OT: Questions about installing an SSD into my laptop

[Michael Hipp]

There shouldn't be any compatibility problems with your laptop. The new 
drive is thinner (0.28" vs 0.4") so it is possible (tho very unlikely) 
this could cause some mounting problems.

I'm going to suggest you plan on doing a full re-install of Win7 on the 
new drive rather than trying to migrate the older install. I've tried a 
couple of direct migrations. Some cases the migration worked fine but 
with no perceptible increase in speed, in others it cause the system to 
become unstable. Of course, be sure to copy off all data and 
configurations you need from the old drive.

Stay away from Win8. In the very least wait to see how Win8.1 turns out 
this fall.

Personally I'm a fan of the Intel SSDs, they seem to have a really good 
reputation for reliability and performance. But I have no real data with 
which to prefer it over the Samsung.

I've been migrating all my important systems to SSDs and definitely have 
not regretted it.

Michael


On 2013-05-18 12:50 PM, Rick Bowers wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking to possibly replace my existing hard drive with an SSD
> drive. In spite of googling for information, I'm still confused
> regarding suitability. Folks on this list seem knowledgeable in these
> matters so I'm asking for some guidance here.
>
> I have an HP G60-642NR laptop. It came with the following Hitachi drive:
> http://reviews.cnet.com/internal-hard-drives/hitachi-travelstar-7k500-hts725032a9a364/4507-9998_7-33875493.html
>
> I am considering this Samsung drive:
> http://www.adorama.com/SSG7TD500BW.html?utm_term=Other&utm_medium=Shopping%20Site&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=pgrabl
>
> My basic questions are:
> - Are these drives compatible? HP.Com gives me no guidance wrt
> upgrading the drive in my laptop
> - Should I look at other drives? Which ones?
> - Price in a big consideration -- is this price reasonable for a
> 500GB drive (I've looked at Pricewatch.com and it seems to be in line.
> - What other considerations should I evaluate?
>
> I'm currently running Windows 7 but am looking to upgrade this to
> Windows 8 (or, possibly, linux -- I know the consensus of this group on that)
>
> Thanks,
>
> ~Rick
>
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