Ssd

a311hanna · #1 03-15-2016

Hi all I have been reading a bit about ssd and not quit sure but would this speed up my VM at all? Sometimes I could fall asleep waiting on this damb thing.
I have an acer computer laptop.
Also how difficult is it to install as I am not tech savvy at alll.

empirestate · #2 03-15-2016

It's plug and play. Learn to install an OS and you are all set.

a311hanna · #3 03-15-2016

I have os on cd already. So I would be set to have ssd?

empirestate · #4 03-15-2016

You have not answered my question. Do you know how to install an OS?

a311hanna · #5 03-15-2016

I know how to install an os onto a cd yes. But to a ssd no maybe same concept I'm not sure?
So to use ssd you just plug it into laptop with a USB cord?

empirestate · #6 03-15-2016

An SSD is replacement to a mechanical hard drive. Remove the mechanical hard drive from your computer and just plug in the SSD. Boot up your OS and install.

a311hanna · #7 03-15-2016

Ok not sure about taking out hard drive though. Also what about the stuff on my hard drive? Would I save it to an SD card? Before removing it. Thanks for you r help as well

empirestate · #8 03-15-2016

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Originally Posted by a311hanna

Ok not sure about taking out hard drive though. Also what about the stuff on my hard drive? Would I save it to an SD card? Before removing it. Thanks for you r help as well

I can see how noobish you are, better consult with sum1 who knows a little bit about computers.

a311hanna · #9 03-15-2016

Ok thanks for trying. I'll stick with what I got for now then

a311hanna · #10 03-16-2016

Been eating lots of videos and I now have the knowledge ordered and it's on it way:-) can't wait to stay awake at the computer:-)

MM78 · #11 03-16-2016

SSD Hard Drives are pretty awesome, I built my wife a Computer and installed a SSD and her PC boots uber fast, runs fast....can't go wrong with a SSD.

a311hanna · #12 03-16-2016

Thanks for the excitement can't wait to get it!
And experience it

MM78 · #13 03-16-2016

What Windows Version are you running for your VMWares?

a311hanna · #14 03-16-2016

Windows 7 was all I could find for free.

123 · #15 03-16-2016

Yeah agreed! Now that I have an SSD in my computer, would never go without one!

slokor · #16 03-16-2016

Easiest way to do things is to find installation and instruction videos on Youtube.
And SSD is definitely the way to go. I replace every single new laptop I get to have the fastest SSD I can find.

phaz0rz · #17 03-16-2016

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Originally Posted by a311hanna

Windows 7 was all I could find for free.

Using XP would make your VM's 10x faster. There are tons of torrents out there. If you aren't torrent savvy, any version of Linux would be faster than Win 7.

SSD's are great and can potentially speed up your computer a ton, but I honestly don't think upgrading to an SSD would have much of an impact on the performance of your VMs. You would have to match your hard drive upgrade with a nice RAM upgrade to really be able to tell any difference. Reason being is each VM eats up a ton of RAM, because each VM uses the same amount of RAM as a regular computer.

So you can either spend hundreds of dollars upgrading your RAM and hard drive, or simply downgrade your virtual operating system.

Personally, I have 23 Windows XP VMs. Each one gets either 1gb or 512mb of RAM and 10gb HDD space. I run them seamlessly on a 6 year old laptop with 4g RAM, lol.

**aspkin** · #18 03-16-2016

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Originally Posted by a311hanna

Hi all I have been reading a bit about ssd and not quit sure but would this speed up my VM at all? Sometimes I could fall asleep waiting on this damb thing.
I have an acer computer laptop.
Also how difficult is it to install as I am not tech savvy at alll.

SSD all the way.

I have a dinosaur all-in-one desktop with a mechanical drive... all it's used for is a kitchen computer playing YouTube. I almost threw it in the trash but it has a purpose again..

SSD all the way.

phaz0rz · #19 03-16-2016

An SSD by itself will not increase the performance much of Windows 7 VM's. :(

empirestate · #20 03-16-2016

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Originally Posted by phaz0rz

An SSD by itself will not increase the performance much of Windows 7 VM's. :(

Go Windows XP if you still feel sluggish.

a311hanna · #21 03-16-2016

Awesome inputs thanks all

rsot · #22 03-16-2016

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Originally Posted by empirestate

An SSD is replacement to a mechanical hard drive. Remove the mechanical hard drive from your computer and just plug in the SSD. Boot up your OS and install.

Can't he just add and shift the OS to SSD for booting?