On 2016-11-15 10:13, Paul Hill wrote:

> On 14 November 2016 at 19:46,

> <mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:

>> Greetings fellow Profoxers!

>>

>> I see some external SSD drives on this page:

>> http://www.newegg.com/External-SSDs/SubCategory/ID-2022?Tid=11694

>>

>> My laptop is a maybe 4 years old and is running out of local disk

>> space.

>> I've got another laptop I can migrate to but I was thinking of just

>> extending and still using this one yet (because I love it) and using

>> an

>> external HD would take care of my space issues...at least for

>> now...and give

>> me another area to send backups.

>>

>> My question: I know SSD drives are 20x faster reportedly, but would

>> that

>> still apply if it's an EXTERNAL drive? I understand that using the

>> USB 3.0

>> port is better than the older USB 2.x ports and earlier for transfer

>> rates.

>

> Personally I would just buy a replacement internal SSD and a large

> external HDD.

> Samsungs are nice.

>

> Clonezilla can be used to transfer your OS to the new drive.

How long do you normally use a laptop hard drive before replacing it

(before disaster strikes it)?

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