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Is Sshd in a Compaq presario f500 worth it??

Oct 15, 2017
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I’m not looking to drop big bucks on a ssd so I’m thinking about a 5400 rpm 500gb sshd or a 7200 rpm 1tb mechanical hard drive . My deciding factor is whether or not the sshd will speed up boot time and read write speeds as opposed to a 7200 rpm mechanical hard drive. They’ll cost me the same either way. Which should I choose????
 
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That system is ancient. The system bus will severely hold you back. I would not bother with the SSHD, any gains you have will be minimal and offset by the dog slow CPU.
That system is ancient. The system bus will severely hold you back. I would not bother with the SSHD, any gains you have will be minimal and offset by the dog slow CPU.
 
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