Solid State Drives (SSD)

I have decent laptop.  A Core i3, Windows 7, 4GB of RAM.  I recently took the plunge and replaced the traditional hard drive with a Solid State Drive (SSD).  If you know anything about the history of computers, you know that hard drive technology hasn't really changed all that much.  They still have spindles and platters and read/write heads that operate with even less tolerance than they originally did yet store vast amounts of data.  They are mechanical and that alone is the single most degrading performance hit for today's computers.  SSD's are more like an extension of RAM so there is a tremendous increase in performance.  So, I bought one and loaded up Windows 7 on it.  Windows 7 boots in 35 seconds!  Quickbooks opens in just 7 seconds!  Don't blink when opening folders or you'll not see the folder open!  Even web browsing is much faster.  If you want to improve performance of your laptop, give Geeks On Call a ring at 1-800-905-GEEK for a consultation.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230882/Hard_disk_drives_vs._solid_state_drives_Are_SSDs_finally_worth_the_money_

Ryle Irwin