Installing a SSD into my laptop will it fit?
I've bought a laptop which is a couple of years old now with the intention of buying a new one when this one dies so I can move it to my next one once this one runs it course. Are SSDs reliable as a primary HDD? also are there any programs to transfer everything onto the SSD card without having to reinstall windows. I'm pretty bad with laptops but I have a main desktop.. Is it possible to connect a laptop HDD and SSD into my desktop. Thanks. Just looking at the 256gb samsung 530 atm
Laptop specs
http://www.cnet.com/laptops/samsung-r522-fa02-15/4507-3121_7…
Storage
Floppy Drive None
Hard Drive 250.0 GB HDD / 5400.0 rpm
Interface Serial ATA-150
Storage Removable None
Optical Drive DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
Optical Drive (2nd) None
Hard drive type Portable
SSD's are pretty reliable nowadays. I have a Crucial M4 from last year in my desktop — still going strong without a single hiccup.
Re: migrating stuff from HDD to SSD in Windows is easy as pie, and all SSD manufacturers now give you a link to download their own SSD migration software (e.g Samsung and Intel.)
However, for the best performance and optimisation its usually recommended to give it a fresh install so that Windows can automatically configure itself to run off an SSD without you having to tweak it afterwards. Hence, I don't usually do migration but choose to fresh install, and then restore my personal documents the traditional way.
To migrate to an SSD, you need to either buy a USB cable or a USB enclosure so that you can hook up the SSD to the laptop for the migration program to work it's magic.
Alternatively, if you a USB drive already, you can clone Windows onto the USB drive, remove the HDD from the laptop, install the SSD, and then restore the backup from the USB drive. This may be achieved using a variety of tools like Paragon Backup and Recovery Free, Macrium Reflect, et cetera.
Prior to migration you may wish to:
Use Ccleaner and get rid of as much crap as you can, including cache, temp files
Run Windows disk cleaner to minimize bulk — get rid of previous Windows installations etc.
Check if the firmware of the SSD is up to date. You can check it by sticking your SSD into the desktop computer and then look in the Device Manager to read the firmware version numbers.