Question Is it worth it to change hdd to ssd

[bruhhhhhh112]

Hey, i have a asus x441 ba laptop it has an toshiba 1tb hdd
Is it worth it to change to ssd and if i change how to make sure it is compatible with my laptop, is it okay if i use ssd sata3
Im considering to change it one of the reason is ssd is pretty cheap does it make ant difference to the performance or not?

 

[USAFRet]

YES.
It will make a significant different in your daily ops.

Compatible?
Any 2.5" SATA III SSD will work. Direct drop in replacement for your HDD.

 

[bruhhhhhh112]

Does hdd caddy make it better or should i just throw away the hdd

 

[USAFRet]

Does hdd caddy make it better or should i just throw away the hdd

A 2.5" format SSD will mount in exactly the same place as the current HDD.

Transferring ALL of the exiting data and OS can be done, but that is a separate question.

 

[bruhhhhhh112]

Yes but performance wise would it be better to still keep the hdd but move it to the caddy or just take it away completely

 

[punkncat]

Specs tend to show this laptop being an A series from around 2019 or so. One of the storage configurations for that PC shows several options. It would be assumable that it might have room for two drives inside.

Even the least expensive of known brands will be 4X+ faster than the HDD, which will make responsiveness on the desktop, load in, and just the general experience well better. Keep in mind that the limitations on that chipset are significant even when they were new. This PC is never going to be a speed demon, but changing off HDD for OS is game changing for sure.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes but performance wise would it be better to still keep the hdd but move it to the caddy or just take it away completely

Change to a reasonable size 2.5" SSD first.

Then, if you still need more capacity, add the HDD back in via a caddy.
But I'm thinking you probably won't need the HDD.

 

[bruhhhhhh112]

Okay thanks for the info