

Then reuse your existing internal drive as an second internal storage drive with the OWC Data Doubler to store your movies/music/large collections etc. If you don’t have the cash for a large SSD, another option is to move large files/folders, such as your iTunes collection, to an external drive. When making a clone, you’ll need an SSD that matches the size of your existing drive. This is the fastest way to get up and running with the new SSD. This makes the drive “plug and play” once it’s installed in the laptop with the same file structure, the same drive name, same apps and OS. By cloning the hard drive it’s making a bootable duplicate of your existing drive.

Once you’ve purchased an SSD, it’s time to create a clone of your current hard drive.

With an SSD you’ll experience faster boot up, faster app start up (no more bouncing icons), and overall smoother performance when running multiple apps. (Source: Storage Review)Īn SSD can have a dramatic impact on the overall performance of your Mac. As an analogy, what’s quicker? Having to walk across the room to retrieve a book to get information or simply magically having that book open in front of you when you need it? That’s how an HDD compares to an SSD it simply requires more physical labor (mechanical movement) to get information. This difference is what makes SSD so much faster. Conversely, a hard disk drive uses a mechanical arm with a read/write head to move around and read information from the right location on a storage platter. Rather, information is stored in microchips. Like a memory stick, there are no moving parts to an SSD.

You’re probably familiar with USB memory sticks – SSDs can be thought of as an oversized and more sophisticated version of the humble USB memory stick. What is the difference between and HDD and a Solid State Drive? Why are SSDs so much faster?
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