[AccessD] Dell 5348 SSD upgrade

[aclawhon at hiwaay.net]

John:

Are OEM manufacturers phasing out traditional spinning hard disk  
drives in favor of SSDs - or are they offering SSDs as an "option" if  
you don't mind paying the extra cost?  How long do you think it will  
be before spinning drives are totally replaced in favor of SSDs?

I'm thinking about buying a new laptop sometime in the next two years.  
  Rather than going with Windows, I'm seriously considering a machine  
with a Linux distribution pre-installed.  There are several [smallish]  
companies specializing in preconfigured Linux boxes.  I'm reading up  
on (and getting "smart") on Linux, so by the time I'm ready to buy I  
should know enough to be able to keep my head above water.  With  
Windows 10 becoming increasingly obtrusive, I have a feeling Linux  
[desktop] systems will grow in popularity.  I know the Linux and open  
source folks have been predicting this for the last 20 years, but I  
think it's really going to happen.  I sense that people are gradually  
getting fed up with Windows.  (I certainly am ...)

Besides, it will be fun getting back to doing things from the command  
line.  (Ha! Ha!)

No-Longer-In-Love-With-Windows Alan of Huntsville


Quoting John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com>:

> I just upgraded my Dell 5348 "All-in-one" from a 5400 RPM 1 tb drive  
> to a SanDisk X400 2.5" 512GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive.
>
> I timed the time from power on to login screen.
>
> With the 5400 rpm disk it took TWO DAMNED MINUTES (!!!!!) to get to  
> the login screen.
>
> With the SSD it took 15 seconds.
>
> With the hard disk it took 45 more seconds to get from login screen  
> to the desktop with all the desktop icons loaded.
>
> With the SSD it took an additional 3 seconds.
>
> 2:45 from turn on to desktop ready (plus time to type in the  
> password) for the hard disk
>
> 0:18 total from turn on to desktop ready (plus time to type in the  
> password) for the SSD.
>
> And this is a puny little 2 core Core3 (4 logical) at 3:3 ghz.  
> Suddenly it is a snappy little machine.
>
> What a difference an SSD makes.  :)
>
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> John W. Colby
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