CURTECH Computer Services Blog

If you haven’t heard about SSD (Solid State Disk) HDDs (Hard Disk Drives) then you’re probably not a geek. But if you’re alive then you probably have a computer, and that computer could run twice as fast (if not faster) than it does now if you replaced the HDD with an SSD HDD. Traditional HDDs are alot like a vinyl record what with their moving parts and susceptibility to bumps and scratches (so to speak). SSDs don’t have the moving parts or the scratch problems (and they’re crazy fast!) An 80GB (which is usually plenty for most end users) Intel X25M (lots of good reviews and plenty of good personal experience) will set you back about $210 from a reputable vendor like NewEgg. You’re geek can likely install one in your laptop or desktop computer in about an hour or two. Just do it! You’ll thank me later. (P.S. Only do this if you’re running Windows 7 or some other SSD aware OS; Vista and XP don’t work particularly well as they don’t support TRIM and they’re optimized for older rotational media HDDs; you’ve been warned.)