HDD SDD help.

[Cody_Wilson]

So I'm switching out my PC for a gaming laptop. For my budget and what I want to do I think this laptop is the best. (https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16834315422) All the reviews say it's a great laptop and it's the best one I could find that's not too high end. The only problem is that they said "it doesn't have a SDD" or "The HDD is really slow". I've done some research but not enough to really understand it. Two questions, can you switch out a HDD with an SDD on this Laptop and if so what SDD would you reccomend. Remember I'm on a budget. I would spend anything below 80$ on one but if it's necessary I will pay more.

 

[clarkjd]

Yes you can replace your HDD with an SSD. The problem: You might be able to get a good SSD with even a quarter of the capacity of your HDD for $80. If you want the same capacity, you would need to up your budget to ~$250 or up!
240GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721108
1TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100011693%20600038463%20600414920

 

[1LiquidPC]

If its using a standard SATA connection, you can swap out to an SSD. The windows key should be hard coded into the UEFI. Still, you would need to create a bootable copy of Windows 10 to reinstall, or imaging software that partitions correctly when switching from HDD to SSD. Also, for 80$ your SSD options will be limited to 250GB or so. Since your gaming, it will be quite limited as games these days can take 50GB+ each.

 

[geofelt]

Yes, you can.
Buy a Samsung evo ssd large enough to hold the contents of the distributed os and software.
120gb might do it, but that can fill up quickly so I suggest 240gb regardless.
That is going to cost $100 or so but it is worth it.
Here is a video tutorial on what is involved; simplicity itself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HTCD93vEUE
After checking out the laptop, download the latest version of the Samsung ssd migration program.
It may be more current than the dvd distributed with the ssd.
You may also need a usb to sata adapter cable which is cheap, about $10.