Most Cost effective SSD

[TheGodlyJorts]

Ok, so, I bought this killer laptop, core i7 7500, Geoforce 940mx (remember its a laptop, chill), 12 gigs of ram, etc..., and it was only $700.  However, sometimes it runs like ass... and I am 99% sure its because of the fact that the hard is HDD...(correct me if I am wrong).  The boot takes up-to  5 min,  local videos take some time to load, games sometimes freeze or lag, (my internet is fine, I can stream 2,  4k vids at the same time on my laptop no problem...)

 

So my questions are as follows:

1. Would replacing the current HDD with an SSD would solve the problem?
2. Is there a cheap SSD out there, preferably 500+ Gb under/around  $100?
3. I've looked into it a little and have seen Hybrid SSD and HDD, Are these a viable solution?

 

Thank you,

TheGodlyJorts

[aezakmi]

hi, hybrids are good if your notebook has room for only one drive, there are also M.2 SSDs, that plus a new hard drive would be better (just IMO) but the SSD would be only for the OS and a few games/programs but it'll also last more

[ShadySocks]

I recommend a 500gb hybrid drive, and yes it will definitely speed up loading times. An SSD will be faster loading games, but is not as cost-effective.

[1234vietnam]

3 minutes ago, TheGodlyJorts said:

Is there a cheap SSD out there, preferably 500+ Gb under/around  $100?

cheap 500gb ssds are ~$120

[TheGodlyJorts]

Just now, Prqnk3d said:

cheap 500gb ssds are ~$120

Yeah but is there any reason that they are that cheap, compared to other SSD's?

[Not_Sean]

We have had good results with the WD Green SSD. Well priced and we have yet to have any computers come back 

[1234vietnam]

3 minutes ago, TheGodlyJorts said:

Yeah but is there any reason that they are that cheap, compared to other SSD's?

slightly slower speeds. the 850 evo is $160 and is very good. there are plenty of good 500gb ssds for about $140

[aisle9]

35 minutes ago, TheGodlyJorts said:

So my questions are as follows:

1. Would replacing the current HDD with an SSD would solve the problem?
2. Is there a cheap SSD out there, preferably 500+ Gb under/around  $100?
3. I've looked into it a little and have seen Hybrid SSD and HDD, Are these a viable solution?

1. Replacing your HDD with an SSD will speed up boot times, program loads and file loads, so yes, it will help.

 

2. The cheap end of SSDs around the 500GB mark is $120-130. I've got a 480GB SanDisk Ultra II that set me back $125 in a Dell Latitude E6410, and have zero complaints. It's not a Samsung 850 Pro or anything, but it's night and day compared to the 5400 RPM drive that was in there.

 

3. No. For all kinds of reasons, SSHDs are more or less just expensive hard drives. They do nothing for program or file loads, only theoretically helping boot times. I say "theoretically" because there's an algorithm on the drive itself that decides which files get moved to the 8GB of NAND space. You'd assume those would be OS files, right? I mean, they're only the most commonly accessed files on the whole disk, but the SSHD algorithm is clueless to that. I don't know what ends up on those 8GB NAND partitions, but it is not anything that would help speed the drive up. You pay more for less space with an SSD, but the experience is infinitely better. An SSHD isn't an upgrade at all, just a more expensive version of what you already have.

[Damascus]

4 hours ago, TheGodlyJorts said:

Yeah but is there any reason that they are that cheap, compared to other SSD's?

Slower and shorter life span, but it will still be several times faster than any hdd and last you 4-8 years so no biggy