Hi there.

I have an E1-572G, which I currently use for medium duty 3D work.
My concern isn't with the graphical performance, but the time that it takes to open up programs. They don't take minutes, in fact they only take around 20 seconds to open (the CAD program I'm using). But, since I don't use much of my 1TB hard disk space I'm guessing why not jut upgrade to an SSD? I think I'm going to use a 1TB external HDD for storage of "useless" stuff like movies, and use the laptop for important work.

Would an SSD be advisable for the purpose of opening up programs faster and faster boot times? In other words, is the HDD currently the bottleneck that causes the delay of opening programs? I sometimes experience a slow transfer of files within the current HDD as well (not between partitions, as I only have a single partition).

If so, what would be a good SSD to put in my said laptop? I need at least 480GB and I absolutely cannot spend more than RM1200 on the SSD.

Another, just for my curiosity question, would it positively affect USB 3.0 transfer?