could a SSD laptop last MUCH longer

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kenny1999

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I m not very much into computer and I ve done some research on Google.

Could a SSD laptop last MUCH longer than a laptop with only 5400rpm HDD??

Could a laptop with only 5400 HDD fail quickly after a few years under normal operation? (Since it's spinning disk and a laptop could be brought around)


BTW, I 'd like to confirm, if a macbook /macbook air/ macbook pro comes with SSD hard drive? I can't find the keywords ""SSD"" on their spec. but I don't think they re still using old kinds of disks.

Thank you
 
Hard to say with the new technology with platters. Even SSDs can fail as fast as a platter. Best thing I like about platters is that you don't have to worry about vibration.

Interesting question about the Macs. I'm not even sure if a lot of manufactures sell laptops with SSDs.

Jesus! those Macs are expensive though!
 
You have the benefit of making it immune to physical shock/vibrations, which will probably increase it's lifespan the first time you jolt the laptop too harshly. That's the most common failure point of laptop hard drives.

It'd also net you a significant performance increase.
 
kenny1999 said:
I m not very much into computer and I ve done some research on Google.

Could a SSD laptop last MUCH longer than a laptop with only 5400rpm HDD??

Could a laptop with only 5400 HDD fail quickly after a few years under normal operation? (Since it's spinning disk and a laptop could be brought around)


BTW, I 'd like to confirm, if a macbook /macbook air/ macbook pro comes with SSD hard drive? I can't find the keywords ""SSD"" on their spec. but I don't think they re still using old kinds of disks.

Thank you
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Yes it could. Mechanical drives have a much higher failure rate than SSDs, then factor in vibrations and drops of laptops and you'll generally get more lifespan out of an SSD. Not to mention, that the performance an SSD brings will allow you to have a quick OS experience compared to a mechanical drive, especially a 5400RPM drive.

The MacBook and MacBook Air only have flash storage (no room for a 2.5" drive). The non-retina MacBook Pro uses a 5400RPM drive, while the retina MacBook Pros use PCI-E based SSDs.

Agent Smith said:
Best thing I like about platters is that you don't have to worry about vibration.

I'm not even sure if a lot of manufactures sell laptops with SSDs.
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I think you have that backwards. Mechanical drives are much more prone to vibrations and drops than SSDs.

Of course most manufactures sell laptops with SSDs.
 
Agent Smith said:
Hard to say with the new technology with platters. Even SSDs can fail as fast as a platter. Best thing I like about platters is that you don't have to worry about vibration.

Interesting question about the Macs. I'm not even sure if a lot of manufactures sell laptops with SSDs.

Jesus! those Macs are expensive though!
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hi again...

Platters?? Do you mean traditional HDD ? I m not fammilar with the technical terms.

If you mean a traditional spinning HDD, it just has a lot of vibrations. Why you don't have to worry about vibration??
 
kenny1999 said:
hi again...

Platters?? Do you mean traditional HDD ? I m not fammilar with the technical terms.

If you mean a traditional spinning HDD, it just has a lot of vibrations. Why you don't have to worry about vibration??
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Yes, traditional HDDs contain platters that spin on the inside. SSDs are flash-based memory, no moving parts.

Vibrations in this case don't refer to the platters spinning. Instead, physical vibration to the laptop itself (bump, drop, etc.) that could cause something to skip on the platter.
 
porterjw said:
Yes, traditional HDDs contain platters that spin on the inside. SSDs are flash-based memory, no moving parts.

Vibrations in this case don't refer to the platters spinning. Instead, physical vibration to the laptop itself (bump, drop, etc.) that could cause something to skip on the platter.
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Excuse me

Instead of obvious physical hit to the laptop like bumping or dropping, how about just bringing the laptop around when the laptop is powered ON (not sure if the HDD is actively working)???

For example, I am sitting down working with the laptop and then standing up holding the laptop and moving to another seat

Does this normal human behavior cause problem or degrade to the spinning HDDs ?? It's very important to me because I am not interested in the fast speed of SSDs but I am more worried if the spinning HDDs on laptop would significantly degrade the servicing life of a laptop.....
 
How is the life of the hdd/ssd a factor in the life of the laptop? If either type of drive fails, it can easily be replaced and the laptop used for additional years. Just because the drive fails, it doesn't mean it's end-of-life for the laptop.
 
strollin said:
How is the life of the hdd/ssd a factor in the life of the laptop? If either type of drive fails, it can easily be replaced and the laptop used for additional years. Just because the drive fails, it doesn't mean it's end-of-life for the laptop.
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Is it easy for an average user to replace the HDD on a laptop? Is it very difficult?? I don't have any experience on that. Bringing the laptop to specialists for upgrade will cost me an arm and a leg in my country and they do things very carelessly
 
On most laptops, there is a small access door on the bottom covering the HDD. Remove a couple of screws and the door comes off to provide access to the drive. Very easy to replace.

On a laptop, RAM, hdd, optical drive and keyboard are generally very easy items to replace.
 
What laptop do you have? On some dell's you have to totally dismantle it to get to the hard drive as its under the motherboard and no access panels on the bottom. Namely the inspirons.
 
johnb35 said:
What laptop do you have? On some dell's you have to totally dismantle it to get to the hard drive as its under the motherboard and no access panels on the bottom. Namely the inspirons.
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Bam.
Voyagerfan99 said:
To replace the hard drive in this year old Inspiron I had to pull the motherboard out of the machine. Good one Dell. Inspiron N4010
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kenny1999 said:
how about just bringing the laptop around when the laptop is powered ON
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I'd be extra careful of handling it while it's spinning or writing data. I worked in a PC repair shop in a college town for a while, there were an enormous amount of people with dead laptop drives where they just shoved the laptop into a bookbag while on and hauled it around, destroying the drive.
 
beers said:
I'd be extra careful of handling it while it's spinning or writing data. I worked in a PC repair shop in a college town for a while, there were an enormous amount of people with dead laptop drives where they just shoved the laptop into a bookbag while on and hauled it around, destroying the drive.
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An SSD will reduce this issue. Heat on the otherhand would still be a problem if it's left on and shoved in a bag.
 
beers said:
I'd be extra careful of handling it while it's spinning or writing data. I worked in a PC repair shop in a college town for a while, there were an enormous amount of people with dead laptop drives where they just shoved the laptop into a bookbag while on and hauled it around, destroying the drive.
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Hi, all

I am interested in a lenovo thinkpad x250 which is with 1T 5400 HDD but it claims to have ''Active Protection System''

Does anyone know if the lenovo ''Active Protection System" is something really awesome or just more or less likly gimmick?

Thank you
 
It's probably just a freefall sensor that will bring in the head of the drive if it feels a fall. This will prevent a head crash, and it's not the only laptop to have it. Most modern laptops have it built in.
 
kenny1999 said:
Hi, all

I am interested in a lenovo thinkpad x250 which is with 1T 5400 HDD but it claims to have ''Active Protection System''

Does anyone know if the lenovo ''Active Protection System" is something really awesome or just more or less likly gimmick?

Thank you
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I would personally continue to look into SSDs instead. Not that you should be using a laptop while it's moving, but often times the shock prevention system will activate when moving the laptop causing the OS to hang until the drive can be used again.
 
johnb35 said:
What laptop do you have? On some dell's you have to totally dismantle it to get to the hard drive as its under the motherboard and no access panels on the bottom. Namely the inspirons.
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I just swapped the hdd for an ssd in an Inspiron 15 about 2 weeks ago. Only needed to remove 2 screws to get the cover over the hdd off. Of course then there were 4 screws holding the hdd carrier in place plus 4 screws securing the drive in the carrier (overkill, IMO).

I think it's the exception rather than the rule that the hdd is hard to get to in most laptops.
 
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