I want to upgrade my laptop ASUS A45V HDD to SSD. my budget kinda tight so which one is good? I think laptop more than 10 years, or better buy refurbished one?

samsung evo

Evo

Use macrium reflect if you want duplicate hdd to ssd

This post has been edited by stupiak07: Nov 11 2021, 04:23 PM

Samsung 870 EVO all the way.

Samsung has the strictest quality control in the market. They're more expensive than the competition, but you can have a peace of mind that your SSD will perform FAST and RELIABLE for at least 10 years. Plus, Samsung has exceptional after sales warranty support (though you rarely need it because its reliable).

Unless you're really on a budget, you can consider Samsung 870 QVO (not EVO), its their lower tier SSD (QLC type) with a shorter write life cycle.

Don't cheap out on storage, data is important.

samsung. silicon power dramless unless you buy nvme.

My Samseng 850 EVO 1TB failed after 6 months of usage (when first launch, not available in Malaysia yet), had to send all the way back to US (already launched in Malaysia by the time I claim) to claim warranty.

I bought 980 evo nvme back then.. but scare to open all part

lel. just send to shop lah

if i install window 10 at nvme can ah, ithought can install at SATA only

same lah. if you want can install on IDE too. still works.

Samsung of course, no competition

If you want something that's cheaper but still decent, Crucial MX500 also a pretty good choice.

How about crucial mx500 since it is little bit more cheaper then samsung yet offer similar performance

I dont think your laptop support nvme

Havent upgrade my hdd to ssd yet but if upgrade I will choose between mx500,r 860/870 evo, wd red sa500 but wont choose 860/870 qvo because its QLC and tbw.

so everybody say MX500r, i will read about it

Just but MX500 , for my 9 years old pc
Many suggest clean install

Since you're tight on budget and your laptop is more than 10 years old, I would recommend Silicon Power as it's cheaper than Samsung and it isn't worth to pay premium price for such old laptop .

I also wouldn't recommend buying refurbished laptop since it hardly sustains itself for more than a couple of years based on my own experience. You can opt for debit installment such as Split or Atome if you can't afford a brand new laptop with lump sum payment.

CC?

If you mean CC = Credit Card, then no. You don't need credit card for the 3-installment Plan, a valid debit card will do.

i had a pc with linux mint and geforce gpu. migrated from hdd to ssd via dd clone command. everything works fine except the resolution stuck at 800x600 (was 1280x1024). until today, i still have no idea what went wrong.