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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Can SSD be added to the HDD already in a laptop or does it replace it?

I notice that some gaming computers have both SSD and HDD. No idea why.

[TheBoy]

Most laptops only have room for one drive, so 99% of the time, you replace the HDD with an SSD.

Some higher end modern laptops have NVMe/M2 slots which mean you can add an M2 SSD type drive and still keep the main drive (you'd still need to reinstall Windows, as you want the main OS on the faster flash drive)

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Most laptops only have room for one drive, so 99% of the time, you replace the HDD with an SSD.

Some higher end modern laptops have NVMe/M2 slots which mean you can add an M2 SSD type drive and still keep the main drive (you'd still need to reinstall Windows, as you want the main OS on the faster flash drive)

Thanks,TB. Interesting.

I know SFA about computers and before this thread thought that SSD was some kind of sexual infection.

[Viral_Jim]

IMO, people over-egg the spec of laptops/pcs they need. I've just setup my home-office rig; it's all SWMBO's cast offs. A 2012 Acer laptop (£450 new), with a £55 SSD and a £30 RAM upgrade to 8gb, plus her old 24" laptop and even older 20". As far as I can tell, the only negative is that the refresh rate on the portrait monitor is garbage, but considering its for reviewing documents only, I'm not bothered. 



Buying all of this setup today  second hand would cost you maybe £250 plus the cost of a copy of Windows.

Given your intended usage, and the likely fate of the equipment at the hands of the lady in your life, id pick the screen size you want and buy the cheapest that's for sale. It will serve your needs until it's inevitable demise 

[TheBoy]

IMO, people over-egg the spec of laptops/pcs they need.

I do tend to agree, hence I always ask the same question - what is it used for.  Most people don't need top end stuff.

A couple of years ago, I would say i3 + 4Gb RAM (because all new machines had 64bit Windows by then). Last year's Windows update have made me jump that to an i5 (for laptops) for some element of future proofing - mobile processors are crippled compared to desktop variants.  But any 2nd gen (Sandy Bridge) or later i3 will work pretty well today still.

I type this on my infamous 2007 Core2 Duo + 2Gb (32bit Windows 10), 240Gb Sandisk II SSD, which is "quick enough" except for the completely ad laden shite sites like egay and vBulletin based forums. Also, its graphics capabilities - the old 965G North Bridge - means the likes of simple 3D design like TinkerCAD is unusable, and any heavy design package won't even load . But it still runs Office fine - big heavy spreadsheets do have a lag and make the fans noisy - and non ad-laden browsing.

[Sir Tigger KC]

IMO, people over-egg the spec of laptops/pcs they need.

3 years ago I bought a second hand 11" Asus laptop from ebay for £50 for travelling with.  It's only got 1gb RAM and I'm not sure what the storage is, but it's been a great little machine. 

[scimmy_man]

Speed.  If you really need 1Tb storage, then SSD isn't for you (as a 1Tb SSD is about £100 for the part alone).  But most people don't.

thats a LOT of porn