Sentence examples for drive solid from inspiring English sources

Or do I need a newer Mac? -- hd, N.Y. A. HD, if the Mac G4 still works, you should be able to copy the files from the Mac to a USB thumb drive (solid state), an external hard drive (spinning discs) or to an optical drive (CD, DVD).

Storage Internal drive Solid State Flash Module Up to: 64 GB.

CSFB said, "We expect the company's portfolio transformation and corporate initiatives to finally drive solid double-digit earnings growth in 2005 and beyond".

"Gross margins run as high as 80%, there's very little labor involved, and you only need two or three big innovations every few years to drive solid top-line growth".

It all sounds perfectly reasonable for a new flagship handset's debut into the world of increasingly ridiculous specs, with the one stand-out element being the 64GB hard drive (solid state, presumably) supposedly tucked inside.

He added, "The investments in existing infrastructure and costs of new offerings (YouTube) should ultimately drive solid long-term returns as investments improve efficiency and business/operations that are currently incurring costs without generating significant revenue (i.e. Checkout) will become revenue drivers over time".

But Apple's introduction of an 11in MacBook Air in late 2010 (no optical drive, solid-state storage) at $999 showed the PC industry that there was definitely money to be made at the higher end.

"An improving global economy drove solid financial performance in the quarter," Fred Smith, the company's chief executive, said during a conference call with analysts.

Highlights included: Mobile Broadband Drives Solid Subscriber Gains.

Strength since early 2009 in emerging markets has driven solid unit gains for PCs off the late 2008-early 2009 lows.

A solar hot water driven solid adsorption ice-making system with heat storage was designed and constructed.