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Is it worth upgrading to an SSD

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Yes, SSD will breathe a new life in the old HW. I replaced HDD for SSD on multiple old laptops and it makes a huge difference. Any cheap SSD will do (just avoid DRAM less SSDs).

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Hey,

 

I need a laptop for school, so I dug up a 4210U I5 HP, we didn´t use it because it took an hour to startup.
I put another HDD in it and it works fine, but a bit slow on startup (2min), would an SSD be worth it(50euro´s)? or is the machine to old.
Take into consideration that I am on a really tight budget(student).

 

Kind regards
L

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Yes, SSD will breathe a new life in the old HW. I replaced HDD for SSD on multiple old laptops and it makes a huge difference. Any cheap SSD will do (just avoid DRAM less SSDs).

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1 minute ago, WereCat said:

Yes, SSD will breathe a new life in the old HW. I replaced HDD for SSD on multiple old laptops and it makes a huge difference. Any cheap SSD will do (just avoid DRAM less SSDs).

Okey, thanks. A brand name SSD will do just fine then? WD, crucial, kingston

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Definitely worth it. I put SSD in some old 3rd gen i5 Elitebook, much more usable. 

For brand most of them should be fine, I have good experience with Samsung. I say take what you can get for the best price.

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Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 510s 14":  i5 7200U, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB 860 EVO

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G

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Just now, Sport Driver said:

Definitely worth it. I put SSD in some old 3rd gen i5 Elitebook, much more usable. 

I have an Intel SSD 510 Series 250GB as steam liberary in my desktop.

It is an older one, an the userbenchmark score is on the low end.

Would it still make a big differnce if i put that in the laptop?

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Just now, Lucas3sen said:

I have an Intel SSD 510 Series 250GB as steam liberary in my desktop.

It is an older one, an the userbenchmark score is on the low end.

Would it still make a big differnce if i put that in the laptop?

Yeah, for sure.

PC: R7 5800X, AMD RX480 4GB, 32 GB RAM, 1TB 970 EVO, 500 GB 860 EVO, 500 GB HDD, RM 750 PSU

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 510s 14":  i5 7200U, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB 860 EVO

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G

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Just now, WikiForce said:

a dramless

those start out fast but degrade very quickly from my experience, like you would start to get issues within 2 months kind of fast

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25 minutes ago, WikiForce said:

Not true, mine is almost 2 year old and it's fast as ever

Its too soon and it depends on the usage

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Yeah, any would be good.

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