Comments on: Do you really need an SSD or Solid State Drive?

By: Mama Bear

Mama Bear — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:05:00 +0000

In reply to Matt Thompson. thank you Matt, I really do appreciate your taking time to answer my question. I am beginning to look for a new laptop to replace a desktop and can not figure how to even look for the SSD. So you basically keep your files on an external drive (or cloud) and keep the machine free of the clutter. Right?

By: Matt Thompson

Matt Thompson — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:27:00 +0000

In reply to Mama Bear. It is more expensive, gig to gig. But the prices are coming down on m.2 SSD and NVME SSD drives. With cloud storage, external hard drives and similar stuff, I can't understand why people want these 1 plus terabyte drives on their computers. I think, given the complexities of Windows 10, that it is foolish to keep MASSIVE storage on your main computer. You have the propensity to lose data that way. Running a 512 GB SSD with an external terabyte HDD is the way to go IMHO. And use cloud storage also. Even if you are running Win 7 or 8, an SSD is a good drive to use given the speed.

By: Mama Bear

Mama Bear — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:12:00 +0000

In reply to Matt Thompson. so how do you know how to compare the hard drive storage to the solid state storage??

By: Matt Thompson

Matt Thompson — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 20:25:00 +0000

It isn’t just a little faster on boot, or desktop applications. An SSD just destroys any 7200RPM HDD on performance. I boot Win 10 in 4 seconds on my SSD! Also, that point about getting jostled around is valid. Since any HDD spins and a SSD does not, the SSD is going to hold up longer and data loss is less of fear with the SSD. I would say to anybody right now, upgrade to a SSD, especially, especially, if you are running 10.

By: Ankit Chawla

Ankit Chawla — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 07:05:00 +0000

In reply to Infeliz. Yes, it definitely does.