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BigAl01
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‎11-19-2023 08:08 AM

WD - Blue SA510 1TB Internal SSD SATA for $50

This is a good way to speed up an old computer you might have lying around.  I have upgraded several older HDD computers by cloning the system drive to an SATA SSD drive and then using the old HDD as a backup drive once everything is running smoothly.  Sure, I would rather install an M.2 drive and call it a day, but older machines don't have M.2 ports on their motherboards.  Most older computers have SATA ports though.  This particular drive (1 TB Western Digital Blue) is only $50 right now at Best Buy.  Now is the time to upgrade that old computer.

WD - Blue SA510 1TB Internal SSD SATAWD - Blue SA510 1TB Internal SSD SATA

 

As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
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OriginalGreyWolf
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‎11-19-2023 02:44 PM

It is crazy how things are so cheap but you need more of them today compared to a few years ago. I remember I got a great deal for 256 kb ram for a laptop I had. HAHA yes you are reading that correctly 256kb of ram for an upgrade to the laptop 🙂

Of course programs back then were not gb in size as it had a 20mb hd.

BigAl01
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In response to OriginalGreyWolf
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‎11-20-2023 08:36 PM

Bigger and better capacities are the marching orders.  In reality, it comes from reduced process sizes of the transistors and other switching semi-conductors.  Size does matter after all, but in the reverse way from humans.  Smaller is better - less power consumption, faster speeds, etc.

As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".