SSD Installation (Page 2): Same question , except I am wondering if it is too challenging to replace my 8 year old Apple MacBook Pro ( a secondary computer for me) with a new SSD. They...

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Same question , except I am wondering if it is too challenging to replace my 8 year old Apple MacBook Pro ( a secondary computer for me) with a new SSD. They are cheap enough and for some speed in thiis extra computer I would attempt?

Thanks,
Bruce

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

bobforman wrote:

Always being amazed at the breadth of knowledge on this site, I thought I'd try ask this here. I'm considering swapping my hard drive for a solid state drive in my Win 10 PC and making the SSD my primary drive. Is this something a civilian can do or should I take it to a shop for the work? Also, are there instructional guides on how to do this? I did check YouTube and they showed the swapping part but not the data Xfer and set up portion of the process.

As LongShadow indicated, Acronis ($25) makes it pretty easy. Yes, you do have to learn how, but it is not difficult. I have done that operation quite a few times - upgrading from Sata OS drive, to a 240 GB SSD, then upgrading from the 240 GB to a 1TB SSD. I have used Acronis for 13+ years. They have free remote tech support.
Mark

https://www.acronis.com/en-us/lp/personal/sem?msclkid=7fc4336c82631f55e4126e7f068bb260&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=EN%20-%20US%20-%20B%20-%20True%20Image%20ATI%20-%20AMER%20-%20Home%20-%20PS%20%20-%20M&utm_term=acronis%20true%20image%202019&utm_content=Acronis%20True%20Image%202019

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

bobforman wrote:

Always being amazed at the breadth of knowledge on this site, I thought I'd try ask this here. I'm considering swapping my hard drive for a solid state drive in my Win 10 PC and making the SSD my primary drive. Is this something a civilian can do or should I take it to a shop for the work? Also, are there instructional guides on how to do this? I did check YouTube and they showed the swapping part but not the data Xfer and set up portion of the process.

If you have to ask you better take it to a shop. Best Buy Geek Squad is not a shop!!!

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

bobforman wrote:

HP Desk Top. About 10 years old.

Waste of time and money!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

AirWalter wrote:

Waste of time and money!

Why???

Mine is 9 years old and going strong!
It performs like it did when I purchased it.
Why replace it?
Just for the latest and greatest?? (It's running Win 7, don't need 10 either.)
A "new" computer would not gain me anything, but a reduced checking account.

Would you recommend upgrading my Galaxy S-III also?

therwol Loc: USA

Longshadow wrote:

Why???

Mine is 9 years old and going strong!
It performs like it did when I purchased it.
Why replace it?
Just for the latest and greatest?? (It's running Win 7, don't need 10 either.)
A "new" computer would not gain me anything, but a reduced checking account.

Would you recommend upgrading my Galaxy S-III also?

My 12 year old Dell laptop still works fine, and it has Windows 10 on it. On the other hand, it only has 4 gigs of RAM and integrated graphics, and the two computers I bought last years run circles around it in terms of speed. I even put a 500 gig SSD in the old thing, and while it make some difference, it didn't make much. It boots faster, and programs do load a bit faster, but programs don't really run much faster. It has USB II and SATA II instead of SATA III, and these differences do make a huge difference in data transfer rates compared with a newer computer. It's your choice not to upgrade. It doesn't matter to me, but have you tried a new computer lately?

As for the phone, I'm with you on that. I have a Galaxy Note II from the same era as you Galaxy S-III. It works fine for what I do. I've even used it in Europe.

JoeN Loc: East Texas

Recently the hard drive crashed in my HP desktop that was about 10 years old. I had to take it to a local technician who was able to recover the data on the drive and install it on a new SSD. I have no clue what version SATA it has, but as old as it is, I’m almost sure it’s not SATA III. It does start up faster and programs may open a little faster but I haven’t noticed any great increase in speed. However, it does work well. I don’t remember what I paid for it, but I bought a 1T SSD and it wasn’t all that expensive.

Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX

HEY BOB - - Are you Alive ??
Just wondering if the OP is really out there ?? No responses so far to all the advise.
I'm just going to echo the earlier response:
Download Macrium Reflect (FREE for home use) and install.
Forget about using Acronis !!
CLONE your HDD to an external SSD in a Sabrent external USB3 dock
Replace your HDD with the cloned SSD.
DONE !!
Do this BEFORE your HDD crashes.
THEN Clone your SSD back to the HDD in the external docking bay.
When the HDD craps out, buy a new one and - - continue.
Create a Reflect Recovery CD-ROM - - and when your SSD craps out - - restore from the external HDD

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

therwol wrote:

My 12 year old Dell laptop still works fine, and i... (show quote)

4Gb of RAM? Definitely in this case for the age!
A TON of programs anymore are SO memory intensive!

My desktop only has 8Gb, but still runs lickety-split.
My 4Gb laptop (7 years old) on the other hand, sometimes slows to a crawl, but not always.

sbohne

I used a program called clone it! I think I bought it on ebay, came with all the necessary cables. Under $40 as I recall. Used it to transfer data from a 60 GB SSD to a 256GB SSD. Worked like a charm. All data transferred, programs worked as they shoot, computer booted right up. Money well spent. Computer shop would have charged me $150.

therwol Loc: USA

Longshadow wrote:

4Gb of RAM? Definitely in this case for the age!

The machine came with 2 gigs. I had to remove the keyboard to install another 2 gigs and max it out. I would have gotten rid of it a long time ago, but I need the Firewire input for transferring digital video from tape. I have one more project to do.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

therwol wrote:

The machine came with 2 gigs. I had to remove the keyboard to install another 2 gigs and max it out. I would have gotten rid of it a long time ago, but I need the Firewire input for transferring digital video from tape. I have one more project to do.

Yes, occasionally one thing trumps other things.

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

Longshadow wrote:

Why???

Mine is 9 years old and going strong!
It performs like it did when I purchased it.
Why replace it?
Just for the latest and greatest?? (It's running Win 7, don't need 10 either.)
A "new" computer would not gain me anything, but a reduced checking account.

Would you recommend upgrading my Galaxy S-III also?

You aren't the OP, and I wasn't referring to you. Considering the questions the OP posted I assume he has very little computer knowledge. Besides, HP's are just to damned proprietary; they build them that way on purpose. Unless you have some computer knowledge it is very rare to get an HP to last that long, let alone get it to operate at a reliable nature or acceptable speed. Anyone can do much better in investing their computer money in just about anything other than an HP. My very first computer was a Commodore 64, my second was an HP with Windows 3.1. Last manufactured computer I ever bought; since then I have built my own along with my Daughters and my Sons.

sbohne

therwol wrote:

My 12 year old Dell laptop still works fine, and it has Windows 10 on it. ...

You must live right. I tried to load Windows 10 on my XPS and it slowed to a crawl, and it was only about 6 years old! I needed Win10 for a job (accepting incoming sales calls) and it just wouldn't do the job. Had to upgrade. But I DID extend the life of a 10 year old Gateway by adding more memory and swapping out the standard hard drive for an SSD. Used it til just recently. Got my money's worth out of that one.

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

sbohne wrote:

You must live right. I tried to load Windows 10 on my XPS and it slowed to a crawl, and it was only about 6 years old! I needed Win10 for a job (accepting incoming sales calls) and it just wouldn't do the job. Had to upgrade. But I DID extend the life of a 10 year old Gateway by adding more memory and swapping out the standard hard drive for an SSD. Used it til just recently. Got my money's worth out of that one.

Amen! Wow; good for you. Gateways died along time ago.