ssd power saving in laptop

[FearOfDarkness]

hi,
My Dell Inspiron 17R se Laptop has the space for two 2.5 inch drives
Can i extend the battery life of my Laptop by upgrading to an ssd as os drive,
and use the old hdd as storage drive for games and other Programs.

Thanks.

[Guest]

You won't be extending the battery life by adding another drive. ONly if you take out the old HDD will you get better battery life.

[simtransporter]

Battery life could improve if you were to replace the HDD with a SSD. If you need a hard drive, you can upgrade to a more power efficient one such as a WD green

[FearOfDarkness]

You won't be extending the battery life by adding another drive. ONly if you take out the old HDD will you get better battery life.

 

 

Battery life could improve if you were to replace the HDD with a SSD. If you need a hard drive, you can upgrade to a more power efficient one such as a WD green

Thanks for the responses,

I thought that this migt inprove the battery life by having the hdd on standby for most of the time.

Main reason for the upgrade will be speed. I am planning to buy an 250GB 840 evo.

[Guest]

Thanks for the responses,

I thought that this migt inprove the battery life by having the hdd on standby for most of the time.

Main reason for the upgrade will be speed. I am planning to buy an 250GB 840 evo.

What I would say do is make the HDD External, and only plug it in when you need to. That way you conserve power with the SSD and get the speed upgrade, and you have the storage when you need it.