SSD or HDD for Old Machine?

[Boomwebsearch]

I have a Dell Vostro 200 which I got with no hard drive or boot drive, I then went on eBay and looked for a refurbished hard drive which I found a 250GB one for around 8 dollars and then when I looked for a solid state drive to compare I found that I can get a 240GB drive for around 13 dollars. The drive is coming internationally so I am not really sure if I should use it since I think that it may fail relatively quickly. Should I use a hard drive or an SSD for this system (note that I plan on running Windows 10 on the machine)?

[Firewrath9]

Ssd, but if you are US, you can get a new 240gb ssd for 40$ or a 480 for 73, or a 120 for 23$.

[Speed Weed]

SSD. Your machine is going to be as fast as fuck boi. 

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10 minutes ago, DaPhuc said:

SSD. Your machine is going to be as fast as fuck boi. 

Do you mean as "Phuc"?

 

But yes, SSD

[Boomwebsearch]

19 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

Ssd, but if you are US, you can get a new 240gb ssd for 40$ or a 480 for 73, or a 120 for 23$.

 

6 minutes ago, Netivity said:

Do you mean as "Phuc"?

 

But yes, SSD

 

16 minutes ago, DaPhuc said:

SSD. machine is going to be fast

I am concerned about the quality of the SSD and am questioning if it is going to last long especially because it ships internationally and is extremely cheap for an SSD to the point where it seems sort of too good to be true although I since the machine is very old I am wondering if an SSD would be as much of a difference than an HDD since the other components are going to be very slow as of today's standards. I want to go with a drive that is going to have the better longevity as I do not want to keep having to change this drive although I do not plan on storing any important data on it. 

[Speed Weed]

Just now, Boomwebsearch said:

 

 

I am concerned about the quality of the SSD and am questioning if it is going to last long especially because it ships internationally and is extremely cheap for an SSD to the point where it seems sort of too good to be true although I since the machine is very old I am wondering if an SSD would be as much of a difference than an HDD since the other components are going to be very slow as of today's standards. I want to go with a drive that is going to have the better longevity as I do not want to keep having to change this drive although I do not plan on storing any important data on it. 

Are you buying China brand SSD? If yes than I would stay away from it. SSDs are known to last longer than HDD. SSD rated to last 2 decades or more. 

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I wholeheartedly agree with @DaPhuc

 

If you are buying a cheapo SSD from chinaland, don't do it.

 

I say always buy from a reputable brand, even if it is slightly more expensive, just to have the piece of mind.

 

If you're in the US, they're cheap as all heckers. If you're in Aus like me, they will be a bit more expensive.

[Boomwebsearch]

14 minutes ago, DaPhuc said:

Are you buying China brand SSD? If yes than I would stay away from it. SSDs are known to last longer than HDD. SSD rated to last 2 decades or more. 

 

4 minutes ago, Netivity said:

I wholeheartedly agree with @DaPhuc

 

If you are buying a cheapo SSD from chinaland, don't do it.

 

I say always buy from a reputable brand, even if it is slightly more expensive, just to have the piece of mind.

 

If you're in the US, they're cheap as all heckers. If you're in Aus like me, they will be a bit more expensive.

 

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Would a Sannobell 240GB solid state drive be considered as being an SSD with a good lifespan and would it be longer than the average refurbished HDD?

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Would a Sannobell 240GB solid state drive be considered as being an SSD with a good lifespan and would it be longer than the average refurbished HDD?

Ah! Bought from good old wish I presume. No mate, I would stay clear from that one! That is a no-name brand and Wish (if purchased from there) generally lie about the size of the SSD.

 

P.S I know you purchased off ebay, but sellers buy from wish and then continue to sell for a higher price.

 

You started another thread and had similar replies bud.

 

 

[Boomwebsearch]

35 minutes ago, Netivity said:

but sellers buy from wish and then continue to sell for a higher price.

 

You started another thread and had similar replies bud.

I am most likely going to use a hard drive for more important files and maybe use this SSD to accelerate the HDD and that way if it was to fail then I would only have to get a new OS on the drive. I was tempted to buy more of them although I do not think that it is going to be worth it due to them potentially not being as reliable for the task of data storage. Thank you for your response(s) and thank you to everyone else that made a response to help me on making my decision on what drive(s) to use for this computer. I apologize if I was sort of repetitive on the content of material which I created on a different thread. I thought that the drive would be a good use for an old system like this one I am dealing with although based on the majority or responses it seems that it is not a good idea to use these drives in general. Thanks again, Boomwebsearch

[Speed Weed]

8 minutes ago, Boomwebsearch said:

I am most likely going to use a hard drive for more important files and maybe use this SSD to accelerate the HDD and that way if it was to fail then I would only have to get a new OS on the drive. I was tempted to buy more of them although I do not think that it is going to be worth it due to them potentially not being as reliable for the task of data storage. Thank you for your response(s) and thank you to everyone else that made a response to help me on making my decision on what drive(s) to use for this computer. I apologize if I was sort of repetitive on the content of material which I created on a different thread. I thought that the drive would be a good use for an old system like this one I am dealing with although based on the majority or responses it seems that it is not a good idea to use these drives in general. Thanks again, Boomwebsearch

Crucial, Silicon Power, Kingston, Samsung, ADATA, and Sandisk. You can get yourself a Crucial 512GB SSD for $130 right now in US: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-525GB-NAND-Internal/dp/B01IAGSD68/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1533865144&sr=1-3&keywords=crucial+ssd&dpID=51YndxZLJmL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

 

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1 hour ago, Boomwebsearch said:

I am most likely going to use a hard drive for more important files and maybe use this SSD to accelerate the HDD and that way if it was to fail then I would only have to get a new OS on the drive. I was tempted to buy more of them although I do not think that it is going to be worth it due to them potentially not being as reliable for the task of data storage. Thank you for your response(s) and thank you to everyone else that made a response to help me on making my decision on what drive(s) to use for this computer. I apologize if I was sort of repetitive on the content of material which I created on a different thread. I thought that the drive would be a good use for an old system like this one I am dealing with although based on the majority or responses it seems that it is not a good idea to use these drives in general. Thanks again, Boomwebsearch

Hey mate, please don't take us offering advice as judging you or telling you you're wrong.

 

I think I can speak for myself and for @DaPhuc that we just wanted to make sure that you didn't purchase something that isn't reliable enough to store those important documents etc. And have you be out of pocket.

 

So, going back to your ORIGINAL question. SSD or HDD in an old machine - SSD.

 

Cheers.

[Speed Weed]

1 minute ago, Netivity said:

Hey mate, please don't take us offering advice as judging you or telling you you're wrong.

 

I think I can speak for myself and for @DaPhuc that we just wanted to make sure that you didn't purchase something that isn't reliable enough to store those important documents etc. And have you be out of pocket.

 

So, going back to your ORIGINAL question. SSD or HDD in an old machine - SSD.

 

Cheers.

All of those brands I listed are well known and reliable.   

 

 

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1 minute ago, DaPhuc said:

All of those brands I listed are well known and reliable.   

 

 

Definitely mate!