SSD or SSHD for my old Acer 5738Z laptop.

[Bobs007]

Looking for SSD or SSHD for my old Acer 5738Z laptop. any suggestions??


CPU
Intel Pentium T4300 / 2.1 GHz

I saw this link
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Acer/aspire-5738z

Are they good.

I know the difference between SSD and SSHD.

 

[GAMER_1]

SSHD if you want to have a good price. SSD if you want performance.

 

[ikaz]

check out some reviews on SSD's

http://www.tomshardware.com/t/storage/review/

 

[Rapajez]

Right, what's your budget and what's the minimum amount of space you need? If you can get by with 256GB, I'd go with a SSD, no question. 500GB or higher might need more consideration.

The gains of an SSHD are there, but inconsistent (some things will be faster, others no change). A typical SSHD determines which applications you use the most, usually your Operating System, and loads those into the faster SSD portion.

That said, I'd get one of these Samsung 850 EVO's over the Crucial MX200. A bit faster and better support: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OAJ412U

Here's a decent SSHD: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Gaming-2-5-Inch-Internal-ST500LM000/dp/B00B99JU5M

Either way. Be sure to download the latest SSD software from the manufacture.

 

[Bobs007]

Right, what's your budget and what's the minimum amount of space you need? If you can get by with 256GB, I'd go with a SSD, no question. 500GB or higher might need more consideration.

The gains of an SSHD are there, but inconsistent (some things will be faster, others no change). A typical SSHD determines which applications you use the most, usually your Operating System, and loads those into the faster SSD portion.

That said, I'd get one of these Samsung 850 EVO's over the Crucial MX200. A bit faster and better support: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OAJ412U

Here's a decent SSHD: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Gaming-2-5-Inch-Internal-ST500LM000/dp/B00B99JU5M

Either way. Be sure to download the latest SSD software from the manufacture.

Will it be a smooth transition since such a old laptop that worries me a lot??

 

[Rapajez]

Usually, yes. It's probably the best thing you can do to an old laptop. The best gain would be if you also wiped it and reinstalled with a fresh OS. You can download the drivers from the manufacture's website, and store them on a USB drive, ahead of time.

That said, a fresh Windows install may be a pain for most people. Instead, you can get a "Notebook kit" with the 850 EVO. It comes with cloning software and a cable. Boot your old laptop, install the software, plug the new drive into the cable, and everything gets copied over. Swap the drives, and you're good to go.

Keep the old one in-tact, in case something goes wrong, and make backups of important stuff ahead of time.