IT/Computer brehs: Is a solid state hard drive really as good as they say?

[Afrodroid]

This shouldn't even be a question in 2018, i already have three and i intend to swap my other five hdds for ssds of large capacities as soon as prices become attractive.

In addition to being faster and smaller, they're more reliable.


edit* the next step are NVMe and PCIe v-nands

 

[perfectblack999]

My personal 2011 Macbook runs like my work 2016 Macbook after I upgraded to an SSD

 

[SAINT]

Got a ssd for my os and hdd for storage. My PC boots instantly, it was worth it

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Mechanical. I have a 6 year old laptop and I switched And put in an ssd. My computer is still leagues faster than a guy with a 2018 with a mechanial

Yup. I've got a 2013 that I swapped an SSD into. You couldn't tell that it's not brand new.

 

[Geek Nasty]

The only drawback is the expense, you're paying a lot more per GB. They're a lot more stable now than they used to be.

 

[Take It In Blood]

SSD's lifespans are shorter and you're paying more for less space

when it comes down to storage space for ur buck/lifespan V.S a couple seconds of faster loading I'd rather have the former

 

[Data-Hawk]

Yes..My laptop boots up in about 5 seconds.

 

[Detroit Wave]

SSD for OS and HDD for storage. Pc will boot up in under 30 secs

 

[mrfortune]

yes

 

[HookersandIceCream]

This is asking if a car is better than a horse buggy. There are no drawbacks to SSD over a traditional hard drive other than price

 

[Ziggiy]

A SSD to a HDD is like taking the condom off. Just do it

If you have a PC - SSD should have your OS, programs installed. HDD should hold all of your media, large files.

If you have a laptop with only 1 drive mount, get a minimum of 480GB SSD do not buy a 250GB SSD if you don't have another drive spot.

If you are gaming SSD should only be used for games you play on live 100% of the time, HDD is fine for anything else or get a Hybrid drive for gaming regardless of either scenario.



With a 1500 dollar price tag laptop, lol you believe laptops will see 1tb ssd anytime soon is wild

I’m telling you. The way technology moves bro they’ll be out there. They’ll be on the EXPENSIVE end for sure but they’ll be readily available

 

[UpAndComing]

Yup. I've got a 2013 that I swapped an SSD into. You couldn't tell that it's not brand new.

Ok so explain this

So if you swap a SSD drive with your mechanical drive and put it into your laptop, would they have a Windows operating system pre-installed on it, or you would have to install it yourself?

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Ok so explain this

So if you swap a SSD drive with your mechanical drive and put it into your laptop, would they have a Windows operating system pre-installed on it, or you would have to install it yourself?

You'd have to install it yourself.

 

[Tunez]

SSD's lifespans are shorter and you're paying more for less space

when it comes down to storage space for ur buck/lifespan V.S a couple seconds of faster loading I'd rather have the former

 

[Dorian Breh]

My personal 2011 Macbook runs like my work 2016 Macbook after I upgraded to an SSD

Did you have to use a newer SATA connector on your 2011 MBP to connect the SSD?