{"id":4724,"date":"2015-11-10T06:33:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T19:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2015-11-10T06:33:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T19:33:08","slug":"giving-your-computer-a-speed-boost-with-and-ssd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/giving-your-computer-a-speed-boost-with-and-ssd\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving your computer a speed boost with and SSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bx100-intro.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bx100-intro-300x186.png\" alt=\"bx100-intro\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bx100-intro-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bx100-intro-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bx100-intro-89x55.png 89w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bx100-intro.png 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you find that your computer is struggling though the daily boot up and sluggish opening and closing programs a quick hard drive upgrade could get you moving again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upgrading to a <strong>solid state hard drive<\/strong> is a great way to boost the speed of your computer. \u00a0\u00a0Unlike mechanical disk drives, solid state drive have no moving parts so the data moves much quicker, resulting in better performance for your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re not confident doing this sort of upgrade yourself, your local computer store should be able to help out. \u00a0 Earlier this year I spoke with Matthew from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crucial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Micron <\/a>about SSD drives, what they are and how they can impact the performance of your computer. \u00a0Listen below.<\/span><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4724-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Crucial_SSD-Chat-with-Matthew-Wuu.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Crucial_SSD-Chat-with-Matthew-Wuu.mp3\">http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Crucial_SSD-Chat-with-Matthew-Wuu.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If you find that your computer is struggling though the daily boot up and sluggish opening and closing programs a quick hard drive upgrade could get you moving again. 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