Get some extra life out of your unused SSDs by converting them into external storage devices.
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If you just upgraded your laptop with a higher capacity storage option or have an old device sitting around collecting dust, you can squeeze some remaining use out of that idle solid state drive. If you remove the SSD from an unused laptop, you can then convert it into a high-speed external storage option. It may be a little bulkier than your typical USB drive, but it'll offer much faster read and write speeds while also cutting down on the growing e-waste problem.
