Josh Hewitt
Most of the time, your computer data is stored on a hard drive that is on a spinning
platter (think vinyl record player). When you go and open several programs, you may hear the grinding sound of it furiously reading. As of this article, the cost of a solid state drive has gone down &om what they used to cost and are quite affordable for a desktop I laptop drive replacement. What is a solid state drive? It is an all memory based data drive with no moving parts. A solid state drive, or SSD,
has many benefits which could be vital to your day to day operations.
Imagine your laptop, with the spinning platters at 5000+ rotations per minute. Remember what happens if you bumped a vinyl player (or cd player)? It would skip, and even possibly cause damage to the disc or record. This same idea applies to
that same hard drive in your desktop or laptop. The main advantage of the SSD is
there are no moving parts, so less worry about any “skipping” or damage upon bumping or moving. The other main advantage is that without the moving parts, there is less power being used and could actually help gain some battery life on a laptop! The biggest and most obvious of advantages has to be the speed. Files could open much faster, and boot times could be seconds compared to minutes.
The biggest things to remember are that with these drives, there are still limits in
conjunction with older hardware. If you have a machine that is 5+ years old, you may not gain much. Recently, most companies are starting to provide the option to having a SSD with newer desktops and laptops. Most desktops and laptops have the ability to handle a SSD, and M&H will be more than happy to assist in transferring your data from your old and slow hard drive. We provide the professional knowledge to carry over your data, and breath fresh air into your computer. If this is something you would like look into, please feel free to contact any of our techs and will can evaluate whether this would be a good choice for your business by calling 866-9MH-1ECH (866-964-8324) or e-mail support@mhconsults.net.
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