HDD to SSD

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Can anyone reccomend an SSD to replace this HDD?

https://imgur.com/a/NX3G7O5

Thanks in advance.

Serephucus

Literally anything. What budget have you for this, and how much capacity are you after?

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Serephucus wrote: »

Literally anything. What budget have you for this, and how much capacity are you after?

Thanks for your reply. 50 to 100 gig would do fine.
I'm not looking for anything special. Budget is about 50 quid.

Serephucus

These are apparently pretty good for reliability, though I haven't personally used one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B072MRL3BK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=hp%2Bs700&qid=1591448698&sr=8-2&th=1

£36 for 120GB or £47 for 250GB.

Glebee

Dont mean to hijack thread but I might upgrade to SSD myself. Is it a complecated process? Do I need to replace the HDD with a SDD and put the operating sysytem onto the new SDD? Could I leave in the HDD with windows and then just install software onto the new SDD? Sorry for all the questions.:o

Serephucus

You could technically keep the OS on the HDD, and use the SSD for new applications - it'll physically work - but you don't really want to do that. The whole point of an SSD is to make your computer faster. If your OS is still on a hard drive, you won't really see the benefit.

Some SSDs come with imagining software that'll copy your existing drive to the SSD, though I've never actually used them; I'd usually advocate for a fresh Windows install. There are plenty of guides online for doing this, like this one, but feel free to google for another one.

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Serephucus wrote: »

These are apparently pretty good for reliability, though I haven't personally used one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B072MRL3BK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=hp%2Bs700&qid=1591448698&sr=8-2&th=1

£36 for 120GB or £47 for 250GB.

Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.

K.O.Kiki

Serephucus wrote: »

These are apparently pretty good for reliability, though I haven't personally used one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B072MRL3BK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=hp%2Bs700&qid=1591448698&sr=8-2&th=1

£36 for 120GB or £47 for 250GB.

Do not buy these.

You are paying a stupid price per Gb (0.300 / 0.188 per Gb) and they only have 3yr warranty.


Get a Crucial MX500 - 500Gb, 5yr warranty, £0.118/Gb

ACitizenErased

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077D5JTXJ/ref=twister_B01N4P1J52?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Used this for my new build. Haven't a bad word to say about it and it's average rating is 4.4/5. £0.106/GB

dazberry

Serephucus wrote: »

Some SSDs come with imagining software that'll copy your existing drive to the SSD, though I've never actually used them;

There's a tool called MiniTool Partition Wizard Free which I'd highly recommend. The bundled software is often cut down and limited in what it can do, especially if your main partition is for some reason not the last partition.

smacl

Serephucus wrote: »

Some SSDs come with imagining software that'll copy your existing drive to the SSD, though I've never actually used them

Last couple of Samsung SSDs came with Acronis cloning software which does the job nicely. For mid-range price performance SSDs they do the job well enough at a decent price.

The Black Oil

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Get a Crucial MX500 - 500Gb, 5yr warranty, £0.118/Gb

Ordered one of these, 1TB. After 7 years on a Seagate Barracuda 7200 it's time for an upgrade.

smacl wrote: »

Last couple of Samsung SSDs came with Acronis cloning software which does the job nicely. For mid-range price performance SSDs they do the job well enough at a decent price.

Acronis seems popular alright, technicians use it. Upgraded an ancient Dell laptop last Sept, MX500 too.

Mav11

I have used Crucial SSD's and Acronis software very successfully on a desktop and a laptop. Its very simple to use but you will need a connector to attach the SSD to the machine, to allow for cloning while the HDD is still in place.

seamus

I've used Macrium reflect in the past to move from HDD to SSD. Works fine.

Connectors for the process are cheap as chips; https://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-SATA-Adapter-Cable-Drives-en-GB-SATA-USB-3-0-converter/dp/B01N2JIQR7

If it's a PC and you want to keep the HDD for extra storage, you can connect them up to the motherboard and mess with boot orders after cloning. This is faster too. But I've always found it easier to clone the disk externally, and then just swap them out.

Capt'n Midnight

If you have a laptop you can add a second drive by replacing the DVD with a drive caddy from aliexpress or amazon.

For windows defrag the hdd first and then see if disk manager will let you shrink the partition , you can expand it back later. the defrag is just to move as many files to start of the drive



https://www.hotukdeals.com/tag/ssd though since lots of people are working from home SSD's and RAM aren't that cheap and 240-256GB drives aren't on special offer. Search amazon for 240 SSD or 120 SSD


Intel (rarely offered to consumers), WD, Crucial , Samsung, SanDisk and not in that order but any model should be a step above spinning rust.

Integral, Adata, PNY if really cheap and not a critical machine.

Avoid any no-name brands and rebadgers

The Black Oil

Well, the Crucial MX500 arrived. It is absolutely tiny, smaller than my index finger. I thought something was amiss when the envelope arrived as the parcel was so light and it doesn't match the picture of what I ordered, or thought I had. Asrock 970de3/u3s3, the mobo, doesn't have an M.2 slot, afaik. Time to return it.

K.O.Kiki

Strange, I linked the SATA model.

The Black Oil

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Strange, I linked the SATA model.

Not your fault.

Do I need to pick up a SATA cable and enclosure for it, for it to sit correctly in the case?

K.O.Kiki

Since they sent you the M.2 model, contact Customer Service. They might ship you the SATA model while you're returning the incorrect item; or give you a voucher as an apology.

The Black Oil

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Since they sent you the M.2 model, contact Customer Service. They might ship you the SATA model while you're returning the incorrect item; or give you a voucher as an apology.

They were prompt enough with the RMA email and I sent it back via registered post (they asked for that) yesterday. It never showed up on An Post's tracking originally when it was delivered here.

UrbanFret

I might just jump in here.
I ordered this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07J2WBKXF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I Received this. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Solid-State-Drive-660P-Encrypted/dp/B07HJB3WLB/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Intel+SSD+512GB&qid=1593297459&sr=8-3

Hoiw Have I fared out here or should I insist on the one I ordered?

The Black Oil

UrbanFret wrote: »

I might just jump in here.
I ordered this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07J2WBKXF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I Received this. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Solid-State-Drive-660P-Encrypted/dp/B07HJB3WLB/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Intel+SSD+512GB&qid=1593297459&sr=8-3

Hoiw Have I fared out here or should I insist on the one I ordered?

Think Amazon support have a pretty good reputation. Get onto them if you want to return the incorrect one, they'll probably sort you out with an address label. I returned a US SIM card after my trip to the States was cancelled due to covid, no issues.

UrbanFret

The Black Oil wrote: »

Think Amazon support have a pretty good reputation. Get onto them if you want to return the incorrect one, they'll probably sort you out with an address label. I returned a US SIM card after my trip to the States was cancelled due to covid, no issues.

there's no problem returning it . Im just wondering is the SSD one of similar Performance.

Serephucus

They're both really similar, for what it's worth. If had asked which one to buy, I'd just say whatever is cheaper at the time.

The Black Oil

SSD arrived eventually, cut the boot time in half.