get and install an ssd?

hi,

looking at an ssd for my computer. My C: is only 85.2GB, I guess that's win7 +programs, and all my data drive is only 71 GB, so evidently the whole shebang is only 156 GB.

It would all fit on a 250 GB ssd then.

Besides having the function of an ssd I want to clean install win7, though that might not be necessary if it's all moved to a faster ssd perhaps.

read the forum tutorial for ssd but it is 2 years old, requires writing code. Do the latest ssd drives just come where you plug and play (basically) then transfer over the data from the old hard drive> Not technical here about raid and sata II sata II etc. am supposing it will be compatible with my motherboard which is just 2 yrs old.

the latest ssd come with bracket and software for date transfers etc.

so if I just clone the old HD the benefits of speed etc will still be the same compared to the old HD...

I recommend a clean install of Windows 7 on an SSD. As fast as an SSD is, you can install windows and your programs/updates in no time. What SSD are you looking at?

the 250 gb model thats around $200. I want one with the 3.5 conversion brackets I think, but it sounds like you can just stick to the case anywhere using velcro lol. Also with software for the simple clone from HDD to ssd. Intel has a few models too. Seems like almost every other tech stuff I have is by samsun anyway.

Hi there
The FASTEST SSD at an affordable price is the 840 (not the older but still good 830) SAMSUNG 250 GB SSD. Cost is relatively cheap too. You won't regret installing one. Also if you need more data just use cheap portable size 1 / 2TB passport external USB drives - the new ones are also USB 3. (They work in USB 2 slots too although not at USb 3 speed).

You will wonder why you never installed one before.

The Samsung SSD's come also with a SATA==>USB adapter so if you just want to clone your system just use the supplied software (SAMSUNG SSD comes with this) to copy your current system to the SSD which you attach to a USB slot. Then simply remove the old drive and insert the new one.

Unlike a lot of people here I wouldn't re-install Windows if you don't really need to --The data transfer software from SAMSUNG handles the whole SSD stuff so you don't have to worry any more about "alignment / trim" etc.

SSD's have moved a long way since the early days.

Incidentally the device is so small and light that if installing in a desktop type PC you don't even have to bother to hard mount it -- just lay it down in any available space --there's no moving parts so no vibration etc so it doesn't need to be bolted down either. The reason I say this is that you might want to install more SSD's or even classical spinners -- the spinners will need to be mounted in proper bays so if you take up a bay or two with the SSD's then you won't have any space should you wish to add a spinner or two.

I've got 3 SSD's and 4 Spinners in my current system - eventually I'll get rid of all the spinners INSIDE the system and just use these as external drives for Backup / Archive / Data I don't need online all the time.

I've just bought for around 500 USD an SSD nearly 1 TB (Crucial M500 960 GB). OK it's probably too expensive for most but it shows prices are dropping to a point were it won't be too long now where SSD's will become mainstream even for relatively large volumes of data.

(Two more spinners are coming out of my system today and being replaced by this SSD).

Cheers
jimbo

I would also recommend a clean install as well. Not only does it ensure the OS is installed properly on the SSD, it gives the OP a chance to get the latest drivers and apps.

Use your existing drive as your data drive, using the SSD as a single, solid drive C.

DeaconFrost said:

I would also recommend a clean install as well. Not only does it ensure the OS is installed properly on the SSD, it gives the OP a chance to get the latest drivers and apps.

Use your existing drive as your data drive, using the SSD as a single, solid drive C.

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