Thinking of giving your computer better performance? Have you upgraded the RAM in your computer but not seen much of a improvement? Well if you have a newer model computer that supports SATA connections you can jump on the SSD (Solid State Disk) bandwagon. Some of the key benefits are:
Startup Speed – Boot times are dramtically decreased and applications load much faster. Example: I replaced the hard drive in my dell studio 1747 and my boot time went from 30+ seconds to 12 seconds)
No Moving Parts – Yup, you got that right no moving parts so if you won't have to worry about the death of a drive head killing your new hard drive.
Temperature – Since you don't have a drive that spin at 60+mph your system should run cooler.
Battery Life – This goes with Tempature, no moving parts, your system doesn't have to work as hard to process the same data. Extending your battery live is a huge plus.
Practically indestructible – If you accidently drop your laptop it is very likely that you won't kill your drive, do that with a spinning hard drive when you have found that your drive has a head failure or even worse a drive that shatters.
Now the downside to a SSD, the Price. At this time here are the SSD drives that I would use:
1. Intel 510 Series 120 GB SATA Version 3 2.5-Inch Solid-State Drive
2. Intel 320 Series 120 GB SATA 3.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid-State Drive
3. OCZ Technology 120 GB Vertex 2 Series SATA II 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G
There are several others out there that maybe better than these but at this time these are the ones I liked. Keep in mind the ones listed are the 120GB versions, you can find a smaller drive cheaper but just remember to make sure it is enough for your needs. You can find more drives by clicking on the store at the top of this blog or clicking here.
Tags: Drive, Hard, SSD
