I've got an ASUS X550LB NH-52 laptop (specs in my signature), and it's hard drive is pretty much garbage. It's a 750GB 5400RPM drive, I think a Seagate. I use the laptop primarily for use on campus and when I want to use a computer sitting somewhere other than my desk. I do game on it occasionally as well. My issue is that most times when I open it up it is insanely slow for up to several minutes while the hard drive "catches" up. System monitor tells me it'll be working at 99 percent a lot of the time on various things from System processes, to Steam, to Skype, or whatever else. Once it settles down the laptop performs ok, but for popping it open to check something real quick it is annoyingly slow. Even with a clean install of W10 and very minimal programs installed, it bogs down easily.
Spec wise the machine is fine for my needs, but the hard drive in it has gotta go. Now given the reason I want a new HDD, would an SSD or an SSHD be a good idea? Boot time on it as it stands now is still pretty quick and I keep it sleeping most of the time anyway. Would an SSHD be quick enough to alleviate the initial slowness when turning it back on? I know they are usually only 5400RPM drives, so I'm hesitant to go down that route. I don't know a lot about them, but understand the basic concept of a small "SSD" cache. Alternatively I could just bite the bullet and get a 500GB SSD, which is still enough space. Although if I went the SSHD route I'd still want a 1TB. My issue there is of course price, and it almost seems like a waste to buy a 500GB SSD and put it in my secondary laptop and not my desktop that I use 90 percent of the time.
Looking at these two in particular, but am open to suggestions. Not too picky about actual speed of the SSD since anything is going to a huge jump.
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX100...c&ie=UTF8&qid=1440265794&sr=1-12&keywords=ssd
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Lapto...c&ie=UTF8&qid=1440265368&sr=1-3&keywords=sshd
Another thought is pulling the 120GB 840 EVO out of my desktop for use in the laptop and putting a 500GB in it, but then I'd be very pressed for space. Would need to keep any games I wanted to play on my external 1TB, but that might cause issues as well. I don't know how far 120GB would take me without having to transfer stuff all the time. My laptop only has a slot for one drive, unless I pulled out the DVD drive or something.
Appreciate any response.
Spec wise the machine is fine for my needs, but the hard drive in it has gotta go. Now given the reason I want a new HDD, would an SSD or an SSHD be a good idea? Boot time on it as it stands now is still pretty quick and I keep it sleeping most of the time anyway. Would an SSHD be quick enough to alleviate the initial slowness when turning it back on? I know they are usually only 5400RPM drives, so I'm hesitant to go down that route. I don't know a lot about them, but understand the basic concept of a small "SSD" cache. Alternatively I could just bite the bullet and get a 500GB SSD, which is still enough space. Although if I went the SSHD route I'd still want a 1TB. My issue there is of course price, and it almost seems like a waste to buy a 500GB SSD and put it in my secondary laptop and not my desktop that I use 90 percent of the time.
Looking at these two in particular, but am open to suggestions. Not too picky about actual speed of the SSD since anything is going to a huge jump.
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX100...c&ie=UTF8&qid=1440265794&sr=1-12&keywords=ssd
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Lapto...c&ie=UTF8&qid=1440265368&sr=1-3&keywords=sshd
Another thought is pulling the 120GB 840 EVO out of my desktop for use in the laptop and putting a 500GB in it, but then I'd be very pressed for space. Would need to keep any games I wanted to play on my external 1TB, but that might cause issues as well. I don't know how far 120GB would take me without having to transfer stuff all the time. My laptop only has a slot for one drive, unless I pulled out the DVD drive or something.
Appreciate any response.
