Why Should You Upgrade to a Solid State Drive? – Before you toss your old desktop or laptop out the window due to lack of storage and sluggish performance, you may want to consider simply upgrading your storage capacity. Whether your computer uses a hard drive or an older solid-state drive (or SSD), you may be sorely in need of an upgrade. SSDs are faster and more robust, and they don’t cost as much as you may think. It also doesn’t take too long to do, but you will love the results because you’ll be able to store so much more.
In a nutshell, you should upgrade to an SSD if you’re still using a mechanical hard drive. In fact, this is the single biggest upgrade you can give your computer. Good news is, prices have come down drastically in recent years.
SSD is solid, in contrast with traditional mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) that utilize a read/write head that floats over a magnetic platter. Solid means there are no moving parts. Here are some benefits to SSD:
- They’re more robust.
- They’re quieter.
- Read and write times are quicker (can boot up to 5x faster and copy files 4x faster).
- No mechanical movements mean there are no long waits.
- Technology is always improving, making SSDs faster year after year.
That being said, there are some disadvantages to SSDs, such as a limited lifespan of read/write cycles, but for the most part, they are designed to minimize common problems found with HDDs.
Bottom line: upgrading to SSDs means you can give your sluggish machine an instant facelift.
Benefits to SSD
There are many benefits to investing in SSD:
- Seamless multitasking
- Faster boots and program loads
- Increased energy efficiency
- Better system cooling
- Less fan noise
- Increased durability and reliability
- Better gaming
- Flexible storage
- Easy installation
- More time for work and play
- Weigh less than hard drives, easier to carry
With a mechanical hard drive, the heads have to move around to read data from a spinning magnetic disk. With a solid-state drive, however, the drive reads or writes data from any location on the disk with no decrease in performance.
From speedy performance expectations to seamless integration, upgrading to an SSD is a no brainer for many computer owners. Not only are they much faster because they don’t have a spinning magnetic platter and moving head, they free up time you may have spent in frustration waiting for the computer to load or boot up.
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