Upgrading to a SSD Drive?

Question

So I'm not that tech savvy but i would like to upgrade to a ssd drive.Will this help my laptop perform better and is it free(meaning you dont have to buy anything)?

Answer 1

They recently showed what it takes to make Solid State Drives (SSDs) on the show "How It's Made". This video from YouTube may help give you a better idea about SSDs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXGKUK2PF0



They are certainly not free. Just like you would have to BUY a replacement hard disk for your laptop if you needed a bigger one, or if the one you have breaks down, you would go to Staples, Best Buy, Curry's or other computer supply store and buy the SSD drive.



Prices per GB are the big challenge right now for SSD. You can get a 1TB Seagate regular drive for under US$50 now. But the cheapest 1TB SSD drive is probably close to US$400.



The SSD is probably a good idea for laptops though. No moving parts means if you drop it or shake it, the read/write heads are not smacking the disk platters which can damage the drive or result in bad spots on the disk. No moving and spinning means less heat being generated.



The SSD drive really will only help you boot up Windows or your operating system faster, and when playing games like Battlefield or Fallout, loading times between zones and at the start of missions will be much faster. So in a way, it helps the laptop perform "better". It does not make the CPU process any faster, but with lower power consumption, it might help improve battery life and less heat means the system's fan does not have to work as hard to keep things cool.

Answer 2

An SSD is similar to a flash drive; in that it uses flash memory. This is much, much faster than a regular hard drive. You can install your OS, and a couple of programs and it'll boot up very quickly. My HP laptop has a 120Gb SSD and it boots into the Windows 10 log in screen in about 5 seconds or less.



A new SSD will make your system run programs on the SSD faster but won't necessarily make it super, super fast. There are other factors that could possibly "bottle" neck your system.



An SSD isn't free. They range from $50 or so to $1,000+ depending on the speed, brand, and capacity. For most people, a 120Gb SSD with a hard drive for regular storage should be sufficient.

Answer 3

Buying an SSD is indeed a more valid question these days than days of old. The technological superiority of SSD versus traditional IDE and SATA drives is evident in performance; but not price lol. Are you going to be moving your laptop regularly? If your laptop is stationary, I would strongly advocate against the purchase due to the higher pricetag. If you want some flexibility to move your laptop around while its turned on, and want some increased performance; by all means. SSD will run you up $100+ plus the re installment of your OS and programs.

Answer 4

This is NOT and easy undertaking, but can be done.



No, it's not free. SSD drives are costly, depending on the size you get.



No, it will not help your laptop perform better. It will only help with initial boot up time, and how fast an application initially opens (if it's installed on the SSD).



Outside of that, there are a few other reasons to have SSD. It helps load times on games (initial load times, like in MP games such as black ops etc). It's quiet, whereas a regular hard drive is loud. It doesn't generate heat like an old HDD.



What are you trying to fix?

Answer 5

Upgrading to an SSD is better if you want to speed up your computer.



I just bought a new Msi laptop for college and it came with an HDD. But Msi split the 1tb hard drive into two (one for storage and the other for the "osdrive" ) if you can get something like that it could help because you can save money instead of buying two hard drives.

Answer 6

SSD will not fail from impact, so it can save you money.

Create your Recovery Media.

Look in your Manual for instructions for upgrading to SSD.

Answer 7

Performance would be faster as compared to your current mechanical hard drive in the fact that there are no moving parts in the SSDs like there is in a mechanical HDD. No platters or an arm to "hunt" for files. And of course since there's no moving parts, battery life is usually extended.

Answer 8

Personally, I now hate working on computers that don't have SSD drives.

Answer 9

If compatible, the SSD drive will speed up boot, shutdown, application launch, and other data fetches. Can you get an SSD without buying it?

Answer 10

You'll have to buy the SSD, which will be about $80-100 for a good 250 GB one. You'll probably have to pay to have it installed too.

Answer 11

Hahahahahaha, reading this question. SSD's will not make your pc perform better on things like games however on startup etc it will make it much much quicker. However I do not recommend buying one for a laptop, may as well get one pre built. Also no they are not free sadly ;(. You can get a good sized one (500 gb) for about $250 usd. Also if you do decide to get one for your laptop, make sure it is compatible and fits your laptops bay.

Answer 12

Uhh so the only thing an ssd will do is increase how fast your computer loads up, can run programs and read data if that's important to you do it.

Answer 13

SSD is the most damage proof hard drive so far

Answer 14

Yes i very very like SSD drive . They heve a lot of speed than HDD .

Answer 15

SSD are not free, but they do improve the performance of the laptop greatly. It will cut your boot time exponentially. They are somewhat costly but completely worth it

Answer 16

Of course you have to buy something, the drive. You do realise a new drive will not have an operating system or any of your files and programs?

Answer 17

Yes: You have to buy the SSD!

Answer 18

I put one in my 4 year old laptop and was amazed at the difference it made. It turned a meh laptop into a good one. No, they are NOT free! Why would you even ask that?

Answer 19

Performance like data reading, program running & transfer rate internally will sure increase.

Answer 20

I was thinking of using it to help me improve load time on games