Solid State Hard Drives
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A very good move I reckon, Alison. I replaced a failed conventional drive with a Samsung 840 Pro which is alot faster and quieter. I received favorable reviews at the time last (October) and I paid about £170. Looks like they have come down a fair bit in the ensuing months as a quick glance shows one currently on the bay for a ton. Might be worth having a browse at other makes but this is probably worth a peruse.
Remember also you can get one of those little drive housings for a few beans to use your existing device as an external drive. That's if you are prepared to conceed the visceral pleasure of destroying it with a mallett/blow torch/impact driver.
Oh...and don't defrag...SSDs don't like it.
Remember also you can get one of those little drive housings for a few beans to use your existing device as an external drive. That's if you are prepared to conceed the visceral pleasure of destroying it with a mallett/blow torch/impact driver.
Oh...and don't defrag...SSDs don't like it.
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Cheers. Crucial have 240GB for 82 quid which seems like a good price. Away to check your links out too.
I was going to see if my old drive would fit my niece's laptop (hers is an older model than mine) - she's only got a 60GB hdd and needs more storage. She might get a SSD in the future but me first!! LOL
I was going to see if my old drive would fit my niece's laptop (hers is an older model than mine) - she's only got a 60GB hdd and needs more storage. She might get a SSD in the future but me first!! LOL
I recently purchased a new laptop. Out came the 500GB standard hard disk and in went a 128GB SSD drive. Makes it sooooo much faster!
Even my netbook sports a 64GB SSD drive.
I tend to use SanDisk or Kingston units, because I have in the past found them best value for money, but don't take that to mean other makes are not so good!
Some may say that 64GB or 128GB is insufficient for today's programs and applications. Well, you don't need to put all your iTunes and movies on the hard drive! That's what NAS and USB sticks are for.
A clean install of Win8 (yuk!) takes about 11GB, so allowing for the bloat of hotfixes and service packs, go to 16GB. This leaves plenty for apps and files, even on a 32GB drive, which is what my tablet has.
Don't forget, SSD drives are only available in SATA, the old 44-pin PATA is not supported (AFAIK). OP, make sure your existing drive is SATA before shelling out money. You mention a 60GB drive. I am pretty sure this will be PATA; but PATA or SATA, you can buy caddies to allow these drives to be plugged into a USB port. Make sure you get the correct one for your drive, though.
Even my netbook sports a 64GB SSD drive.
I tend to use SanDisk or Kingston units, because I have in the past found them best value for money, but don't take that to mean other makes are not so good!
Some may say that 64GB or 128GB is insufficient for today's programs and applications. Well, you don't need to put all your iTunes and movies on the hard drive! That's what NAS and USB sticks are for.
A clean install of Win8 (yuk!) takes about 11GB, so allowing for the bloat of hotfixes and service packs, go to 16GB. This leaves plenty for apps and files, even on a 32GB drive, which is what my tablet has.
Don't forget, SSD drives are only available in SATA, the old 44-pin PATA is not supported (AFAIK). OP, make sure your existing drive is SATA before shelling out money. You mention a 60GB drive. I am pretty sure this will be PATA; but PATA or SATA, you can buy caddies to allow these drives to be plugged into a USB port. Make sure you get the correct one for your drive, though.
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I agree about the cr@p Windows 8, but I have found Windows 7 to be the best yet, having had just about every earlier version. I'm sure you are also aware of XP no longer being supported.
On a similar note, it may be worth looking at Windows 8.1. If you have only seen version 8 the point release offers many improvements.
IINM if you try and "fresh-install" XP you will find you only get 30 days usage as Microsoft has turned off activation.
Of course you could always go find a crack for that but to then use your system for online purchases of anything (or access your bank account) would be somewhat moronic when you know you have installed a crack.
They don't create those out of their own goodwill. There is ALWAYS an underlying reason !
Of course you could always go find a crack for that but to then use your system for online purchases of anything (or access your bank account) would be somewhat moronic when you know you have installed a crack.
They don't create those out of their own goodwill. There is ALWAYS an underlying reason !
CylonRaider is incorrect, you can continue to activate Windows XP for as long as you want - this will always be available.
Support for Windows XP has ended so there will no longer be bug fixes and security patches issued, this would be enough to stop me using it now.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307890
Support for Windows XP has ended so there will no longer be bug fixes and security patches issued, this would be enough to stop me using it now.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307890
I sit corrected.. That's why I stated If I'm Not Mistaken !
However it might have been easier to point to a url with a more direct answer
However it might have been easier to point to a url with a more direct answer
What are the improvements?
My wife has Windows 8, but I'm not sure whether or not she has downloaded 8.1. I'll ask her when she gets in.
I know support for XP has ended - though I'm still getting notifications of updates which I didn't expect.
I put Windows 7 on my brother's computer. I guess I could be tempted - I'm a creature of habit though. What is the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit - are there benefits of running 64 bit? It was 64 bit I put on his and he seemed to do nothing but moan about it at first (though moaning is his hobby)
Not sure if my lappy will cope with 7 though. I think it would - I did run the programme to see if it was compatible.
I put Windows 7 on my brother's computer. I guess I could be tempted - I'm a creature of habit though. What is the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit - are there benefits of running 64 bit? It was 64 bit I put on his and he seemed to do nothing but moan about it at first (though moaning is his hobby)
Not sure if my lappy will cope with 7 though. I think it would - I did run the programme to see if it was compatible.
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If you have less than 4GB of memory then you are probably best with the 32bit version. In fact I don't think the 32 bit recognizes any memory above 4GB. The 64 bit version will run pretty slowly on minimal memory specs - 6/8GB or more and you should be fine. You may be able to 'up' the memory in your laptop/s.
Have a look at this.
Have a look at this.
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