Wow, why didnt I do that earlier?!
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I work in IT, for a large manufacturer, so I should know better but...
My 6 month old laptop wasnt available with SSD when I ordered it. Just upgraded. Wow, difference is night and day. So nice not to have a HDD buzzing away, and boot speeds have halved.
If anyone is thinking of doing the same, the Samsung cam with some good SW and it was a piece of cake - I haven't done tech stuff for years, but it was straightforward; just had to re-activate windows 8, which was easy on a freephone automated system.
My 6 month old laptop wasnt available with SSD when I ordered it. Just upgraded. Wow, difference is night and day. So nice not to have a HDD buzzing away, and boot speeds have halved.
If anyone is thinking of doing the same, the Samsung cam with some good SW and it was a piece of cake - I haven't done tech stuff for years, but it was straightforward; just had to re-activate windows 8, which was easy on a freephone automated system.
I've been running on SSD drives for almost 18 months on 3 different laptops. After the initial speed increase you get used to it although you'll never got back to magnetic drives!
Make sure you back things up regularly as SSD do not give any warning on failure.
I'd check the boot speeds as it should be less than 20 seconds to get into Windows 7 and even faster for Windows 8 and Linux distros obviously depending on the processor and memory you have. I'm assuming it's a decent processor!
Enjoy!
Make sure you back things up regularly as SSD do not give any warning on failure.
I'd check the boot speeds as it should be less than 20 seconds to get into Windows 7 and even faster for Windows 8 and Linux distros obviously depending on the processor and memory you have. I'm assuming it's a decent processor!
Enjoy!
skelters said:
I've been running on SSD drives for almost 18 months on 3 different laptops. After the initial speed increase you get used to it although you'll never got back to magnetic drives!
Make sure you back things up regularly as SSD do not give any warning on failure.
I'd check the boot speeds as it should be less than 20 seconds to get into Windows 7 and even faster for Windows 8 and Linux distros obviously depending on the processor and memory you have. I'm assuming it's a decent processor!
Enjoy!
Thanks, Yes, it roobooted earlier whilst I was looking at my other (work) laptop and I thought it hadnt! Took no time at all. It is a Haswell i7. Make sure you back things up regularly as SSD do not give any warning on failure.
I'd check the boot speeds as it should be less than 20 seconds to get into Windows 7 and even faster for Windows 8 and Linux distros obviously depending on the processor and memory you have. I'm assuming it's a decent processor!
Enjoy!
My machine started playing up so I bit the bullet and put an SSD in to replace my old primary HDD. The difference is astonishing, even though my motherboard will only do 3.0Gb/s and the drive will do 6.0Gb/s.
My machine is one of the 1st-gen i7s (an 860 2.8Ghz since you ask) with 4Gb of RAM. I can't justify upgrading the rest yet as it still works great but the SSD has definitely given it a massive new lease of life.
Ebuyer had this at £159 and I couldn't resist. Should've bought loads, they're back up to £299 now!
http://www.ebuyer.com/516960-seagate-600-series-48...
My machine is one of the 1st-gen i7s (an 860 2.8Ghz since you ask) with 4Gb of RAM. I can't justify upgrading the rest yet as it still works great but the SSD has definitely given it a massive new lease of life.
Ebuyer had this at £159 and I couldn't resist. Should've bought loads, they're back up to £299 now!
http://www.ebuyer.com/516960-seagate-600-series-48...
Edited by Funk on Thursday 17th April 23:43
I bought this. Not cheap, but wanted to keep partitions the same size and it gets good reviews..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
edo said:
I bought this. Not cheap, but wanted to keep partitions the same size and it gets good reviews..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
Wow, that's pretty cheap, I paid that for a 256 a couple of years ago.http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
onlynik said:
edo said:
I bought this. Not cheap, but wanted to keep partitions the same size and it gets good reviews..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
Wow, that's pretty cheap, I paid that for a 256 a couple of years ago.http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
annodomini2 said:
onlynik said:
edo said:
I bought this. Not cheap, but wanted to keep partitions the same size and it gets good reviews..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
Wow, that's pretty cheap, I paid that for a 256 a couple of years ago.http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
Don said:
My Macbook Pro came with a 500MB SSD. F*ckin' 'ell. Power to logon is four seconds. FOUR.
My Mac Mini takes more like 30...
No-one should buy a computer with anything less than a "hybrid" hard drive now. The speed difference is chalk and cheese...
It's amazing isn't int, I couldn't believe it when I got mine. I was original miffed that it didn't have a hibernate mode, but who needs it.My Mac Mini takes more like 30...
No-one should buy a computer with anything less than a "hybrid" hard drive now. The speed difference is chalk and cheese...
Went back to my Win 7 laptop the other day which hibernates, and it is so slow and feels like a complete dinosaur.
hman said:
Dont you guys use the sleep function on your laptops?
from Sleep mode to on the internet in 15 seconds (I just timed it because I am a nerd) using a HDD
How much is a 1tb SSD now anyway?
Yeah, I use sleep mode on my laptop. It's fully awake and on the internet before the lid's completely open, thanks SSD!from Sleep mode to on the internet in 15 seconds (I just timed it because I am a nerd) using a HDD
How much is a 1tb SSD now anyway?
I fitted one to my ancient Dell Dimension E521 (Athlon X2 2.2Ghz) running Windows7.
In real usage it's far FAR quicker and more responsive to use than the Mac MINI (with a normal HDD fitted) I also have. The Mac never get's touched anymore, it's the Mac that feels ancient rather than nearly brand new.
SSD's are brilliant.
In real usage it's far FAR quicker and more responsive to use than the Mac MINI (with a normal HDD fitted) I also have. The Mac never get's touched anymore, it's the Mac that feels ancient rather than nearly brand new.
SSD's are brilliant.
onlynik said:
edo said:
I bought this. Not cheap, but wanted to keep partitions the same size and it gets good reviews..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
Wow, that's pretty cheap, I paid that for a 256 a couple of years ago.http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W16OU/ref=...
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