I'd have to say that the single biggest boost to any computer with a traditional hard drive is upgrading to one of the new Solid State Drives. The performance enhancement is very noticeable from faster boot and shut down times to daily computer activities. And the technology and prices are improving every month. Whether you have an older unit that will soon need a hard drive or your looking at new computers, you need to consider a Solid State Drive.
I can't even remember how many times a $75 service call turned into over $300 due to the challenges of trying to recovery data off of a failed hard drive. And every once in a while, it is impossible to recover the data due to actual physical damage to the hard drive.
These controllers can transfer up to 6 gigs per second rather than 3 gigs (or worse by many older hard drives). This is really due to a company called Sandforce came up with the new controller technology to go to SATA III specs of the 6 gigs per second transfer speed. Before they came up with this new methodology Intel was the leader at much slower transfer rates. So my best recommendation is that any SSD you choose to buy should have a Sandforce controller onboard to get the maximum speed out of any SSD.
Just like death and taxes, hard drives will eventually go belly up. It's never a good thing but if you have current backups, it becomes more of a bump in the road rather than a total disaster. Many times you have user created data like pictures, videos, or important documents that cannot be replaced. Don't put this items at risk, back them up. You can even do it manually but many times you'll forget or not have the time when you think about it. That's why it's a great idea to setup an automated method and then you don't have to worry about it.
So what kind of speeds can you expect from these new hot rod SSD devices? I do computer repair for a living and anytime a traditional hard drive fails I mention that they can go with a SSD replacement. I tell them you can get a good 7200 RPM SATA 500 gig hard drive for around $70. Or, you can get one of the new SSD 240 Gig drives for about $185. Depending on their computer (later models are necessary to handle the 6 Gig transfer rate), many go with the SSD after they hear about the actual increases in speed.
So hard drives can and will fail, that is a fact you have to accept. So keep current backups and keep the solution simple.
I can't even remember how many times a $75 service call turned into over $300 due to the challenges of trying to recovery data off of a failed hard drive. And every once in a while, it is impossible to recover the data due to actual physical damage to the hard drive.
These controllers can transfer up to 6 gigs per second rather than 3 gigs (or worse by many older hard drives). This is really due to a company called Sandforce came up with the new controller technology to go to SATA III specs of the 6 gigs per second transfer speed. Before they came up with this new methodology Intel was the leader at much slower transfer rates. So my best recommendation is that any SSD you choose to buy should have a Sandforce controller onboard to get the maximum speed out of any SSD.
Just like death and taxes, hard drives will eventually go belly up. It's never a good thing but if you have current backups, it becomes more of a bump in the road rather than a total disaster. Many times you have user created data like pictures, videos, or important documents that cannot be replaced. Don't put this items at risk, back them up. You can even do it manually but many times you'll forget or not have the time when you think about it. That's why it's a great idea to setup an automated method and then you don't have to worry about it.
So what kind of speeds can you expect from these new hot rod SSD devices? I do computer repair for a living and anytime a traditional hard drive fails I mention that they can go with a SSD replacement. I tell them you can get a good 7200 RPM SATA 500 gig hard drive for around $70. Or, you can get one of the new SSD 240 Gig drives for about $185. Depending on their computer (later models are necessary to handle the 6 Gig transfer rate), many go with the SSD after they hear about the actual increases in speed.
So hard drives can and will fail, that is a fact you have to accept. So keep current backups and keep the solution simple.
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