OT: Questions about installing an SSD into my laptop

[Rick Bowers]

At 5/18/2013 02:24 PM, you wrote:
>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
> >

Thank you, Michael. I appreciate your response and the information 
you provided.

~Rick