Is SSD a good idea for Computer Upgrade?

[chrvnl]

Our ICT Lab computer is already getting slower. 4GB or 8GB with 5th Gen i5 processor.

 

We're thinking of upgrading to an SSD storage as we saw significant performance when we did with a laptop.

 

Is HDD to SSD upgrade a good idea?

[caffrey]

For the price they are now, it's a no brainer imo

[mrbios]

Absolutely. I needn't really say more

 

5th gen i5 is no slouch, if that's feeling slow then a hdd to ssd replacement will make it feel like a whole new device. Personally i knew i couldn't afford to replace as many PCs as i wanted to years ago, so i replaced masses of SSDs instead, now we're 100% SSD (bar 1 or 2 older laptops that rarely come back to the office) wouldn't look back!

[Arthur]

Is HDD to SSD upgrade a good idea?

The answer to that question is always yes.

 

Whenever I come across a PC with a HDD (which is quite rare now that all of our school PCs have been upgraded with SSDs), it feels like there is something wrong with the computer due to how slow the drive is and the noise it generates.

[XiJ]

As above. Always yes. The single best thing you can do to a computer in increase performance. Do it now. Do it yesterday.

[hardtailstar]

Yes.

 

We have some with SSD's and some with HDD's.

 

The SSD computers are running much better than the HDD computers of same spec.

[AJWhite1970]

Putting a SSD in an i5 is like buying a new PC for £25 for the performance gain you will get

[synaesthesia]

To be fair I'm amazed anyone would have specced a 5th gen i5 with a hard drive in the first place! Absolutely do it and shoot whoever specced up hard drives.

[FN-GM]

To be fair I'm amazed anyone would have specced a 5th gen i5 with a hard drive in the first place!

 

I did. At the time it was by far cheaper to buy with a hard drive and upgrade to an SSD ourselves that buy one fitted from the manufacturer.

[duzzie]

We have 8 year old i3 computers that we have added an SSD and these have given them a boost to last a couple more years. If like us you are short of cash and cannot afford full replacements then installing ssd's is by far the best option.

[Bedders]

(Disclaimer: Not an education establishment.)

We purchase second hand PCs off eBay. 3rd gen i5's, 8GB RAM, no hard drive. Then get a 128GB SSD for £30 and fit it (either using 2.5-3.5 adaptors, or if I haven't got any, I use Velcro). Honestly they're fantastic and cheap enough to keep several spares around.

[localzuk]

Yup, definitely. We've extended the lives of our 3rd gen i5s with SSDs - added at least 2 years to their lives.

[FN-GM]

(Disclaimer: Not an education establishment.)

We purchase second hand PCs off eBay. 3rd gen i5's, 8GB RAM, no hard drive. Then get a 128GB SSD for £30 and fit it (either using 2.5-3.5 adaptors, or if I haven't got any, I use Velcro). Honestly they're fantastic and cheap enough to keep several spares around.

 

One of our schools is removing some 3rd Gen i5 Dell Optiplex 7010 USSF machines from service. If you're looking for some more machines give us a shout. We are not far from you either.

[Passat1983ICTech]

i have just over a 100 pc and a few laptops we seeing the diffrences in login speed and login times as well need to get a start it work well next stage it nother 100 pc - laptops then do student pc and laptops as well £23 each for a 120 gig ssd pay for it self

[DalekSec]

I wouldn't buy anything nowadays without an SSD/M.2 NVMe etc as boot drive.

 

They are by far the best price per performance ratio you can do. SSDs are ridiculously cheap atm at the low sizes. For most builds you won't need more than a 240GB one and they are less than £50 in some cases (Obviously by decent makes and not one you've never heard of!)

[Rob_D]

As everyone's said, uprading to an SSD is definitely worth it. I would also say (especially if you're windows 10) trying to get everything up to 8gb of ram will also make a noticeable difference.

We had some PCs with SSDs but only 4gb ram and they still chugged at times. Upped them to 8gb and they've been fine.