now (at least partially) changed. Meanwhile, third-party manufacturers offer special SSD modules and M.2 adapters that enable an…
Memory upgrade: Apple iMac 2012/2013/2014 (Howto)
Without big notice, the updated version of the Apple iMac (Late 2013) was presented in september. Equipped with a Intel Haswell-Processor, new grafic-chipset and WLAN-support after standard 802.11.ac,the all-in-one is now on the current state of technology. In both models…
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